He claims he can defeat radical Islam, but he doesn’t know the difference between Hezbollah and Hamas . He claims he can take over ISIS’s oil supplies , but doesn’t know what country they’re in . Could Donald Trump give George W. Bush a run for his money on foreign policy gaffes? He just might. But as comical as Trump’s gaffes are, his cluelessness is no laughing matter. The billionaire real-estate tycoon cum reality TV star is leading the polls among U.S. Republican presidential candidates, meaning he’s got a legitimate ...

If you thought all the hipsters were in Berlin and New York, think again. The Middle East -- despite its reputation for religious conservatism -- has its own bohemian scene thriving in many of the region’s cities. Though some regimes aren’t always so tolerant of the hipster lifestyle , in other places anti-establishment street art , DIY culture, gentrification and ironic attitudes abound. From Cairo to Dubai, here are the still-undiscovered hipster meccas of the Middle East.

Here’s a pitch perfect way to parody terror that empowers people too. The idea behind a new Twitter feed called ISIS Karaoke couldn’t be simpler. Grab an image of a terrorist (or any advocate of hate) gripping a microphone, pair it with a Western pop song lyric, and create comedy haiku that instantly satirizes an otherwise somber situation. Then send the silly couplets flying ‘round on social media. Watch each resulting giggle deflate demonic dreadfulness. ISIS Karaoke’s first tweet took flight on August 16. One day later the site had ...

Online and in the real world, few people have been able to get the image of 3-year-old Aylan Kurdi out of their minds since it surfaced on social media last week. It has spurred European governments to serious conversation about the thousands of war-torn refugees fighting to reach their shores. Meanwhile, Arabs have pointed bitterly at Gulf countries, where effective asylum policies have also been elusive . By Monday, even Secretary General Ban Ki-moon admitted the UN security council was failing in Syria. This is hardly the first time asylum ...