Madrassa Outcry: A Victim of Its Own Fundamentalism
The Pakistani madrasa has become a deeply troubling aspect of Islamic education to Western politicians and public. The images of religious teachings that focus...
Refugee Capitalism: A Mess of Moral Convenience and Ruthless Politics
The Syrian refugee crisis has clearly displayed the difficulties of Western societies to accept culturally and religiously different peoples in the wake of regional...
The DAESH Civil Governance Blackhole: Iraq, Iran, Quds, and Kurds
The push to take back Ramadi has recently highlighted a litany of convoluted policy and societal sectarian concerns that have created pathways for DAESH...
Social Media Terrorism: DAESH’s New Caucasian Province
The militant group Islamic State (DAESH) has filled power vacuums from Syria to Iraq. As its advances struggle forward due to increasing external resistance,...
The Russia-OPEC-America Nexus: Reimagining the Great Oil Game
The geopolitical implication to the sudden fall in oil prices has had broad-reaching ramifications for a number of very powerful countries. Two of those...
Poppies and Power: Fighting Drug Addiction in a Post-Nuclear Iran
With the slow lifting of Iranian sanctions, the government will have opportunity to utilize the benefits of a burgeoning economy. With its target of...
Sons of Orthodoxy: EU Austerity and a Russian-Greek Orthodox Alliance
The bitter fight that has been raging between the European Union and Greece has now extended for five long months. With the referendum on...