Middle East & Africa
Bureaucracy, Hypocrisy, and the Israel-Palestine Quandary
Authors: J.M.Jakus and Evin Demir*
Despite politicians’ efforts to mold the latest turmoil into something binary, leaning on oversimplified identity politics is grossly counterproductive to...
Israel And Hamas: A Legal Assessment of the Gaza War
“An intentional act of injustice is an injury. A Nation has therefore the right to punish it…. This right to resist injustice is derived...
The UAE walks an ever-tightening geopolitical tightrope
The United Arab Emirates walks a geopolitical tightrope, juggling big power rivalries and mounting regional instability fuelled by the Gaza war.
This week’s visit by...
The Horror of Gaza -When Will It Stop?
Was it Schopenhauer, the 19th century German philosopher, who observed, "Humor is the only divine quality of man"? And then belligerents gave us two...
Shadows of Doubt: Decoding Egypt’s Political Climate and Global Concerns Ahead of the 2024 Election
Reflecting on recent years, the constitutional amendments endorsed by the Egyptian Parliament in 2019 not only provided General El-Sisi with a golden opportunity for...
The Commercialized War Between Israel and Hamas
The sudden assault of Hamas of Israel has resulted in numerous debates on the actual culprit behind it – some argued that it was...
The Gaza war’s fog complicates separating the wheat from the chaff
Separating the wheat from the chaff in the Israeli-Palestinian fog of war is key to preparing for the day after the guns fall silent...
Israel-Hamas War Resumes After Weeklong Ceasefire: Evaluating Hopes against Realities
The War Resumes: Humanitarian Crisis Deepens
The fragile weeklong truce during current Israel-Hamas War collapsed on 01 December 2023, with both sides blaming each other...
Understanding the ‘Islamic Revolution’: Comparative Study of Qutb, Maududi, and Khomeini
The concept of an ‘Islamic Revolution’ has been propounded by three influential ideologues of the 20th century: Iran’s Imam Ruhollah Musavi Khomeini, Pakistan’s Syed...
Why the Israel-Hamas War is a Feminist Issue
Historically, men in positions of power have often started or provoked wars or interfered in existing military conflicts. It must be noted that the...