Middle East & Africa
Dismantling Racial Fabrications in History, E. Kulu’s I, Black Pharaoh: Golden Age of Triumph
From the 1970s, there has been a long debate on the racial identity of ancient Egyptians. This debate cannot be dissociated from the racial...
Tide may be turning for African literature
Authors: Ash Narain Roy and Aishwarya Parihar
Introduction
First the Latin American and later the Indian writers stormed the global literary scene and became a vibrant...
Qatar, like Saudi Arabia and the UAE, but unlike Kuwait, cleanses its textbooks
Qatar has begun to cleanse its schoolbooks of supremacist, racist or derogatory references as well as celebrations of violent jihad and martyrdom, according to...
How can Iran be assured of the commitment of future US administrations to the nuclear deal?
In the final days of 2021, the eighth round of Vienna talks have been begun. Earlier, Ali Bagheri, Iran's chief negotiator, traveled to Moscow,...
Escalation in Yemen ‘worst in years’
The Special Envoy of the Secretary-General for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, said on Tuesday that a recent military escalation in the country is “among the worst”...
A Country Unprepared for Elections
On December 24, 202, the day marking the 70th anniversary of Libya’s independence, national elections were to be held in the country. During the...
China Cooperating With Africa’s Health Sector
China and Africa will always be a community of a shared future. At least, its policy is directed at addressing sustainable development, and China...
A Letter to A Dear Friend And Archbishop Desmond Tutu
Condolences and prayers for you and your nation and for the world for the passing of Archbishop Desmond Tutu our uncompromising horn blowing prophet...
Christmas arrives in Saudi Arabia as kingdom plays catch-up in religious soft power rivalry
Long banned, Christmas has finally, at least tacitly, arrived in Saudi Arabia; just don’t use the name in marketing or be ostentatious about your...
The Magic Letter
My husband and I moved back and forth between Turkey and the United States to pursue our graduate degrees, starting in 2000. We got...