Middle East

From one Yemen to a dissolution of Saudi Arabia

As political crisis turns into civil war, Yemen’s embattled president, Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, has appealed for international help. Yemen’s northern neighbour, Saudi Arabia has...

Egypt: Dreams and Tales of Building Nuclear Industry

Egyptian authorities have always dreamed to have complete nuclear power industry to solve its energy shortage (deficit) in the country. Boosting electricity generation has...

An Open Letter to 47 Republican Senators of the USA from Iran’s Hard-Liners

Dear senators: Thank you for your letter of March 9 explaining your system of government. We were unfamiliar with the complexity of your laws....

Israeli Parliament: Arena for tribal politics

This year, for the first time, the leaders of Israel's political parties took part in a televised pre-election debate. While this innovation should be...

Conflating anti-Zionism with anti-Semitism

Between the 23rd and 27th of February, students and staff at SOAS, University of London took to the ballot box in a school wide...

Neonazism of Europe and Fascism in the Arab World

How did Europe manage to drag Arabs to the wrong side of history – a confusion, pride, shame and denial – all which resurfaces...

After Paris: Codes of Tolerance as the Bridge

The slaughter of 17 people in the past week in Paris marks a dark era in Europe in the relationship between European Muslims and...

The Paris Killings: Who Are the Real Heroes of Press Freedom?

In the wake of the terrorist assault last week on the offices of the French magazine “Charlie Hebdo,” in which 12 persons were killed,...

Africa and Libya, Then and Now

In 2011, as the entire world watched the Arab Spring in amazement, the US and its allies, predominantly  working under the banner of the...

Syria: Talk is of peace but preparations are for war

With growing demands for the international community to arm and support Syrian opposition groups, a regional expert speaking at the World Economic Forum on...

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