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Yesterday, the European Council on Foreign Relations – a think tank with four former presidents and twelve former prime ministers among its members – published a collection of essays and articles exploring the conflict with ISIS from a regional perspective. One of them looks at Saudi Arabia and…
There are growing calls from left and right for "clarity" in the international response to events in Iraq and Syria. One of the latest to join this chorus is Donald Rumsfeld, the former US Defense Secretary who made such a fool of himself over Iraq in 2003. Rumsfeld told the Washington Times the…
Yesterday, the UN General Assembly heard the voice of a man struggling to make himself sound relevant. Binyamin Netanyahu's speech, in the words of Haaretz writer Barak Ravid, was "a tour de force of déjà vu" or, as Chemi Shalev wrote:
"His delivery was…
Among people in Iraq and Syria who are threatened with the loss of their homes or their lives, and in the eyes of millions watching from afar, ISIS is evil. Members of ISIS view it differently, however. As far as they are concerned, ISIS is on a humanitarian mission to rid the world of sin and is…
LAST WEEKEND Houthi fighters took over key parts of the Yemeni capital, Sanaa, and celebrated with a massive fireworks display. Government security forces are now said to be cooperating with them in guarding the city.
This extraordinary turn of events has received scant attention from the media –…
By Anna Jacobs and George Bajalia
This article is re-posted from the Muftah website
The militarisation of border crossings throughout North Africa and the Sahel has intensified recently, as a result of security concerns over weapons smuggling, terrorist networks,…
Yesterday's session of the UN General Assembly brought fine words from President Obama.
"Humanity’s future," he said, "depends on us uniting against those who would divide us along the fault lines of tribe or sect, race or religion". And yet, despite the noble sentiments, his speech only…
Egypt's growing moral panic
Campaigners in Egypt have called for two days of action through social media to protest at the latest wave of repression directed against LGBT people there.
Readers can support it by signing up to the Facebook event, Stop Homophobia and Transphobia in Egypt…
Campaigners in Egypt have called for two days of action through social media to protest at the latest wave of repression directed against LGBT people there.
Readers can support it by signing up to the Facebook event, Stop Homophobia and Transphobia in Egypt. There is also more information on…
Dennis Ross speaking at Emory University. Photo: Nrbelex.
Earlier this month the New York Times published a wildly misleading article by Dennis Ross, currently a "Distinguished Fellow" at the Washington Institute thinktank. Ross previously worked on Middle East issues at a senior level under four…
ARAB ART ONLINE: Susan Hefuna: Al Sabr Gamil (Patience is Beautiful) 2007. Ink stained on wood 140 x 170 cm. More information | Click to enlarge
