Category: Middle East
OPINION: Israel Is On Its Way To Becoming a Dictatorship
Usually when we think of a coup, we think of that kind. But there is…
COMMENTS: China Brokers Rapprochement Between Iran, Saudi Arabia
Mushtaq Siddiqui, intl. media veteran in ISB: The US has been checkmated and challenged in…
Rumi and the Clock of Shams Tabrizi
by Shadab Zeest Hashmi: A tree in the vicinity of Rumi’s tomb has me transfixed….
Xi Says China Supports Palestine With 1967 Borders
Chinese leader calls for granting Palestine “full membership” in United Nations and says Beijing “supports…
Iran’s Protests Are the First Counter-Revolution Led by Women
Robin Wright in The New Yorker: The girls and women of Iran are just bitchin’ brave,…
Future Knowledges and the Dilemmas of Decolonization
In this talk, philosopher Achille Mbembe (Africa is a Country) considers the possibilities of a…
The Best in West About Islam
“Welcome to the dark ages or as it should be known as the golden ages…it’s…
SEP 2022 As the World Turns…
Soldier who walked with Queen’s coffin found dead at Army barracks… ‘Metaverse’ children to replace…
Why Iranian Women are Risking Everything By Burning Their Hijabs
Jonathan Guyer in Vox: It was not an isolated incident of police violence in Iran. But…
Ascent of I2U2: Acronym for USA, UAE, Israel, India
The Under Secretary of United States State Dept. on Tuesday Sep 20 convened I2U2 counterparts…
COMMENT: Tropic of Cancer Countries in Wealth and Happiness Chart By Visual Capitalist
IRSHAD SALIM — Pakistan is ahead of its eastern neighbor India in happiness score and…
How Arab Filmmakers Investigate the Desert and the Peninsula
Film curator, writer and academic Roisin Tapponi looks at how contemporary Arabic filmmakers use thirst…