Analysis
Our contributors are experts in Arab societies who provide nuanced analysis on latest regional developments.
Our contributors are experts in Arab societies who provide nuanced analysis on latest regional developments.
October 2020 marked a year of sizeable political protests in Lebanon. Protesters demanded a complete overhaul of the system. The …
According to the Annual Report on Global Preparedness for Health Emergencies, 2019, conflict-affected countries are disproportionately affected by coronavirus (COVID-19) …
Akram Abo Alfoz, an artist living under siege in Ghouta, creates inspiration as he transforms the medium destroying his city into a vehicle of hope. His work speaks optimism in a language that transcends speech.
The British made promises to the Arabs but, after the fall of the Ottomans, European promises vanished like a mirage. Instead, they filled the Ottoman power vacuum with the British mandate. There would be no democracy in the Middle East.
Other than the fact that Israel is not the only example of democracy in the Middle East: is a democratically elected government legitimate if they are elected to pursue systematic colonialism?
Since the existence of independent nation states in the Middle East and North Africa, Iran has been one of the …
A recurring theme throughout Arab literature is exile. Being far from home, far from one’s family, one’s land, or one’s …
The 2011 Jasmine Revolution ousted Ben Ali’s autocracy and introduced full democratic rule in Tunisia but, since then, it’s been …
There are a lot of things in the world today that seem utterly upside down: right-wing nationalists claim the mantle …
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