The Arab Spring of 2011 was a pivotal moment that shook the foundations of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). The Egyptian Revolution, in particular,...
This is a review of the book Hostile Homelands authored by Azad Essa, and published by Pluto Press in February 2023. Writing history is a conflict...
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At the time of writing this article, over 23,000 deaths have been reported from the devastating earthquakes that shook both Syria and the Southeastern region of...
“Why did they put that on him? I don’t like it….Ugghh….Why?”, grumbled my collaborator during an academic meeting about our research project last week. He was...
Sometimes it feels like we are living in two parallel worlds. If you follow the media in certain countries, this is the worst World Cup in...
The reaction by some Muslims to the death of the British monarch represents a type of monarch-envy by people who are failing at self-governance.
UAE-based preacher Ali al-Jifri has long been a vocal supporter for Egypt’s military dictatorship, despite its mass atrocities.
Zainab bint Younus writes a book review of Dr. Usaama al-Azami’s “Islam and the Arab Revolutions: The Ulama Between Democracy and Autocracy,” which examines the role...
I recently got the chance to chat with Palestinian writer and human rights advocate, Rifk Ebeid. Rifk has worked with various human rights organizations on media...
The Israeli assassination of Shireen Abu Akleh is yet another example of Zionist oppression against Palestinians, especially those who speak truth to power and resist their...
