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Tenacity of Spirit
Culture & Social Affairs

Tenacity of Spirit

[caption id="attachment_55233686" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Retired teacher Rahim Demirbas has planted thirty-five thousand trees around his…

Nicholas Birch 23 August , 2012
Islamic Finance Leads the Way
Business & Economy

Islamic Finance Leads the Way

[caption id="attachment_55233677" align="aligncenter" width="620"] A logo of Bank Islam Malaysia is seen at the bank's headquarters in Kuala Lumpur[…

Mehrunisa Qayyum 22 August , 2012
Downward Pressure
Business & Economy

Downward Pressure

[caption id="attachment_55233662" align="aligncenter" width="620"] An investor watches his stocks at a securities exchange in Shanghai on August 22,…

Stephen Glain 22 August , 2012
America’s Dictators
Politics

America’s Dictators

[caption id="attachment_55233649" align="alignnone" width="650"] Robert D. Kaplan[/caption]American journalist, Robert D. Kaplan, recently wrote an…

Jacqueline Shoen 21 August , 2012
An Arabic Beat for a Global Audience
Culture & Social Affairs

An Arabic Beat for a Global Audience

[caption id="attachment_55233625" align="alignleft" width="620"] Arabic Beat cd cover[/caption] [inset_left]Arabic Beat Released July 2012…

Noam Schimmel 20 August , 2012
More Than Meets the Eye
Politics

More Than Meets the Eye

[caption id="attachment_55233608" align="alignnone" width="620"] Bedouin squat over a hilly area overlooking Gaza, in Rafah city, north Sinai[…

Alastair Beach 17 August , 2012
Morsi's Next Steps
Politics

Morsi's Next Steps

[caption id="attachment_55233601" align="alignnone" width="620"] US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta, meets with Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi…

Stephen Glain 16 August , 2012
Sinai Ripe for Invasion
Politics

Sinai Ripe for Invasion

[caption id="attachment_55233586" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Egyptian military trucks loaded with light tanks line up in El-Arish ahead of an…

Jacqueline Shoen 15 August , 2012
The Myth of American Exceptionalism
Politics

The Myth of American Exceptionalism

[caption id="attachment_55233558" align="alignleft" width="620"] A US Marine watches as an Osprey carrying US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta…

Stephen Glain 13 August , 2012
A Humble Prime Minister
Politics

A Humble Prime Minister

[caption id="attachment_55233544" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Egyptian Prime Minister Hisham Qandil gestures as he gives a press conference on…

Zaynab Khojji 10 August , 2012
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A collage of Israel's policy of destruction and starvation in Gaza. Eduardo Ramon
Politics

Unpacking Israel's decisive turn towards savagery

23 April 2026

Israel's gloves-off approach since 2023 didn't emerge out of the blue; it is deeply rooted in Zionist and Israeli military thought.

Majed Kayali
Axel Rangel Garcia
Business & Economy

Test of wills: Iran’s ability to outlast the US blockade

26 April 2026

The standoff in the Hormuz is not simply a question of whether Tehran can survive economic pressure, but whether Washington can sustain the pressure at an acceptable cost.

Alex Vatanka
Sara Padovan
Science & Technology

Iran’s 'mosquito fleet' presents a pesky problem

28 April 2026

The Strait of Hormuz is now poised to become the primary arena of confrontation, with Iran relying on speedboat-driven guerrilla warfare to confront the US navy.

Marco Mossad
A Syrian army soldier holds a national flag featuring Syria's President Bashar al-Assad in front of a building left in ruins on 5 June 2013 in the city of Qusayr in the Homs province. AFP
Politics

Syria's taswiya slow roll creates a host of problems

28 April 2026

Former regime soldiers are stuck in limbo, as their undocumented status prevents them from working, travelling, and curbs family members' access to education, healthcare and social services

Haid Haid
Culture & Social Affairs

The Arab women raising the bar in travel literature

28 April 2026

In recent years, travel writing has witnessed a striking revival, though along a different path, one now charted by Arab women's voices.

Ibrahim Adel

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