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In His Father's Shadow
Politics

In His Father's Shadow

[caption id="attachment_55232991" align="alignleft" width="620"] The president of Iraq's autonomous region of Kurdistan, Massoud Barzani[/caption] …

Bryan R. Gibson 11 July , 2012
A Meat-Axe to Grind
Politics

A Meat-Axe to Grind

[caption id="attachment_55232972" align="alignnone" width="620"]US Defense Secretary Leon Panetta[/caption] American military might is so great, and…

Stephen Glain 10 July , 2012
Meeting Bahaa Taher
Culture & Social Affairs

Meeting Bahaa Taher

[caption id="attachment_55232938" align="alignnone" width="620"] Bahaa Taher[/caption] Bahaa Taher was born 1935, in Giza (Greater Cairo), to…

Ati Metwaly 09 July , 2012
Above the Law
Politics

Above the Law

[caption id="attachment_55232921" align="alignnone" width="620"] Libyan Justice and Construction supporters during a Libyan National Assembly…

Jacqueline Shoen 06 July , 2012
Bypassing Hormuz
Politics

Bypassing Hormuz

[caption id="attachment_55232902" align="alignnone" width="620"] The Strait of Hormuz [/caption] During the Iran-Iraq War, Iran implemented an…

Bryan R. Gibson 06 July , 2012
United Islamists in a Democratic Party
Politics

United Islamists in a Democratic Party

[caption id="attachment_55232885" align="alignnone" width="610"] Farouk Sultan, head of the presidential election commission [/caption] Nathan J…

Mustafa El Dessouki 06 July , 2012
The Third Intifada?
Politics

The Third Intifada?

[caption id="attachment_55232864" align="alignnone" width="620"] Palestinian authority President Mahmoud Abbas[/caption] In 2007, the Bush…

Stephen Glain 05 July , 2012
Informal Iranians
Culture & Social Affairs

Informal Iranians

[caption id="attachment_55232857" align="alignnone" width="620"] This Is Not a Film - Jafar Panahi and Mojtaba Mirtahmasb (2011)[/caption] White…

Nicholas Blincoe 05 July , 2012
The Clinton Legacy
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The Clinton Legacy

[caption id="attachment_55232847" align="alignnone" width="620"] Hillary Clinton [/caption] In a recent front-page profile, the International Herald…

Stephen Glain 04 July , 2012
Realism and the Arab Spring
Politics

Realism and the Arab Spring

[caption id="attachment_55232818" align="alignnone" width="620"] President Obama Delivers Speech On Mideast And North Africa Policy[/caption] …

Zachary Keck 03 July , 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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