Opinion

Eid Al-Fitr is time of joy. But people hit by loss or displacement can be upset by the calendar's big occasions. The human memory has always been complex and bittersweet, but it can also be shaped.

The crisis is likely to increase political instability in Africa at a time when the continent can least afford it

Efforts to stabilise Sudan and establish civilian rule have failed. As conflict between military men once more grips a fragile republic, the reasons its people suffer also lie with politicians.

The poet represents one of the most important poetic movements since the pre-Islamic era

While on the surface, the conflict appears to be a local power struggle, it has the potential to morph into a proxy war akin to the war in Syria and Ukraine

A dissection of the history of dialogue according to critical thinkers including its relationship to the concepts of fighting, truth, and unity

The world's second-richest person wants to turn his social network into an 'everything app' to rival WeChat, China's web giant. There are dangers ahead and the short journey so far has been rough

The worst leak since Snowden has embarrassed the US, Ukraine, Russia, China — even Israel and Egypt

Today, Arab theatres are deserted — abandoned not by state institutions, but by the masses themselves

Arab states are increasingly seeing the strengthening of the Syrian regime as a necessary step to limit Iran's military expansion and Turkish encroachment in the north

We have become increasingly incapable of self-awareness and can only view and our culture through the eyes and judgements of outsiders

The Ukraine crisis has presented an opportunity for a stronger and more inclusive Europe