Why a cornered Iran is also a problem for China

Even when appeals to open the Hormuz Strait come from a close ally like Beijing, they fall on deaf ears in Tehran. But hope is not yet lost.

Xiaotong Yang

Iraq’s New Dawn?

[escenic_image id="55122586"]The last US “combat” troops have now left Iraq and the American role in that country has changed from a military effort led by the Pentagon to a civilian mission led by…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine

Fatwa Chaos

[escenic_image id="55110711"]RIYADH–A well-known Saudi religious scholar recently advised that a woman could become kin to a man—and thus be alone with him without violating the Islamic ban on gender…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine

Out of Area

[escenic_image id="55101431"]Recently, American diplomats and military men invoked the constant tensions in the Middle East, namely the Israeli-Palestinian quagmire, as a source of radicalization…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine

Exiled

[escenic_image id="55101601"]“Never do I want to give the impression that I am against Islam. Far from it. Nor do I want to give the impression that I am the new Salman Rushdie. I am not […] I…

Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine