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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWhy Tony Blair is just the right person to get Britain’s top honour
Blair is responsible for countless war crimes and deaths – just the sort of thing the UK honours system was set up to reward
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRadio Hakaya Podcast, episode 4: Rayan - Women in war
Episode 4 of a podcast series about the socio-political climate faced by Syrians and their host communities through...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSpreading sectarianism in the Muslim world
Which country carries most responsibility for the spread of sectarianism in the muslim world? Answer: Saudi Arabia
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAlgeria breaks the wall of fear
Thousands of Algerians march to say 'No!' to a fifth presidential mandate for Bouteflika.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDo men have the exclusive right to interpret the Qur’an?
In the millennium and a half since Islam’s advent, only men, and only Arab, or Arabic-speaking men, have interpreted...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWho is observing the occupation in Hebron?
Following the expulsion of international observers from Hebron, settler violence is already escalating.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRadio Hakaya Podcast, episode 3: Tony Abood - the mayor of Minyara
Episode 3 of a podcast series about the socio-political climate faced by Syrians and their host communities through...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA family under attack: Iranian exiles and the economic sanctions
The sanctions force Iranians to suspend their struggle against their abusive father, fearing that the interfering...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaOn the need to shape the Arab exile body in Berlin
A long essay on why the Arab intellectual community in Berlin needs to acquire a name, shape, and a mandate of sorts.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn Iraq, Iran and Turkey are the real winners
The US is trying to create a Middle Eastern coalition to undermine Iran. They are sixteen years too late.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRadio Hakaya Podcast, episode 2: Abu Mohammed - from revolution to war
Episode 2 of a podcast series about the socio-political climate faced by Syrians and their host communities through...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA European take on Warsaw’s anti-Iran show
Analysis of US diplomacy and discourse after May 2018 suggests that the administration has revived its 1979...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaI am not a criminal, I am an artist
The story of three Moroccan dancers who despite having valid Visas, were refused entry, locked up, and deported by...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe revolution in Sudan: let it fall
The will of the Sudanese youth is unmasking the dogma of a violent regime.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA spectre is haunting Iran: the curious revival of monarchism
Iran’s monarchism has regained much prestige and legitimacy, but is the claimant to the throne equal to the task?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe battle over the memory of Egypt’s revolution
In today’s Egypt, millions are silent, nevertheless, they still remember.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhy are there no women in Iraq’s football stadiums?
Iraqis are suffocated by a rampant militarization and hypermasculinity.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDo not take Oman's stability for granted
While the future of Oman is far from certain, the world has so fair paid little attention to the turbulences that...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMeet the Syrian regime’s trusted friend
The next phase in Syria’s brutal modern history will likely see more Khaled al-Ahmad type figures propagated by the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIsrael and Palestine: a story of modern colonialism
The foundations of Israel are rooted in a colonial project that has modernized its face but continues to subject...