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Category Archives: Middle East
Jerusalem and the death of hope
Photo via Reuters Tension has erupted again in Jerusalem. Six people have lost their lives; three Palestinians in street clashes with Israeli security forces in Jerusalem, and three Israelis in a stabbing attack at a West Bank settlement last … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Israel, Middle East, Palestine
Tagged Al-Aqsa mosque, Egypt, Jerusalem, Jordan, Knife Intifada, Temple Mount
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Good readings on the Qatar crisis
In my latest piece, I wrote about western media’s imbalanced coverage of the recent crisis between Gulf states and Qatar. There are, however, some balanced pieces about Qatar that are worth reading: First, here is Richard Spencer’s very detailed piece … Continue reading
The Western media’s imbalanced portrayal of the Qatar crisis
The crisis in the Gulf has entered its third week, since a number of Gulf States including Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, and Bahrain together with Egypt have cut diplomatic ties with Qatar, accusing it of destabilising the region. The crisis … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Qatar, Terrorism
Tagged Al-Jazeera, GCC, Islamism, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Terrorism, The New York times
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Twitter Thread: The Sectarianism of Al-Jazeera Arabic
Amidst an intense debate about Al-Jazeera news TV station, many western media editorial defending the channel, claiming it is a voice for free speech, and ignoring the channel’s sectarian agenda. Hayder al Khoei, an Iraqi -focused MiddlE East watcher has compiled … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Qatar, Terrorism
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The Turkish Referendum 2017 in Tweets
"We have decided to count invalid votes as valid" Supreme Electoral Board Chair pic.twitter.com/havFXYsDrh#TurkeyReferendum #Violations — dokuz8 NEWS (@dokuz8_EN) April 16, 2017 #TurkeyReferendum: Some 47.5 million voters cast their ballots – 51.37% of whom voted in favour of the constitution … Continue reading
The visit of Egypt’s Sisi to Washington: The illusion of chemistry and the challenges of reality
Donald Trump with Egyptian President in New York, Sept. 19, 2016 Photo by Reuters On Monday April 3, US President Donald Trump will host Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi for talks in Washington. The last visit of an Egyptian president to … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Middle East
Tagged Al-Sisi, Egypt, Erdogan, middle-east, Muslim Brotherhood, Saudi Arabia, Sisi, Trump
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Shadi Hamid and the Infantilization of Muslims
Islamic liberalism and its role in modern-day Islam became the subject of a timely and provocative debate organized recently by the Cato Institute, a public policy research organization. The event was hosted by Turkish writer Mustafa Akyol and Shadi Hamid … Continue reading
Posted in Best Read, Islam, Middle East, Politics, Terrorism
Tagged Islam, Islamism, Political Islam, Shadi Hamid
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The New York Times And The Muslim Brotherhood
On February 9, The New York Times (NYT) published an editorial titled “All of Islam Isn’t the Enemy.” The article suggests that an order issued by the American President, Donald Trump, designating the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organization, would … Continue reading
Posted in Best Read, Egypt, Islam, Middle East, Politics, Terrorism
Tagged Egypt, Foreign Terrorist group, Islam, Islamism, Trump
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Assad, Isis, and Turkey
Portraits of Putin, Assad, Khamenei and Nasrallah in Aleppo -via Twitter In a TV interview on a Syrian state TV channel, Secretary of the Syrian Parliament Khaled Abboud alluded that the government has been redirecting the Islamic State (Isis)’s attacks, … Continue reading
Posted in Middle East, Syria, Turkey
Tagged #Syria, Aleppo, Assad, ISIS, middle-east, Turkey
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Iran’s election: False hopes of a moderate path
( Iran’s Supreme Leader Khamenei –via The Guardian) Last Friday, Iranians voted in the country’s presidential election, favoring current President Hassan Rouhani with 56.9% of the votes, defeating his hardliner rival Raisi, who scored only 38.5. Reformist candidates have also … Continue reading →