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On Terrorism, the UK Government Fails Moral and Legal Obligations

by Tom Pollitt | Dec 13, 2019

Abducted Libyan MP-Activist Siham Sergiwa Still Missing

by Saltanat Berdikeeva | Dec 12, 2019

Arab Women in the “Post-Arab Spring Era:” Triumphs and Tribulations

by Dr. Sahar Khamis | Dec 11, 2019

Maybe Tunisia’s New President Has a Plan?

by Robert Prince | Dec 10, 2019

Saudi Aramco’s Dazzling Stock Market Launch Fizzles

by Saltanat Berdikeeva | Dec 9, 2019

Analysis

Feminism and Islam

by Austin Bodetti | Dec 7, 2019

Many critics of Islam have labeled the religion one of the biggest obstacles to women’s rights in the Arab and Muslim world. This criticism overlooks an important fact, howeve…

Stateless in Syria: A Revocation of UK Citizenship Without Due Process

by Tom Pollitt | Dec 6, 2019
Drone Arms Race: The Great Sky Game in the Middle East

by Ali Bakeer | Dec 5, 2019
What Britain’s Elections Mean for the Middle East

by Jonathan Fenton-Harvey | Dec 4, 2019

Features

UN Officials Call for the Release of Saudi Activist Loujain al-Hathloul

by Tom Pollitt | Nov 28, 2019

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by Tom Pollitt | Nov 23, 2019
Atheist Egyptian Blogger Jailed for Expressing His Views

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REVIEW: “The Band’s Visit,” Connecting T...

Dec 14, 2019

On Terrorism, the UK Government Fails Mo...

Dec 13, 2019

Abducted Libyan MP-Activist Siham Sergiw...

Dec 12, 2019

Arab Women in the “Post-Arab Spring Era:...

Dec 11, 2019

Maybe Tunisia’s New President Has a Plan...

Dec 10, 2019

Saudi Aramco’s Dazzling Stock Mark...

Dec 9, 2019

The Fes Festival of Sufi Culture: Beyond...

Dec 8, 2019

Feminism and Islam

Dec 7, 2019

Stateless in Syria: A Revocation of UK C...

Dec 6, 2019

Drone Arms Race: The Great Sky Game in t...

Dec 5, 2019

What Britain’s Elections Mean for the Mi...

Dec 4, 2019

How Popular Protests Might Affect Iran’s...

Dec 3, 2019

Russia’s “Superpower” Ambitions in MENA...

Dec 2, 2019

Essaouira’s Moga Festival: Modern Blend ...

Dec 1, 2019

Book Review: “The Dictatorship Syndrome”...

Nov 30, 2019

International Day of Solidarity with the...

Nov 29, 2019

Russia’s Growing Power in OPEC

Nov 29, 2019

UN Officials Call for the Release of Sau...

Nov 28, 2019

The Dark Side of Britain’s Militar...

Nov 27, 2019

Tunisia’s New President: A Mystery Man W...

Nov 26, 2019

Egypt’s Growing Support for Bashar al-As...

Nov 25, 2019

Hajer Sharief: Young Libyan Woman and Pe...

Nov 24, 2019

Solar Decathlon 2019: North African Yout...

Nov 23, 2019

The Gulf Crisis: Will Soccer Diplomacy B...

Nov 22, 2019

Israel’s PKK-YPG Kurdish Connections

Nov 21, 2019

“Scaling Fences”: UNDP Report Offers Sol...

Nov 20, 2019

Marginalizing the Houthis Could Crush Ye...

Nov 19, 2019

Al Jazeera’s “Anti-Turkey Propaganda”...

Nov 18, 2019

The Arabian Sights Film Festival Going S...

Nov 17, 2019

Fasting for Yemen: One Boy’s Desperate P...

Nov 16, 2019

Lebanon’s Problems Boil Down to Just One...

Nov 15, 2019

Turkey’s Refugees and the Syria Safe Zon...

Nov 14, 2019

East Jerusalem: UAE Nationals Buy Palest...

Nov 13, 2019

MbS’s Hardline Reforms May Be Hurting In...

Nov 12, 2019

Oman Elections and the Pursuit of Peace ...

Nov 11, 2019

Emel Mathlouthi: A Voice Transcending Ba...

Nov 10, 2019

Rumi: “… And Your Soul Trembled”...

Nov 9, 2019

Russia and the UAE Seek Greater Mutual B...

Nov 8, 2019

Trump’s Betrayal of the Kurds is Nothing...

Nov 7, 2019

A Tale of Two Cities: The Demise of Medi...

Nov 6, 2019

Will Killing Baghdadi Stop ISIS?

Nov 5, 2019

Strategic Impact of Netanyahu’s Re-Elect...

Nov 4, 2019

Nadia Murad’s Extraordinary Courag...

Nov 3, 2019

Atheist Egyptian Blogger Jailed for Expr...

Nov 2, 2019

Business over Principles: India’s Middle...

Nov 1, 2019

What is Behind Iran’s De-legitimization ...

Oct 31, 2019

Moving Away from the Myth of Haftar

Oct 30, 2019

The Arab Media Landscape One Year After ...

Oct 29, 2019

Who is Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi and How Did ...

Oct 28, 2019

When Will the World Look at the Plight o...

Oct 28, 2019

The Rise of Fish Farming in Over-Fished ...

Oct 27, 2019

Lebanese Maronite Christians Fret Loss o...

Oct 26, 2019

Time to Tax the Rich? — What Hariri’s Le...

Oct 25, 2019

Using Social Media as a Wake-up Call in ...

Oct 25, 2019

Turkey and the Kurds: What Goes Around C...

Oct 24, 2019

What Does Iran Stand to Gain—or Lose—fro...

Oct 23, 2019

Moroccan Journalist Convicted of “Extram...

Oct 23, 2019

Russia is Winning the Middle East Cold W...

Oct 22, 2019

Qatar and the Plight of Muslims in Xinji...

Oct 21, 2019

Woodlands of the Middle East: Missing th...

Oct 20, 2019

Spate of Devastating Floods in Morocco L...

Oct 19, 2019

Holocaust Memorial in Marrakech Demolish...

Oct 18, 2019

How Saudi Arabia’s Foreign Policy is Bac...

Oct 17, 2019

Iraqi Protesters: What Exactly Do They W...

Oct 16, 2019

Silencing Dissent in Egypt: New Protests...

Oct 15, 2019

How to Turn the Algerian Spring into Sum...

Oct 14, 2019

Years After his Death, Frank Lackteen is...

Oct 13, 2019

Alexandria: Fragments of the White City ...

Oct 12, 2019

Saudi Professor Omar al-Muqbel Arrested ...

Oct 11, 2019

Turkey’s Syria Operation Triggers Alarm ...

Oct 10, 2019

Life is Harsh in Beit Ummar, a West Bank...

Oct 10, 2019

Playing a Zero-Sum Game in the Gulf’s Sp...

Oct 9, 2019

Egyptian Army Outrageous Expenditures Im...

Oct 8, 2019

Iran’s Fatemiyoun Forces: A Challenge to...

Oct 7, 2019

Time for Young Africans to Shake Things ...

Oct 6, 2019

Marrakech’s Mellah: A Return to Peaceful...

Oct 5, 2019

Turkey’s Unwavering Support for the Pale...

Oct 4, 2019

UN Urges Libya to Close Detention Center...

Oct 3, 2019

One Year On, Khashoggi’s Dream Lives On...

Oct 2, 2019

Will the Rest of Europe Follow Hungary’s...

Oct 1, 2019

Jordan’s Teachers Strike for Fair Pay

Sep 30, 2019

Water is for Almonds: a Moroccan Town’s ...

Sep 29, 2019

Emel Mathlouthi Wants to Put Out the Fir...

Sep 28, 2019

Russia’s Ongoing Repression of Cri...

Sep 27, 2019

Iraq Suspends US-Funded Broadcaster Al-H...

Sep 26, 2019

Saudi-UAE Discord Manifests as Yemen Con...

Sep 25, 2019

Confession or Blackmail? Interpreting Su...

Sep 24, 2019

No End in Sight to Political Repression ...

Sep 23, 2019

On Orientalism and the Dehumanization of...

Sep 22, 2019

Burning Forests Threaten At-Risk Populat...

Sep 21, 2019

Palestinian Activists Criticize Abbas...

Sep 20, 2019

Hezbollah and Israel’s Tit-for-Tat in Le...

Sep 19, 2019

Secret UAE-Israel Meetings Precede the “...

Sep 18, 2019

With Greenblatt Gone, Can Trump Admit Fa...

Sep 17, 2019

Saudi Arabia and Japan’s Increasingly Co...

Sep 16, 2019

Al-Qarawiyyin University in Fes: Brainch...

Sep 15, 2019

Environmental Degradation in Iran

Sep 14, 2019

Demystifying Erdogan’s Statement on Turk...

Sep 13, 2019

Yemen’s Conflict Rages on After Jeddah T...

Sep 12, 2019

US State Department Removes ‘Pales...

Sep 11, 2019

Protests Continue Across Lebanon As Pale...

Sep 10, 2019

US Officials Confirm Israel Behind Airst...

Sep 9, 2019

An American Teenager’s View of the Hijab...

Sep 8, 2019

Environmentalism and Islamic Ecotheology

Sep 7, 2019

Detained in Dubai: Stories of Injustice ...

Sep 6, 2019

How Flaring Iran-Israel Tensions are Aff...

Sep 5, 2019

Israel Still Destroying Palestinian Home...

Sep 4, 2019

ISIS Gaining in Syria is Not News

Sep 3, 2019

Imprisoned Saudi Lawyer Receives America...

Sep 2, 2019

Who Are You, Souad Massi? Man ‘Anti?

Sep 1, 2019

Tinghir-Jerusalem: Kamal Hachkar Talks A...

Aug 31, 2019

Detained in Dubai: Stories of Injustice ...

Aug 30, 2019

Qatar’s Diplomatic Hand in the Islamic W...

Aug 29, 2019

Fresh Evidence of Saudi-UAE Whitewashing...

Aug 28, 2019

In Transition, Sudan Wavers Between Jubi...

Aug 27, 2019

Escalating External Pressure and Intensi...

Aug 26, 2019

Essaouira’s Gnaoua Festival Still ...

Aug 25, 2019

Sufi Renaissance: Antidote to Fundamenta...

Aug 24, 2019

Detained in Dubai: Stories of Injustice ...

Aug 23, 2019

At Trump’s Request, Israel Bars Two Memb...

Aug 22, 2019

Cautious Activism: Arab Youth’s Rise Aga...

Aug 21, 2019

The Gulf’s Importance to Afghanistan

Aug 20, 2019

Stripping of Citizenship: Political Puni...

Aug 19, 2019

#Masaktach: A Movement Against Sexual Ha...

Aug 18, 2019

Women in Islam: Hiding Her Story

Aug 17, 2019

Detained in Dubai: Stories of Injustice ...

Aug 16, 2019

Can Erdogan’s Former Key Allies Challeng...

Aug 15, 2019

Interpol Abuse: How Authoritarian Regime...

Aug 14, 2019

Shocking Conditions in Libyan Refugee De...

Aug 13, 2019

RAPPER NICKI MINAJ SHUNS SAUDI ARABIA CO...

Aug 12, 2019

Fighting for Climate Justice in the Arab...

Aug 11, 2019

Reclaiming an Egalitarian Understanding ...

Aug 10, 2019

Detained in Dubai: Stories of Injustice ...

Aug 9, 2019

Algeria’s Critical Informal Economy

Aug 8, 2019

Female Artistic Expression Versus Public...

Aug 8, 2019

Sudanese Artists Use Art to Further Revo...

Aug 7, 2019

Duqm: Oman’s Emerging Port City

Aug 7, 2019

Iraq’s Treatment of ISIS Suspects Calls ...

Aug 6, 2019

MEK: Totalitarian Cult or Iran’s Brighte...

Aug 5, 2019

Iraqi Christians, Battered by Conflict, ...

Aug 4, 2019

How an Ancient Meteorite Adorned King Tu...

Aug 3, 2019

Detained in Dubai: Stories of Injustice ...

Aug 2, 2019

Egypt’s Blackface Sketch and Racist Atti...

Aug 2, 2019

Nearing an End Game: How Climate Change ...

Aug 1, 2019

Bab-El-Mandeb, Gateway to the Red Sea: t...

Aug 1, 2019

Egyptian MP Ahmad Tantawi: Vocal Critic ...

Jul 31, 2019

On Throne Day, King Mohammed VI Seeks to...

Jul 30, 2019

Washington’s Contradictory Foreign Polic...

Jul 30, 2019

Spooks and Specters: What Did the Manama...

Jul 29, 2019

UAE Launches Ambitious Fujairah Coral Re...

Jul 28, 2019

The Glorious Bygone History of Sudan

Jul 27, 2019

Detained in Dubai: Stories of Injustice ...

Jul 26, 2019

Who’s Protecting George Nader? (Part III...

Jul 25, 2019

Who’s Protecting George Nader? (Part II ...

Jul 24, 2019

Bouteflika Stepped Down and Algeria Won ...

Jul 24, 2019

Who’s Protecting George Nader? (Part I o...

Jul 23, 2019

Moroccan Doctor Saves Civilians in Confl...

Jul 21, 2019

Water-Scarce UAE Bets on Solar-Powered W...

Jul 20, 2019

Anatomy of a Police State: Activists on ...

Jul 19, 2019

Lebanese Mothers Fight to Pass on Citize...

Jul 18, 2019

The Iran-Britain Tanker Row: Implication...

Jul 18, 2019

Libyan Families Sue Haftar in U.S. for W...

Jul 17, 2019

Oman: A Facilitator of Diplomacy

Jul 16, 2019

The Harrowing Humanitarian Toll of Sanct...

Jul 15, 2019

Book Review: Mahmoud Darwish’s Memory fo...

Jul 14, 2019

Samer Foz: The Syrian Tycoon Who Built a...

Jul 13, 2019

Middle East to Become World’s Future Can...

Jul 12, 2019

The Saudi-Iran-Iraq Triangle: Sectariani...

Jul 12, 2019

Djibouti: A Busy Hub of Foreign Military...

Jul 11, 2019

LIBYA’S CIVIL WAR PLAYS OUT IN WASHINGTO...

Jul 10, 2019

EU Aid Racket in Lebanon Raises Stink fo...

Jul 9, 2019

Bahrain Hires Trump’s Lawyer Rudy Giulia...

Jul 8, 2019

Book Review: The Parisian, by Isabella H...

Jul 7, 2019

Huda Sharawi: A Remarkable Egyptian Femi...

Jul 6, 2019

Detained in Dubai: Stories of Injustice ...

Jul 5, 2019

Iran and North Korea’s Anti-American All...

Jul 4, 2019

Mohammed bin Salman’s Succession to the ...

Jul 3, 2019

Bibi the Insecure Warmonger: Strikes on ...

Jul 2, 2019

The Kushner Plan: Why Sovereignty Cannot...

Jul 1, 2019

“Celestial Bodies”— First Arab Novel Win...

Jun 30, 2019

North Africa’s Push to Include Its Disab...

Jun 29, 2019

Detained in Dubai: Stories of Injustice ...

Jun 28, 2019

French-made Weapons Used Against Civilia...

Jun 27, 2019

Future Still Unclear for Striking Morocc...

Jun 26, 2019

Israel and Syria Exchange Rocket Fire as...

Jun 26, 2019

Saudi Arabia’s Authoritarian Media Campa...

Jun 25, 2019

Remembering Lounes Matoub on the 21st An...

Jun 25, 2019

Shi’a Iran and Sunni Muslim Brotherhood:...

Jun 24, 2019

Book Review: Charif Majdalani’s Novel “L...

Jun 23, 2019

Halima Aden First Hijabi Model in Sports...

Jun 22, 2019

Detained in Dubai: Stories of Injustice ...

Jun 21, 2019

The Axis of Counter-Revolution in the Ar...

Jun 20, 2019

Daily Pain, Daily Struggle: The Success ...

Jun 20, 2019

As U.S.-Iranian Tensions Flare Up Can Eu...

Jun 19, 2019

Canceled Elections in Algeria Create Pol...

Jun 19, 2019

Fueling a Problem: The Rising Cost of En...

Jun 18, 2019

Life in the Kingdom of Death: Saudi Teen...

Jun 18, 2019

“Ramy” Conveys the Inner Conflict of One...

Jun 16, 2019

The Jews of the Tunisian Island of Djerb...

Jun 15, 2019

Detained in Dubai: Stories of Injustice ...

Jun 14, 2019

Only Civilian Government Can Fix Sudan’s...

Jun 13, 2019

Arab Broadcast Media in North Africa and...

Jun 12, 2019

Algerians Fear Gaid Salah Turning into A...

Jun 11, 2019

The Weaponization of Arab Oil: A Double-...

Jun 10, 2019

Acting Against Racism and Xenophobia in ...

Jun 9, 2019

Abdurrahman Taha’s New Concept of the Hu...

Jun 8, 2019

Human Rights Organizations Excoriated An...

Jun 7, 2019

France’s Complacency in Al-Sisi’s Human ...

Jun 6, 2019

Pragmatism Rules Arabian Gulf Kingdoms i...

Jun 5, 2019

Trump Should Reconsider Designating the ...

Jun 4, 2019

Why Trump’s Claim that He “Doesn’t Want ...

Jun 3, 2019

Omar Sharif and Faten Hamama: Egypt̵...

Jun 2, 2019

Egypt’s Unique and Age-Old Ramadan Tradi...

Jun 1, 2019

Saudi Arabia and UAE Fuel Conflict in Li...

May 31, 2019

American Muslim Lawmakers Held Very Firs...

May 30, 2019

The Political Struggle of Comoros, the A...

May 29, 2019

Democratic Aspirations in North Africa

May 27, 2019

African Union Holds Human Rights Summit ...

May 26, 2019

Echoes of an Iberian Past: Music Leads t...

May 25, 2019

Rain Returns Life to Iraq’s Marshland, F...

May 23, 2019

Algerian Economy Stares into the Abyss

May 22, 2019

The West’s Double Standards on Repatriat...

May 21, 2019

Syrian Reconstruction and Sino-Lebanese ...

May 20, 2019

I Care about the Fate of Christians in L...

May 19, 2019

22nd Annual Sephardic Jewish Film Festiv...

May 18, 2019

Mass Executions in Saudi Arabia: What Is...

May 17, 2019

Egypt Reportedly Withdraws from Arab NAT...

May 16, 2019

Netanyahu’s Re-Election Kills Prospects ...

May 15, 2019

Did Saudi Arabia Help Saudi Hit-and-Run ...

May 14, 2019

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation ...

May 13, 2019

Rebel with a Cause: Rachid Taha’s Remark...

May 12, 2019

New York Welcomed Morocco to American Se...

May 11, 2019

Iran and the Saudi Nuclear and Missile P...

May 10, 2019

Why Donald Trump is Really Keeping US Tr...

May 9, 2019

Women at the Forefront of Sudan’s Revolu...

May 8, 2019

Financial Warfare in the Gulf

May 7, 2019

Trump’s Veto of the Yemen War Powers Res...

May 6, 2019

The Revival of Somalia’s Lost Era of Fun...

May 5, 2019

Interfaith Music in Morocco: Sacred or P...

May 4, 2019

“Second Wave” of Arab Spring Protests Re...

May 3, 2019

Abu Dhabi’s Influential Hand in Libya an...

May 2, 2019

Sana’a: A Unique City of Archaeolo...

May 1, 2019

Saudi Involvement in Bezos Blackmail Ref...

Apr 30, 2019

Syria’s Rehabilitation into the Arab Lea...

Apr 29, 2019

The Copts: Egypt’s Overlooked and ...

Apr 28, 2019

The Titanic: My Grandfather’s Unsinkable...

Apr 27, 2019

Is the UAE Gearing Up to Annex Yemen’s S...

Apr 26, 2019

Hoda Muthana: The Case that Could Redefi...

Apr 25, 2019

Egypt’s Brutal Crackdown on Freedom of S...

Apr 24, 2019

Crimes Against Cultural Heritage: Lootin...

Apr 23, 2019

Al-Qaeda in Yemen Three Years after Muka...

Apr 22, 2019

Oum Kalthoum and the Poet Who Loved Her:...

Apr 21, 2019

Moroccan Woman Pioneer Creates Social En...

Apr 20, 2019

France’s Expanding Military Influence in...

Apr 19, 2019

Salah Abdallah Gosh: Sudan’s Next Figure...

Apr 18, 2019

Mohammed Dahlan: A Middle East Interlope...

Apr 17, 2019

Will the Arab League Continue to Falter ...

Apr 16, 2019

Qatar-UAE Power Struggle in Horn of Afri...

Apr 15, 2019

Uyghur Factor in Turkey-China Relations:...

Apr 14, 2019

On the Frontlines: A Tunisian Activist F...

Apr 13, 2019

Ilhan Omar Is Right—The Pro-Israel Lobby...

Apr 12, 2019

Mohammed bin Salman and the “Rational Ir...

Apr 11, 2019

Trump’s Golan Gambit Threatens To Divide...

Apr 10, 2019

Revealed: The REAL Reason Why the EU Has...

Apr 9, 2019

Bouteflika Resigns, but Algeria’s Protes...

Apr 8, 2019

Algerian Economy Stares into the Abyss

Apr 7, 2019

Bidoon in Kuwait: Living Without a State

Apr 6, 2019

Saudi Lobbying Blocks Listing on EU Dirt...

Apr 5, 2019

Trump’s Ongoing Political Predicament: S...

Apr 4, 2019

Another bin Laden to Lead al-Qaeda as IS...

Apr 3, 2019

Assassinated President Al-Hamdi Remains ...

Apr 2, 2019

28 Years After Iraq Invaded Kuwait Hundr...

Apr 1, 2019

Re:Coded—A Nonprofit Empowering Iraqi Yo...

Mar 31, 2019

A Visit to Marrakech’s Contemporary Afri...

Mar 30, 2019

Baby of British Teenage ISIS Bride Dies ...

Mar 29, 2019

After Algeria’s President Withdraws Re-e...

Mar 28, 2019

The Case of Ilhan Omar and the Silencing...

Mar 27, 2019

January’s Asian Cup Semi-Final Soccer Ma...

Mar 26, 2019

US-Taliban Peace Talks Heighten Tensions...

Mar 25, 2019

Fairuz and the Rahbani Brothers: Musical...

Mar 24, 2019

Morocco Enters Third Week of Nationwide ...

Mar 23, 2019

Mauritania Targets Qatar and the Brother...

Mar 22, 2019

EU Leaders Ignore Egyptian Executions, A...

Mar 21, 2019

Tunisia’s Undemocratic Three-Year State ...

Mar 20, 2019

Saudi Arabia’s Sponsorship System: Slave...

Mar 19, 2019

Building Sandcastles: Money Laundering T...

Mar 18, 2019

Presidential Crisis: Venezuela’s Tripart...

Mar 17, 2019

Ancient Leblouh Tradition Continues to E...

Mar 16, 2019

Iraq’s Uneasy Road to a Green Economy

Mar 15, 2019

Illusions of Tolerance: Pope’s Visit to ...

Mar 14, 2019

Cuba’s Look to the Arab World

Mar 13, 2019

Eastern Mediterranean Gas Forum: A Harbi...

Mar 12, 2019

Can Arab Gulf States Neutralize Iranian ...

Mar 11, 2019

Iraq’s Electricity Sector at a Critical ...

Mar 10, 2019

Afrikayna Brings Morocco Home to its Roo...

Mar 9, 2019

Arab Women Escaping the Gulf

Mar 8, 2019

Syria’s Women Journalists Fight For Thei...

Mar 8, 2019

An Africa Divided? Al-Sisi Assumes Chair...

Mar 7, 2019

Egypt’s Ongoing Crackdowns: Prison Sente...

Mar 6, 2019

Saudi-YPG Partnership: Implications for ...

Mar 5, 2019

US Cuts All Aid to Palestinians in Occup...

Mar 4, 2019

Readings of French Colonial Postcards in...

Mar 3, 2019

The Race is on to Thwart Algerian Presid...

Mar 2, 2019

Kuwait—Saudi Arabia: How Divisive is the...

Mar 1, 2019

Saudi Arabia Criticized for App that All...

Feb 28, 2019

Amid Controversy, the Arab League Plans ...

Feb 27, 2019

28 Years Later: Kuwait’s Liberation Anni...

Feb 26, 2019

British Journalist Captured by Islamic S...

Feb 25, 2019

What is Sufism and Why Do Islamist Extre...

Feb 24, 2019

China’s Rise in the Middle East

Feb 23, 2019

Getting the Final Word: Endangered Langu...

Feb 21, 2019

“Moderate” Extremists in Syria’s Idlib T...

Feb 20, 2019

Amending the Constitution: Egypt’s Presi...

Feb 19, 2019

Divorce in the Arab Gulf: A Sign of the ...

Feb 18, 2019

Eight Years On: Does Gaddafi’s Son...

Feb 17, 2019

Book Review: “The Republic, As If”

Feb 16, 2019

Trail Blazing: Trouble Ahead for First M...

Feb 15, 2019

Will Iran and Hezbollah Restore the Syri...

Feb 14, 2019

Trouble Brews Between the UAE and Iran

Feb 13, 2019

Iraq: Iran’s Open Market

Feb 12, 2019

Every Bit Counts: Building a Better Futu...

Feb 11, 2019

Rafah Crossing: Egypt’s Negotiation Tool...

Feb 11, 2019

Petra: The Hidden Treasure of Jordan

Feb 10, 2019

Eye on Khashoggi: Why Was He Killed and ...

Feb 9, 2019

Taking Stock of Sudanese President Omar ...

Feb 8, 2019

Trump’s Syria Policy Pushes Iraq Closer ...

Feb 7, 2019

Lebanon’s New Government: Two Steps Forw...

Feb 6, 2019

Egyptian TV Host Jailed for Interviewing...

Feb 5, 2019

Justice for Jamal Khashoggi

Feb 4, 2019

“Khat” it Out: Is the Narcot...

Feb 3, 2019

Tackling Gender-Based Violence in Jordan...

Feb 2, 2019

Challenges and Opportunities for Saudi A...

Feb 1, 2019

Morsi’s Brief Tenure as Egypt’s Democrat...

Jan 31, 2019

Slavery Hidden in Plain Sight in Maurita...

Jan 30, 2019

Post-U.S. Withdrawal from Syria: What Wi...

Jan 29, 2019

Should Riyadh and Abu Dhabi Fear Anti-Tr...

Jan 28, 2019

Lighting up Mesopotamia: Iraq’s Gas Flar...

Jan 27, 2019

Omar and the Eastern Power: North Africa...

Jan 26, 2019

Did the Arab Spring Turn into a Full Aut...

Jan 25, 2019

Egyptian Revolution Day Anniversary: How...

Jan 25, 2019

Has Poland Just Become Iran’s New Enemy?...

Jan 24, 2019

Al-Shabab: Somalia’s Enduring Secu...

Jan 23, 2019

Severe Winter Weather in Syria and Leban...

Jan 22, 2019

2018 Worst Year on Record for Violence A...

Jan 21, 2019

Is Tunisia Serious About Transitioning t...

Jan 20, 2019

Al Raseef: Music from Beyond the Wall

Jan 19, 2019

Identity Crisis: Lebanon’s Sectari...

Jan 18, 2019

Sudanese Protests Threaten to Topple Al-...

Jan 17, 2019

Saudi Arabia Continues to Sow Discord in...

Jan 16, 2019

Revisiting the “Arab NATO” Idea: A Futil...

Jan 15, 2019

Does Supporting the Saudi-UAE-Led Coalit...

Jan 14, 2019

Saudi Arabia and Public Opinion: Can Moh...

Jan 13, 2019

“2084”: The End of the World...

Jan 13, 2019

When Culture Clashes with Politics: Cele...

Jan 12, 2019

Iran and Saudi Arabia Compete for India’...

Jan 11, 2019

Australia’s Recognition of West Jerusale...

Jan 10, 2019

How U.S. Relations with Saudi Arabia Are...

Jan 9, 2019

Saudi Arabia and UAE Finance Terrorism T...

Jan 8, 2019

Turkey to Gain from US Pullout in Northe...

Jan 7, 2019

Moroccan Sufi Music Premieres on World M...

Jan 6, 2019

Overcoming the Odds: The Challenges for ...

Jan 5, 2019

Why Don’t Muslims Denounce Extremist Ter...

Jan 4, 2019

Can Washington Count on Saudi Arabia to ...

Jan 3, 2019

Holding Human Health Hostage In Yemen

Jan 2, 2019

A Journey Inside Arabia: Our Year in Rev...

Jan 1, 2019

The 39th GCC Summit: A Failed Attempt to...

Dec 31, 2018

“NOPEC”: What Qatar’s Exit Means for OPE...

Dec 30, 2018

Microinsurance: One Startup “Insures” Be...

Dec 29, 2018

Iranian-Omani Gas Pipeline: A Link for I...

Dec 28, 2018

The Price of Global Silence Over War Cri...

Dec 27, 2018

The Royal Treatment: Riyadh’s Infl...

Dec 26, 2018

Boosting Women’s Entrepreneurship in the...

Dec 25, 2018

Celebrating Christmas Throughout the Mid...

Dec 24, 2018

Banking on the Future: Developing Financ...

Dec 23, 2018

Mattis Resignation a Big Loss for Americ...

Dec 22, 2018

Meryam Joobeur’s Film “Brotherhood” Brin...

Dec 22, 2018

Iran-Backed Houthis Quell Popular Opposi...

Dec 21, 2018

Abu Dhabi’s Growing Influence in Bahrain...

Dec 20, 2018

Feminist Thought in the Muslim World: Fr...

Dec 19, 2018

The Art of Language: Celebrating Arabic ...

Dec 18, 2018

UN Migration Compact Divides Nations, Wi...

Dec 18, 2018

Bin Salman’s International Tour Turns So...

Dec 17, 2018

Imed Alibi Charts New Path with Frigya

Dec 16, 2018

Lebanon: The Price of Truth in a Country...

Dec 15, 2018

Unrest in Iranian Sistan and Baluchestan

Dec 14, 2018

Morocco’s First Take on Fast Trains

Dec 13, 2018

Half a Century After its Independence fr...

Dec 12, 2018

Climate Change Raises the Specter of Foo...

Dec 11, 2018

Even After Defeating ISIS, Iraq Struggle...

Dec 10, 2018

Kamel Daoud’s “Meursault, contre-enquête...

Dec 9, 2018

Visa For Music Festival Returns to Rabat

Dec 8, 2018

Tunisians Condemn Government’s Welcome o...

Dec 7, 2018

#HearMeToo: Arab Women Raise Their Voice...

Dec 6, 2018

Empowering Arab Women through Financial ...

Dec 5, 2018

Death of Two Saudi Sisters in New York L...

Dec 4, 2018

Libya: Losers and Winners in Palermo Con...

Dec 3, 2018

Fantasy and Morals in the Stories of Juh...

Dec 2, 2018

Morocco’s Second Satellite Launch: A Bol...

Dec 1, 2018

The US Elections and the Diversity Dilem...

Nov 30, 2018

The Future of Iran-Pakistan Energy Relat...

Nov 28, 2018

In Post-Mid-Term Likely Scale Back of An...

Nov 27, 2018

Lebanon’s Mounting Garbage: A 21st...

Nov 26, 2018

Argan Oil: Is Outside Exploitation of Mo...

Nov 25, 2018

Djinn in Muslim Culture: Truth or Supers...

Nov 24, 2018

How the UAE-Haftar Partnership is Threat...

Nov 23, 2018

Giving Thanks with Food

Nov 22, 2018

Matthew Hedges and the Glorification of ...

Nov 21, 2018

Prophet Mohammed’s (PBUH) Birthday and H...

Nov 21, 2018

Remembering Prophet Mohammed on His Birt...

Nov 20, 2018

Going Through the Back Door: Will UAE Si...

Nov 19, 2018

Brokk’art: Dreams and Dreamscapes in Alg...

Nov 18, 2018

Virginia Community Welcomes Palestinian ...

Nov 17, 2018

Morphing the MENA Mindset: Entrepreneurs...

Nov 16, 2018

Who Will Fall: Mohammed Bin Salman or Up...

Nov 15, 2018

100 Years of Remembering the Past, But F...

Nov 14, 2018

Kuwait Looks to Turkey, But Hedges its B...

Nov 13, 2018

Yemen: A Saudi-UAE Political Minefield i...

Nov 12, 2018

Arab Youth is Changing Tattoo Culture in...

Nov 11, 2018

“That Place Where You Never Notice the B...

Nov 10, 2018

Algerian Presidential Election: Abdelazi...

Nov 9, 2018

Opinion: Khashoggi, the Liberator

Nov 8, 2018

Unlikely Heroes: Yemeni Women on a Missi...

Nov 7, 2018

“Reel” Change: How Women are Changing Sa...

Nov 6, 2018

Kuwaiti Government Prohibits Sale of 3D-...

Nov 5, 2018

Fact Check: Is OPEC “Ripping Off” the Re...

Nov 4, 2018

Frankincense, a Gift to the Newborn Jesu...

Nov 3, 2018

Educational Reforms in Morocco: A Chrono...

Nov 2, 2018

Iraq After 2003: Unity Soured by Sectari...

Nov 1, 2018

The U.S.’s International Migration Polic...

Oct 31, 2018

As Journalists Call for Justice for Jama...

Oct 30, 2018

Ahvaz Attack Signals New Phase of Middle...

Oct 29, 2018

Struggles of Sexual Harassment at Workpl...

Oct 28, 2018

Solar Power: A Game Changer for Thousand...

Oct 27, 2018

Curtailing Conflict Across the Arab Worl...

Oct 26, 2018

Saudi and Emirati Duplicity Over Yemeni ...

Oct 25, 2018

The Khashoggi Case: Clear Evidence of Mu...

Oct 24, 2018

Mohammed bin Salman is a Saudi (not a We...

Oct 23, 2018

Coffee: The Lost Treasure of Yemen

Oct 22, 2018

Learning Between the Lines: Protecting I...

Oct 21, 2018

Habka: Libya’s First “Manga Magazi...

Oct 20, 2018

Will the U.S. Re-Engage in Libya and To ...

Oct 19, 2018

Expanding Mental Health Care in the UAE:...

Oct 18, 2018

A Hopeful Future is on the Horizon for W...

Oct 17, 2018

Appetite for Change: One Young Food Acti...

Oct 16, 2018

Egypt’s Waning Geopolitical Position in ...

Oct 15, 2018

When Bigotry and Intolerance Reigned: Th...

Oct 14, 2018

An Unusual Tradition: The Imilchil Marri...

Oct 13, 2018

Oman’s Pragmatic Yemen Foreign Policy: P...

Oct 12, 2018

Raï Music: A Powerful Tool of Social Pro...

Oct 11, 2018

Ariel: An Israeli City Made in America, ...

Oct 10, 2018

Morocco’s New National Service Can Build...

Oct 9, 2018

Kuwait’s New Strategy: Pursuing a ...

Oct 8, 2018

Young Libyan Activist Fights for Positiv...

Oct 7, 2018

Levantine Love of Yerba Mate Tells a 160...

Oct 6, 2018

UNHCR Votes to Continue Investigating Wa...

Oct 5, 2018

Saudi Prosecutors Call for Execution of ...

Oct 4, 2018

Will Morocco’s Youth Be Served by Restar...

Oct 3, 2018

Ariel: An Israeli City Made in America, ...

Oct 2, 2018

Women World Leaders Call for Full Women&...

Oct 1, 2018

Amin Malouf’s Les Désorientés: The Unres...

Sep 30, 2018

Inside Arabia’s #SaveYemen Campaign Says...

Sep 29, 2018

Bahrain Raises Its Renewable Energy Game

Sep 27, 2018

The War in Yemen is Also a War on Women

Sep 26, 2018

Hunger Now Primary Threat To Yemen’s Pop...

Sep 25, 2018

Why the Silence? Oman’s Uncertain Postur...

Sep 24, 2018

Levantine Love of Yerba Mate Tells a 160...

Sep 23, 2018

Illustrator Zainab Fasiki Takes on Taboo...

Sep 22, 2018

The Saudi-U.S. Alliance Is More Than ‘Co...

Sep 21, 2018

Ashura: Its Origins and Rituals

Sep 20, 2018

Yemeni Historical Sites Are Becoming Cas...

Sep 20, 2018

#MeToo Movement Clashes with Arab Patria...

Sep 19, 2018

UN Report Accuses Warring Factions in Ye...

Sep 18, 2018

Yemen: One Film Director Uses Cinema to ...

Sep 17, 2018

Editorial: Inside Arabia Launches Unprec...

Sep 15, 2018

Sisi’s Fortress Mentality Manifested in ...

Sep 15, 2018

Israeli Druze Rally Against Israel’s Nat...

Sep 14, 2018

Violent Clashes in Tripoli Highlight Lib...

Sep 13, 2018

Oman’s Public Sector Is Promoting ...

Sep 12, 2018

Editorial: Reflections on 9/11

Sep 11, 2018

The Art of War: Using Art to Promote Pea...

Sep 11, 2018

Tunisian Ex-Minister Accused of Staging ...

Sep 10, 2018

The Enduring Significance of Mahmoud Dar...

Sep 9, 2018

Yemeni Soccer Referee Pioneered Rare Vid...

Sep 8, 2018

John McCain’s Complicated Legacy in the ...

Sep 7, 2018

Mauritania’s Incumbent UPR and Islamist ...

Sep 6, 2018

Prominent Activist and Scholar Samir Ami...

Sep 5, 2018

Reuters: Saudi Arabia Shelves Aramco IPO...

Sep 4, 2018

Socotra Island: UNESCO-Protected ‘...

Sep 3, 2018

Water is Life; In Iraq, it’s Running Dry...

Sep 2, 2018

Ongoing Detention of American Pastor Cau...

Sep 1, 2018

A Podcast Changing the Narrative of the ...

Sep 1, 2018

Abdul Malik al-Houthi: Hardliner or Hero...

Aug 31, 2018

Saudi Feminists Launch Online Radio Stat...

Aug 30, 2018

New-Old Thinking on Palestine: Reconcili...

Aug 29, 2018

In Memoriam: Naji al-Ali, a Great Palest...

Aug 28, 2018

ISIL: Dissolving or Winding Up?

Aug 27, 2018

Morocco’s Approach to Religious Extremis...

Aug 26, 2018

Can Promoting Arab Women as Entrepreneur...

Aug 25, 2018

Tunisian President Proposes Bill to End ...

Aug 24, 2018

Separated Families and Lost Opportunitie...

Aug 24, 2018

Morocco’s Hirak Al-Rif Prisoners Receive...

Aug 23, 2018

Regional Merry-Go-Round – While Key Issu...

Aug 23, 2018

Saudi-UAE Coalition “Absolves” Itself of...

Aug 23, 2018

Saudi Overreaction to Canadian Human Rig...

Aug 22, 2018

Microfinance Institution strives to Stim...

Aug 22, 2018

Qatar Accuses Saudi Arabia of Blocking Q...

Aug 20, 2018

Yemen: Propaganda as “Cover” for Unpunis...

Aug 20, 2018

Bahraini Activist Goes on Hunger Strike ...

Aug 20, 2018

Edward Said: The Undying Legacy of an Ex...

Aug 18, 2018

American-Palestinian Rashida Tlaib to Be...

Aug 17, 2018

Editorial: Free Press, American as Apple...

Aug 16, 2018

Saudi Arabia’s Contest with Canada Escal...

Aug 16, 2018

White House Seeks to Remove Refugee Stat...

Aug 16, 2018

Turkey’s Economic Meltdown Could Have Re...

Aug 16, 2018

Muslim Hajj: From Religious Ritual to Lu...

Aug 15, 2018

Five Years On: The Troubled Legacy of Eg...

Aug 15, 2018

Iranian Economy Shows Signs of Strain as...

Aug 15, 2018

Saudi-U.S. Backed Atrocities Escalate in...

Aug 14, 2018

Amnesty Urges U.S.-Led Coalition to Prob...

Aug 14, 2018

In the Balance: The Circus Comes to Tow...

Aug 13, 2018

Manual Vote Recount in Iraq Confirms May...

Aug 13, 2018

Saudi Arabia Orders Saudi Patients Trans...

Aug 9, 2018

Security Crackdown Continues in Egypt as...

Aug 9, 2018

May Ziade: Arab Romantic Poet and Femini...

Aug 9, 2018

Saudi Arabia Expels Canadian Envoy After...

Aug 7, 2018

Yemen: U.N. Fails to Protect Civilians A...

Aug 6, 2018

Italy Strives to Stem the Flow of Illega...

Aug 6, 2018

Tunisia’s Political Crisis: Domestic Pow...

Aug 6, 2018

Jordan Plows Ahead with Controversial Is...

Aug 6, 2018

The Druze, Israel’s “Model M...

Aug 3, 2018

Halabi Bookshop Provides a Unique Space ...

Aug 3, 2018

Syrian Democratic Council and Assad Regi...

Aug 2, 2018

Saudi–Emirati Coalition’s War in Yemen i...

Aug 1, 2018

In Iraq, Corruption Impedes Potential Gr...

Aug 1, 2018

Palestinian Icon of Resistance Ahed Tami...

Aug 1, 2018

Morocco’s Recognition of US Independence...

Jul 31, 2018

Gaza Startups Strive to Build Economy De...

Jul 31, 2018

Hundreds More Migrants Enter Ceuta from ...

Jul 29, 2018

In Midst of Ongoing War, Entrepreneurs P...

Jul 29, 2018

ICJ Sides with Qatar in Ruling on UAE Di...

Jul 28, 2018

Emboldened by Government, Right-Wing Isr...

Jul 26, 2018

U.S. Congress Seeks to Limit American In...

Jul 25, 2018

Europe, Ignoring Courts and Polisario, A...

Jul 25, 2018

Discovery of Natural Gas Reserve Creates...

Jul 24, 2018

More than 400 Syrian White Helmets Evacu...

Jul 24, 2018

Iranian Women Dance on Social Media to R...

Jul 24, 2018

The Battle of Annual: When 4,000 Tribesm...

Jul 24, 2018

The “Golden Age” of Arab Intellectual Le...

Jul 23, 2018

Haftar’s Ambitions for a Unified Libya: ...

Jul 23, 2018

Egypt’s Tourism Industry on Shaky ...

Qatar Takes UAE to ICJ over Boycott

Jul 1, 2018

Culture

REVIEW: “The Band’s Visit,” Connecting Through Music

by Ann Bayliss | Dec 14, 2019

“The Band’s Visit” is a light-hearted musical comedy about ordinary people from countries in conflict connecting and touching each other’s lives free of religious and politica…

The Fes Festival of Sufi Culture: Beyond Mysticism

by Tom Pollitt | Dec 8, 2019
Essaouira’s Moga Festival: Modern Blend of Culture and Diversity

by Tom Pollitt | Dec 1, 2019
Book Review: “The Dictatorship Syndrome” by Alaa al Aswany

by Saltanat Berdikeeva | Nov 30, 2019

Economy

Russia’s Growing Power in OPEC

by Saltanat Berdikeeva | Nov 29, 2019

OPEC's days of dominating global oil prices are in the past. As Russia plays a bigger role in the organization, its members contend with its growing decision-making power and…

Saudi Arabia and Japan’s Increasingly Cooperative Relationship

by Giorgio Cafiero | Sep 16, 2019
Cautious Activism: Arab Youth’s Rise Against Climate Change

by Saltanat Berdikeeva | Aug 21, 2019
The Iran-Britain Tanker Row: Implications for the Nuclear Deal

by Maysam Behravesh | Jul 18, 2019

Opinion

Maybe Tunisia’s New President Has a Plan?

by Robert Prince | Dec 10, 2019

A month after Tunisia’s presidential election, there are a number of worrying indications that, despite Kais Saïed’s personal integrity, his policies will continue Tunisia’s s…

Lebanon’s Problems Boil Down to Just One Man: Gebran Bassil

by Martin Jay | Nov 15, 2019
A Tale of Two Cities: The Demise of Media in Lebanon and Morocco

by Martin Jay | Nov 6, 2019
Time to Tax the Rich? — What Hariri’s Lebanon Reform Plan Needs to Avert Total Anarchy

by Martin Jay | Oct 25, 2019