Mohammed Arkoun’s Critique of Islamic Reason
Mohammed Arkoun was an Algerian thinker and academic. Ten years after his death, he is still considered one of the most influential, yet controversial, figures in philosophy a…
Read Moreby Abdelaziz Elkhalfaoui | Dec 6, 2020
Mohammed Arkoun was an Algerian thinker and academic. Ten years after his death, he is still considered one of the most influential, yet controversial, figures in philosophy a…
Read Moreby Abdelaziz Elkhalfaoui | Aug 28, 2018
“When I was a child my mother told me I was a Palestinian, but the whole world told me I was a refugee. I used to ask myself: ‘what am I?’” [1] ~ Naji al-Ali
Read Moreby Abdelaziz Elkhalfaoui | Aug 9, 2018
Saudi Arabia has halted medical treatment of its citizens in Canada in a move that further intensifies the rift between the two countries. The conflict erupted following a statement by Canadian Global Affairs Department urging the Gulf Kingdom to release detained civil and human rights activists. Dr. Fahd bin Ibrahim [...]
Read Moreby Abdelaziz Elkhalfaoui | Aug 1, 2018
When Saudi Arabia formed a coalition in March 2015 to lead the military operation dubbed “Decisive Storm,” its aim was to end the Yemeni Houthis’ control over a number of citi…
Read Moreby Abdelaziz Elkhalfaoui | Aug 1, 2018
Popular demonstrations have rocked many Iraqi districts since July 8. Protestors have decried the delicate social conditions under which the majority of Iraqis live. The immediate demands are to counter unemployment and the lack of some basic social services like electricity and clean water. Iraq is an oil-rich country that [...]
Read Moreby Abdelaziz Elkhalfaoui | Jul 18, 2018
Protests erupted in Basra on July 8 and are now spreading to other Iraqi cities with no sign of ending soon. The social unrest that has overwhelmed the oil-rich region in the south of Iraq has resulted in the death of seven people, dozens of injuries, and hundreds of arrests. [...]
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