Two-State Solution for Cyprus Difficult, But Not Impossible
After decades of failed talks, it is time to talk about two-state solution in Cyprus.
Society
My Grandfather’s Fight against Colonialization in Algeria: The Scars of French War Crimes Won’t Be Forgotten
“France was not a colonial settlement; France was a colonial Monster.” Algerian Amazigh Chaoui mujahid El Hassen Bahri (2019)
EU Criminalizes Human Rights Defenders Helping Migrants at Sea
Is it a crime to rescue migrants sea? In the EU, it is increasingly so.
“The US Needs a Reckoning, Not a Reconciliation”: An Interview with Sundiata Cha-Jua
Today, there are conflicting societal undercurrents in the US such as the increasing activism of black movements and the growing…
Radicalization and Religion: How It Happens?
People are not more fervent believers than they used to be, but their identification to religion has certainly shifted, creating…
Gun Violence in the US and Puerto Rico: This Can No Longer Continue!
The Gun Violence Archive reveals that a total of at least 19,223 people lost their lives due to gun violence…
The Rise of Evangelicals in Latin America: What Would Jesus Do?
Evangelical communities are booming across Latin America. Today 20% of Latin Americans identify themselves as evangelicals and the marriage between…
Syrian Refugeehood, Racism and the Lebanese Question
Today, while the Lebanese sectarian system is discriminatory par excellence, whether between the Lebanese themselves or against the “other,” it…
Challenging the African Migration Narrative
An African perspective is needed to demystify all myths, fears, and misconceptions surrounding the narrative of African migration. It is…
South Africa: The Challenges of Liberation
South Africa’s negotiated settlement achieved a great deal in terms of the political liberation of the masses, but its poor,…
Mutawasiloun: Palestinians Resist Israeli Attempts to Encage Them
Mutawasiloun is a manifestation of Palestinian collective memory. The more Israel becomes racist and imposes laws that enforce apartheid, the…
Conspiracy Theories: Why Do They Appeal to Some People?
It is a mixture of frustrated psychological needs coupled with a cognitively biased understanding of world that sparks a person’s…
What Does Sectarianism Mean for Lebanese Society?
Can a fully civilian government be established in Lebanon? Can the parliament be replaced by politicians with no sectarian affiliation…
Designating Houthis as Terrorists Changes Very Little
There is muted optimism in Tehran and Sanaa that Biden might reverse the decision of designating the Houthis as a…
A Clash with Silicon Valley is Inevitable: Social Media Giants Turn More Aggressive
With their embargo against Trump, tech giants intervened more visibly than ever before in the political system of their own…
Living as Muslim in New Zealand after the Christchurch Mosque Attacks: An Interview with Anjum Rahman
All the concerns are still there. There are people, going down the path of hate. The systemic and institutional discrimination…
Hatem Ali’s Contribution to a Collective Memory Spirited by Drama, History, and Politics
Since 2012, Ali lived in self-exile which seems to have been a political message of refusing to accept the Syrian…
French “Enlightenment Islam” and State Authoritarianism
Today’s France instead of creating a multi-ethnic and multi-cultural country, a model of integration, it replicates the former attitude towards…
Political Blocks in the Middle East
Major political shifts and divides are occurring today in the Middle East. There are alliances and blocks that emerged. This…
