Despite Peace in the Gulf, Qatar and the UAE Still Compete
Both Qatar and the UAE use their financial and media powers to challenge each other’s narratives as the central stabilizer establishing regional order.
Comparing Russian Military Interventions in Syria and Ukraine Is Misguided
Unfortunately, biases and outright racist tropes propelled by western media outlets and politicians have resulted in far more humanizing coverage and discussions about the human suffering in Ukraine compared to Syria.
Rayan, the Moroccan 5-Year-Old, and the Unspoken Miseries of a Media Show
But without too much hesitation one can say that the fall of this child and the quick realization in "high places" in Rabat, the capital, that Morocco could benefit from it in the media, made it possible to exploit this episode for propaganda purposes.
Still Waters Run Deep: Germany’s Far-Right Extremism Problem
Until the murders were solved in 2011, the media had labeled them "kebab murders," adopting a xenophobic - if not specifically Turkophobic - stance.
Experts Weight on Turkey’s 70th Anniversary of Joining NATO
“Turkey expects more support from NATO and its allies for activities aimed at stabilizing the region and the world as a country at the core of the alliance’s geopolitical future,” Fahrettin Altun, the head of media and communications in the Turkish presidency, said during the opening of “Changing Dynamics and Longstanding Alliance: Stronger with Turkey for 70 Years” panel in the Turkish capital, Ankara, where he discussed his country's contributions to NATO missions and operations as well as relations with the pact.
Turkey-Saudi Normalization: A Larger Regional Bloc at the Door?
Revived Turkish-Saudi relations can make Riyadh a respected third-party mediator over the Muslim Brotherhood and Eastern Mediterranean issues before Egyptian and Turkish leaders meet.
“Godi Media” in Modi’s India: A War on Journalists?
The Indian government “must immediately halt its intensifying suppression of dissent,” said Amnesty International, following a series of counter-terrorism raids on human rights groups and human rights defenders and journalists in Jammu and Kashmir.
Revisiting Nusrat Ghani’s Islamophobia Claims
The language used by media outlets and politicians, notably during the "war on terror," has contributed to the normalization of this bigotry.
Permission to Narrate: How Israel Targets Its Native Palestinian Population
This Israeli campaign of isolating Palestinians has previously pushed Palestinians to take to social media under the hashtag #Mutawasiloun, expressing their right to be connected to each other.
Éric Zemmour: An Anti-Semitic Candidate For a Better Islamophobia in French Presidential Elections?
Read: Islamophobia Is Now a Source of Pride in FranceEric Zemmour announced and propagated this discourse and his racist comments by writing for mainstream media outlets like Le Quotidien de Paris and Le Figaro, along with appearing on prime-time shows on channels such as RTL and France 2.
CSTO Mission in Kazakhstan Will Have Implications for Central Asia
Tokayev’s opinion was immediately shared by leaders of both Belarus and Russia, where President Vladimir Putin classified events in Kazakhstan as “aggression of international terrorism.
How Intelligence Agencies Turned into Foreign Policy Tools
o understand the changing structure of global intelligence, we must keep the following concepts and terminology in mind: technology-centered development, the increasing cyber espionage capacity of intelligence services, the developing relations between intelligence services and private intelligence companies, new-generation threats and risks that emerge with the rise of social media, open-source intelligence (OSINT) collection methods, and the concept of intelligence diplomacy.
Macron, the Gulf, and Islam
While the aim of the meeting was also to give a boost to bilateral relations - and to take advantage of the rift between Washington and Riyadh, with President Joe Biden refusing any contact with MBS - one of the objectives was a new mediation with Lebanon, which the Saudis are subjecting to a trade embargo that is aggravating the economic crisis in the country.
Europe’s Syrian Slumber
Using his uncle as a counterbalance to his cousin Rami Makhlouf who spent the past two years pleading with Bashar via social media to stop expropriating his personal assets.
War on Elected Muslim Women in the US: Does Institutional Islamophobia Exist?
Noticeable by their headscarf, name, or background, Muslim women, including Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, have been of the most targeted Congress members by right-wing media and politicians in the last few years.
Germany Made Its Decision: No Future for the Far Right?
The AfD's active use of digital platforms and social media is enhancing its popularity, especially among the youth.
How a Dutch Pacifist Activist Ended up on the Europol and Interpol Terrorism Lists
he Netherlands listed a Dutch pacifist activist on a terrorism list and shared his data with Europol, the European police agency, and Interpol, the international police agency.
Managing the Rivalry between the UAE and Turkey
Another salient piece of evidence would be the lessening of anti-Turkey propaganda in UAE-backed media.
Account of Time at Guantanamo Bay: An Interview with Moazzam Begg
I'm an author and former Guantanamo prisoner, media commentator and lecturer.
To Whom It May Concern: Turkey’s Counter-Spy Operations Send Messages
Information was made public to the media that a 15-people-strong network, connected with the Israeli intelligence, was collecting intelligence about Palestinian students in Turkey.
