Mercenaries in Karabakh: Who They Are and How They Got There
n September 27, 2020, responding to constant shelling of its villages and cities, the Republic of Azerbaijan began military operations in Karabakh.
Muslim American Votes Were More Anti-Trump than Pro-Biden
he 2020 presidential election showed record number turnout from American Muslim communities.
Homeless Migrants Are Harassed, Chased, and Cleared Out by the French Police
French activist screamed to police officers that violently cleared out a temporary camp in central Paris, “They are human beings; you cannot treat them as animals!” The protest broke out to demonstrate against the lack of housing that left hundreds of migrants and asylum seekers in extreme destitution on the streets.
Why Irish and Palestinian Hunger Strikers Choose Self-Sacrifice
ver since visiting Belfast a year ago I have been struck by how the Irish revolutionaries, despite these vast differences in circumstances and goals, regard their struggle as being reproduced in its essential character by the Palestinian struggle, and have a robust solidarity movement that regards Palestinian freedom as one of the incomplete aspects of their own struggle.
Greek Refugee Camps Lack the Minimum Standards for Human Life
he Euro-Mediterranean Human Rights Monitor issued a statement on Wednesday, November 4, 2020, stating that Greek refugee camps lack the minimum standards for human life, and that refugees and asylum seekers are forced to endure unbearable conditions which in turn “poses serious risks to their physical and mental safety and well-being.
How Free Is Freedom of Expression? Zoom Cracks Down on Public Debate on Palestine
This involvement has different dimensions to it, but most importantly, it is limiting the right to access information, increasing restrictions on the freedom of expression, and disregarding personal rights.
The Vaccine Nationalism Craze Is on the Rise Globally
part from claiming and adversely affecting innumerable lives across the world and nose-diving the global economy, COVID-19 has occasioned a new political dimension in the global politics arena: vaccine nationalism.
Is Russian Cultural Hegemony in Central Asia Finally Over?
From the shores of the Arctic, the city of Vladivostok, and in the great steppes of Central Asia, this ominous imperative reminded the people under which nation’s guidance they are living.
A Turkish-Italian Alliance on Libya?
n the past few months Luigi Di Maio, the youngest Italian Foreign Minister since Galeazzo Ciano, who served from 1936 until 1943 in the nefarious government of his father-in-law, Benito Mussolini, has been involved in rebuilding the international supply chain and reopening borders to free circulation after the country was hit hard by COVID-19.
Israeli Occupation and the Palestinian Identity: An Interview with Sami Al-Arian
fter the state of Israel was established, millions of Palestinians were either displaced or forced to move from their lands – some into refugee camps and others to Arab or Western countries.
Revisiting the East Mediterranean Energy Game: What Will Change in the Coronavirus Days?
he dream of natural gas bonanza in the Eastern Mediterranean naturally boosted littoral states’ expectations of economic benefit from ownership, exploration, exploitation, and transportation of natural gas reserves discovered in the region.
How the Politics of Antiracism Impact Art, Culture, and Literature
he number of emails commencing with or entailing the phrase “we live in unprecedented times” or a variation of this has surely mounted to unsustainable levels since the onset of COVID-19 as a global crisis.
Slavery and Colonialism Go Deeper than Toppling Statues
n uprising towards racial equality or a dissension into mob-rule? Both descriptions have been used to cover the recent Black Lives Matter protests in American cities and parts of the UK and Europe.
Coronavirus and the Shift Towards a New Cinema
he complete stoppage of film production and theatrical releases, due to the coronavirus, has spawned several articles and ideas about the future direction of cinema.
COVID-19 and Religion: Between Nationalism and Communal Responsibility
round the world, religion has come into focus as a central point of controversy and praise during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Faith, Society, Politics: How the Coronavirus is Changing the World
…that many had the plague in their very blood, and preying upon their spirits, and were in themselves but walking putrefied carcasses whose breath was infectious and their sweat poison, and yet were as well to look on as other people, and even knew it not themselves…
From A Journal of the Plague Year (1722) by Daniel Defoe
A pandemic has hit the world and it is profoundly changing the political, economic, social and spiritual aspects of life in the 21st century.
New Geopolitics in a Post-Coronavirus World
he coronavirus pandemic has locked down almost all societies around the globe, with people even frightened of standing close to one another.
How the UAE’s Lobbying Instrument Works Abroad
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is actively resorting to means such as lobbying to attain the power and reputation it has failed to achieve with military interventions.
Communal India: Past, Present and Future
turning point in changing public opinion is often a tragic event that completely alters the socio-political situation and perception- a riot, an assassination, self-immolation, a child's lifeless body.
The Right to Blaspheme, the Mila Case, and Islamophobia in France
lasphemy is not a crime in France since the French Revolution regardless of the offensiveness or severity of the act.
