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Badr al-Ibrahim

al-Ibrahim

Badr al-Ibrahim is a Saudi writer and analyst.

Since the US invasion in 2003 and the fall of Sunni hegemony in Iraq, Iran has stepped in to increase its presence in the Arab world. Yet the sectarian divides threaten Iran's power.

16 December, 2014

Many say Israel is a beacon of democracy in a sea of autocrats. They are very wrong.

01 December, 2014

The youths taking to the streets of Jerusalem are showing a spontaneous expression of anger at the utter failure of the peace process to rein in the advance of Israeli colonialism.

25 November, 2014

The late revolutionary's articles criticising Shia Ashura practices are being widely quoted on social media.

06 November, 2014

A country-wide strategy is needed to unite the fractured nation.

16 July, 2014

A divided coalition, plagued with in-fighting over imaginary spoils, is lending credibility to the administration of President Bashar al-Assad.

19 May, 2014