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Hisham al-Hashimi's killing sparked an outpouring of grief, with many perceiving his murder as the latest manifestation of how powerful Iran-backed militias have become.
Ethiopia is the most coveted target of the ongoing scramble for the Horn of Africa.
Saudi Arabia's faltering divide and rule strategy in Yemen
While seeking to keep Yemen weak and divided, yet with no real long-term plan for its political future, Saudi Arabia has inadvertently limited its own influence in the conflict.
No, radical Islam has not taken root in Bosnia
Islam adopted a more prominent role within Bosnian society after the country's bloody civil war, but radical interpretations have never taken ...
Saudi Arabia purges university books containing 'Muslim Brotherhood ideologies'
Saudi's ministry of education says it has destroyed academic literature containing 'Muslim Brotherhood ideas' which it claimed harmed the ...
Geopolitical competition fractures Yemen's al-Mahra province
In-depth: The power struggle over Yemen's eastern al-Mahra province represents a deeper fracturing of the Gulf Cooperation Council.
Calls for Coptic women to cover up spark debate
A popular Coptic priest's calls for women to cover up more in church has shone a light on campaigns across the country for more conservative ...
Scandinavian hikers' murder trial to open in Morocco
Danish student Louisa Vesterager Jespersen, 24, and 28-year-old Norwegian Maren Ueland had their throats slit before they were beheaded in ...
Morocco's 'pilgrimage of the poor' honours Sufi Muslim saint
Every summer, Moroccans, many of whom can't afford to travel to Saudi Arabia for the hajj pilgrimage, flock to the grave of a Sufi saint in ...
In-depth: The chaotic situation in Syria has seen the creation of many militias and the militarisation of many political parties. We have ...
Revolution without revolutionaries: Making sense of the Arab Spring
Book review: Asef Bayat takes a fascinating look at the forces driving the Arab Spring, and the reasons for events that followed, writes Alain ...
Saudi Arabia arrests woman for sympathising with feminist activists
Mayya al-Zahrani was arrested hours after posting comments on the arrest of a fellow female activist, a worrying show of Saudi online ...
Comment: Broad and shifting definitions of 'terrorism' have given states free rein to act with impunity, writes Zohra el-Mokhtari.
France and Tunisia's war or terror: An introduction
Comment: 'How do we define terrorism?' and who should be classed as a 'terrorist'? Warda Mohammed introduces this special series on responses to ...
From the mystical to the political: What is Sufism?
Comment: The call to pluralism within Sufism is celebrated, and different interpretations encouraged, writes Eric Geoffroy.
Using and abusing the state of emergency
Comment: The amorphous concept of 'terrorism' has created the opportunity for both foreign and domestic wars, writes Hassina Mechai.
French 'Islamic State executioner' killed: sources
Maxime Hauchard, a French jihadist sought by French and US authorities since emerging in an Islamic State execution video in Syria, has been ...
Could Islamic State make inroads in Kashmir?
Analysis: The appearance of IS insignia at a militant's funeral in Kashmir raises important questions, writes Umar Lateef Misgar.
Muslims or mystics? Demystifying Sufism after Egypt's deadly attack
Extremists hold Islam - which inextricably includes Sufism - as it is normatively practiced around the world in contempt. Egypt's deadly attack ...
Saudi-backed Salafism: A Security Challenge for India?
Analysis: The Indian government has banned a number of Saudi-linked clerics, yet the amount of foreign money funding Indian schools and ...
A Saudi political earthquake decapitates the system of princes
Comment: King Salman and his son have cut off the head of the princely system, but its body remains entrenched in key governmental agencies, ...
Jeremy Corbyn's silence on Syria is hypocritical
Comment: Jeremy Corbyn believes one cannot be selective on human rights issues - which makes his position on Syria all the more troubling, ...
Libyan town blames teen suicides on 'satanic internet game'
A series of suicides among teenagers and children in the city of Beyda in Libya has been blamed on Charlie Charlie, an internet ...
The UAE has it in for the Muslim Brotherhood
The long read: UAE foreign policy has been actively fighting political Islam in all its forms, pitting the Emirates directly against Qatar and ...
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