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Comment: For the leader of a supposedly free and secular republic, Macron's attempt to preside over the lives of French Muslims is an affront to our community, writes Yasser Louati.
Middle East scholar Kylie Moore-Gilbert said she was 'totally blown away' by efforts from friends and family to secure her release.
For wounded Syrian photographer, Paris protest reawakens Aleppo trauma
Ameer al-Halbi, a freelance photographer who has covered the Syrian civil war from his home city of Aleppo, needed treatment for face wounds that caused heavy bleeding.
Activists, academics express concerns over IHRA definition of anti-Semitism
Palestinian and other Arab academics, artists and activists said the current IHRA definition of anti-Semitism conflates Judaism with Zionism.
The soundtrack of the Arab uprisings in 10 songs
Few of the pro-democracy protesters who took the Middle East by storm in 2011 had a flag to raise or leader to follow. But all had a song to ...
Award-winning Syrian photojournalist 'wounded by police' during Paris protest
Ameer Alhalbi was covering the weekend demonstrations opposing police violence and the French government's new law restricting sharing images of officers.
Turkey blocks Jay Z's Tidal streaming service
Tidal failed to comply with new internet regulations, the Turkish government said.
Hamilton addresses F1's 'massive problem' with human rights
Bahrain is accused of exploiting F1 to "sportswash" its human rights abuses.
European Parliament calls for Algerian journalist Drareni’s immediate release
The European Parliament has passed an urgent resolution calling for the release of jailed journalist Khaled Drarerni, citing the 'deterioration ...
Separatism: Bringing Islam and France's Muslims to heel
Comment: In France, lawmakers are dreaming of giving carte blanche to the intelligence police, allowing them to say who is 'too Muslim' to be ...
Refugees in Britain: Covid-19 and the loneliness epidemic
Public discourse on refugees often centres solely on their material needs. However, the Covid-19 crisis shows that the deep desire for community ...
Sisi intensifies human rights crackdown as Biden era nears
In-depth: As the countdown to the end of a friendly Trump administration begins, Sisi's crackdown on human rights defenders is testing the ...
Australian academic freed in Iran hails 'traumatic ordeal' end
An Australian-British academic freed by Iran said her release ended a "long and traumatic ordeal".
Algeria slashes activist's jail term for 'offending Islam'
An Algerian court has cut the sentence of a Hirak activist who was found guilty of “offending Islam” from ten years in jail to one year.
Pompeo’s attack on BDS is assault on free speech
Comment: The only remedy to Pompeo’s assault on the rights of American supporters of Palestinians is to fully open the debate, writes Mitchell ...
French MPs approve contentious security law amid Islamophobia concerns
As MPs approved France's new security bill, the country remains engulfed in protest.
Syria Insight: What to expect under the Biden administration
After Joe Biden's election win, Syrians are waiting for signs that he will take a more considered approach towards the country's civil war.
US senators urge Egypt to release detained Coptic activist
Senators Thom Tills and Chris Coons have called on Egypt to release Ramy Kamel or give him a free and fair trial.
Arab authors call for boycott of Emirati book prize
Some of the Arab world's most well-known authors have demanded the International Prize for Arabic Fiction cut ties with the UAE.
What Biden owes the Palestinians
Comment: A permanent settlement of the Israel-Palestine conflict is not yet a lost cause, but it will require courageous and resolute US ...
The women who served as a deadly Taliban duo
Muzghan and her aunt Nasreen walked free from jail in September after confessing to being members of the Taliban's ultra-violent Haqqani network.
Pompeo's strange farewell tour, full of symbolism and silence
The trip opened with 54 hours in Paris in which he appeared for a total of one minute in public.
G20: World leaders will attend, but Riyadh shouldn't rejoice
Comment: Despite calls for boycotting the G20 summit hosted by Saudi Arabia this year, the world will send representatives. But this is not a ...
CAIR slams President Macron’s ultimatum to French Muslim leaders
CAIR accused President Macron of turning 'Liberté, égalité, fraternité' into 'repression, inequality and division'.
The firebrand leader of Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan, a hardline Pakistani Islamist party, has died.
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