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Book Club: Jim Wolfreys illuminates both the uniqueness of France's anti-Muslim backlash and its broader implications for the West.
Comment: In this three-part series, Dr Azmi Bishara takes a deep dive look at how citizens and states have responded to an unprecedented coronavirus pandemic that is reshaping our world.
Coronavirus contemplations: Part II
Comment: In this three-part series, Dr Azmi Bishara takes a deep dive look at how citizens and states have responded to an unprecedented coronavirus pandemic that is reshaping our world.
Coronavirus contemplations: Part I
Comment: In this three-part series, Dr Azmi Bishara takes a deep dive look at how citizens and states have responded to an unprecedented ...
Egypt seeks aid package from IMF amid coronavirus downturn
Egypt is negotiating a loan from the IMF in order to counter the severe impact of the virus pandemic on the economy, in particular the tourism ...
In Lebanon's Covid-19, aid the vulnerable, including LGBT people
Comment: LGBT people in Lebanon already faced structural marginalisation. With many of their support networks unavailable under lockdown, they're more vulnerable than ever, writes Rasha Younes.
Gentrification and grassroots resistance in Amman's oldest district
Residents, shop owners and activists are organising themselves to prevent multinational corporations from taking over one of the oldest ...
Lebanon needs more than social distancing to beat coronavirus
Comment: A track record of 'deliberate inaction' when it comes to policymaking has left Lebanon completely ill-equipped to tackle the ...
'Better than Switzerland': Why Lebanon's coronavirus response is working
Lebanon has struggled to manage its political and economic woes, however its efforts to stem the coronavirus pandemic appear to be yielding ...
Comment: With no safety net, and privatised, corrupt interests running basic services, Lebanon is woefully under-prepared to respond to ...
Lebanon can save its economy, without the IMF's help
In-depth: Most experts agree that resorting once again to the IMF is a non-starter, as it would only prolong the same vicious cycle of austerity ...
Inside Israel's battle for influence in Latin America
In-depth: A rise in right-wing populism and the growing influence of evangelical Christians have galvanised Israel's influence across Latin ...
Arab revolutions through the lens of history
Comment: Arabs are on the streets once again. Alain Gresh and Jean-Pierre Sereni ask what is blocking their aspirations, and what history can ...
Comment: The Global South is witnessing an unprecedented wave of protest movements, and a new kind of global solidarity, writes Malia Bouattia.
Chile and Israel: a murderous match?
Comment: The Chilean government is using Israeli military hardware and expertise to help execute a brutal repression, and not for the first ...
Why is refugee-friendly Turkey turning its back on Syrians?
Turkey threatens to split apart families with the decision to force unregistered Syrian refugees out of Istanbul. Why have tensions with Syrians risen so high?
Palestine solidarity activists must defend the two-state solution
Comment: Advocating a one-state or two-state solution is not solely about the technicalities of the end-game, writes Imogen Lambert.
On a family holiday to Egypt, my dad disappeared
Comment: After being arbitrarily detained for 405 days, Hazem is home in Australia. But he is just one of many unjustly locked up by Sisi's ...
No, the yellow vests movement isn't Europe's Arab Spring
Comment: The violence and extreme politics associated with the yellow vests is far removed from the Arab Spring's push for egalitarianism, ...
Counting the cost of neoliberalism in the Arab world
Comment: From rentier states, to crippling IMF loans, it's time to take stock of how neoliberal 'reforms' have impacted the Arab world, writes ...
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 ...
Token brown faces are not what Muslim women want
Comment: There is a patronising, racist assumption that Muslim women should be grateful for token Muslims in high places, regardless of what ...
Gulf crisis: The latest offensive of a reactionary coalition
Comment: Since the beginning of Qatar's increasing regional activism, reactionary powers have been keen to get rid of such a 'disruptive ...
Fire in Babylon: Ignoring flames at our peril
Undermining public safety in the name of cutting costs ties London to Baghdad and beyond, writes Hadani Ditmars.
Comment: And it is precisely these times that have made this referendum necessary, writes Sam Hamad.
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