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America’s allies in the Middle East create as many problems as they solve

Mar 8, 2015

In a recent two-part post, Martin Indyk argued that the United States has only two highly imperfect options for dealing(...)

Mar 8, 2015

Hayv Kahraman was in her fourth grade history class in Baghdad when the question was asked: Is Iraq a democracy(...)

Mar 8, 2015

Official sources in Iraq reported today the destruction by Islamic State forces of the United Nations World Heritage property of(...)

Mar 8, 2015

The Daily Star has put together a list of some of the best spots around Beirut to enjoy brunch.Source: www.dailystar.com.lb

Mar 8, 2015

She has just finished her first book – Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution, which(...)

Mar 7, 2015

Aside from the renowned linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky, Norman Finkelstein is perhaps the best known, and most provocative, American(...)

Mar 7, 2015

The flashy Gulf city with a skyline that looks like something out of a science fiction movie is embracing its(...)

Mar 7, 2015

The 1942 film starring Humphrey Bogart immortalized Casablanca in gauzy splendor, but the winds of economic change stalk its dusty(...)

Mar 7, 2015

Over the past 16 years, Queen Rania of Jordan has become a champion of women's rights, a vocal proponent of(...)

Mar 7, 2015

While some great pre-Revolution funky Persian pop music from Iran has been reissued in the past decade, there’s little known about(...)

Mar 7, 2015

This International Women’s Day, Arab leaders across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA), along with their partners in the(...)

Mar 7, 2015

Rashid al-Din Fadl Allah was a famous Persian historian of the Ilkhanid* period. Born around1247 to a Jewish apothecary from(...)