Opinion

Palestine’s Pen against Israel’s Swords of Injustice

Palestine’s Pen against Israel’s Swords of Injustice

Novelist Mai Al-Nakib opines that despite the bombs and the bullets, Arab voices and cultural narratives are on...

NOVEMBER 6, 2023 • By Mai Al-Nakib
October 7 and the First Days of the War

October 7 and the First Days of the War

Post Oct. 7, Robin Yassin-Kassab assesses the West’s falsehoods and the challenges facing the Palestinians, the Israelis and...

OCTOBER 23, 2023 • By Robin Yassin-Kassab
It Is Time to Reclaim Public Intellectuals

It Is Time to Reclaim Public Intellectuals

  Deborah Lindsey Williams   Writing in the early part of the 19th century, Alexis de Tocqueville observed...

OCTOBER 1, 2023 • By Deborah Williams
The End of Arabic and the Dumbing Down of America

The End of Arabic and the Dumbing Down of America

What happens when public universities begin shutting down entire area studies departments, and learning foreign languages becomes a...

AUGUST 28, 2023 • By Jordan Elgrably
The Middle East is Once Again West Asia

The Middle East is Once Again West Asia

Ambassador Chas Freeman on the dynamism of West Asia and the west's failing geopolitical grip on "the greater...

AUGUST 14, 2023 • By Chas Freeman, Jr.
The End of the Palestinian State? Jenin Is Only the Beginning

The End of the Palestinian State? Jenin Is Only the Beginning

Yousef M. Aljamal surmises renewed attacks on Jenin signal Israel's intention to end Palestinian hopes for statehood.

JULY 10, 2023 • By Yousef M. Aljamal
From Pawns to Global Powers: Middle East Nations Strike Back

From Pawns to Global Powers: Middle East Nations Strike Back

Former ambassador Chas Freeman, Jr. argues that we have entered a new era in which players are shifting...

MAY 29, 2023 • By Chas Freeman, Jr.
Tunisia’s Crisis Amidst Denial of Anti-Black Racism in the Maghreb

Tunisia’s Crisis Amidst Denial of Anti-Black Racism in the Maghreb

Our woman in Tunis, Sarah Ben Hamadi, is alarmed at the surging anti-African racism plaguing Tunisia, endemic to...

MAY 8, 2023 • By Sarah Ben Hamadi
Nurredin Amro’s Epic Battle to Save His Home From Demolition

Nurredin Amro’s Epic Battle to Save His Home From Demolition

For eight years, a blind Palestinian school principal has resisted persistent Israeli efforts to drive his family out...

APRIL 24, 2023 • By Nora Lester Murad
Remembering the Armenian Genocide From Lebanon

Remembering the Armenian Genocide From Lebanon

Mireille Rebeiz remembers her Tante Rose and the lore of Armenian culture-history in Lebanon, where forgetting is endemic.

APRIL 17, 2023 • By Mireille Rebeiz
Historic Game on the Horizon: US Faces Iran Once More

Historic Game on the Horizon: US Faces Iran Once More

Mireille Rebeiz objects to geopolitical hypocrisy when it comes to migrants and workers' rights, and supports the upcoming...

NOVEMBER 28, 2022 • By Mireille Rebeiz
Should the United States End Life Imprisonment Without Parole?

Should the United States End Life Imprisonment Without Parole?

Human rights activist Stephen Rohde argues that even in the most heinous of cases, life with the possibility...

NOVEMBER 7, 2022 • By Stephen Rohde
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