At the dawn of Islam, religion was a victory for truth and a strong voice in the face of injustice and tyranny, while in later eras it turned into a tool for taming peoples, teaching them how to kneel before tyrannical rulers and kiss their “honorable” hands. With the beginning…
The failure of the Arab nationalism project in the 1960s and 1970s not only left its mark in the past, but also continued to haunt Arab societies until today. The nationalist movement, which promised to liberate the Arab land and identity, ended with wasted strategic opportunities and horrific losses: the…
The failure of the Arab nationalism project in the 1960s and 1970s not only left its mark in the past, but also continued to haunt Arab societies until today. The nationalist movement, which promised to liberate the Arab land and identity, ended with wasted strategic opportunities and horrific losses: the…
D. Protest in Morocco is no longer an exceptional phenomenon, but rather has turned into a familiar social practice that expresses the internal dynamism of a living and interactive society, especially with the public authorities allowing demonstrations, and opening up a space for freedom and expression. We can…
D. Protest in Morocco is no longer an exceptional phenomenon, but rather has turned into a familiar social practice that expresses the internal dynamism of a living and interactive society, especially with the public authorities allowing demonstrations, and opening up a space for freedom and expression. We can…
In the title of his article in the French press, Kamal Daoud described the French language as immortal in Algeria, not only because it is a language, but because it is a collective imagination that inhabits Algerian society. Perhaps French will remain in Algeria. But not as a bridge of…
It is enough to follow Iraqi satellite channels to understand the extent of the fragmentation that the country is experiencing. The media, which is supposed to be a public platform that expresses the concerns of all citizens, has turned into a mosaic of partisan and sectarian platforms. Each channel broadcasts…
Iran was never far from the vortex of international resolutions, but the moment of the fall of 2025 represented the peak of tension. At a time when Tehran believed that Security Council Resolution 2231 had protected it from past sanctions, the fall of this resolution brought it back to square…
Donald Trump’s visits to Tel Aviv and Sharm El-Sheikh do not appear to be two separate events, but rather two chapters of one theater that reproduces the old American narrative in a new guise. In Tel Aviv in front of the Knesset, where Trump delivered a full-fledged ideological speech biased…
The ceasefire in Gaza came after nearly two years of intense bombing and genocide, as a humanitarian step aimed at facilitating the entry of food and medical aid to besieged civilians, and containing the worsening humanitarian catastrophe that has afflicted more than two million Palestinians living under siege and famine….