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To end Lebanon military dualism Hezbollah needs reform not force
Hezbollah
Perspectives

Disarming Hezbollah needs reform to end Lebanon military dualism

Despite US pressure, Hezbollah is unlikely to yield to coercion. To achieve state monopoly on arms, Lebanon must abandon quick-fix wishes, says Sami Halabi.

Sami Halabi

Sami Halabi

13 May, 2025
Engulfed in paranoia Israel sets stage for Gaza 'final solution'
Gaza War
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Engulfed by paranoia Israel sets stage for Gaza 'final solution'

Setting the wildfires aside, Israel and its society must confront the crimes, both ecological and engineered, it is committing in Gaza, writes Alex Foley.

Alex Foley

Alex Foley

09 May, 2025
Lebanon/US
US-Lebanon
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42 years after Beirut Marines bombing, the US learned nothing

From enabling Israel's war machine, to supporting sectarian militias, the US has not played the role of peace broker in Lebanon, writes Jeffrey G. Karam.

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Jeffrey G. Karam

07 May, 2025
Jordan brotherhood
Jordan
Perspectives

Why Jordan has banned the Muslim Brotherhood

The shock decision by the Jordanian kingdom to ban the Muslim Brotherhood is due to hostilities that have been building for years, writes Osama Abu Arshid.

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Osama Abu Arshid

02 May, 2025
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Syrian former Foreign Minister Farouk al-Sharaa addressing the media during a press conference in Helsinki, 21 May 2002 [Jaakko Avikainen/Lehtikuva/AFP via Getty]
Farouk al-Sharaa testifies
Narrated

Farouk al-Sharaa testifies: Rafic Hariri was a friend

For decades, Farouk al-Sharaa was among Syria's most important political figures. His newly published memoirs reflect on a turbulent era in Syria's history.

Farouk al-Sharaa

Farouk al-Sharaa

08 May, 2025
Bader Khan Suri
Badar Khan Suri
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I’m Badar Khan Suri’s wife. ICE took him from us on bogus charge

Georgetown scholar Badar Khan Suri was detained by masked ICE agents a month ago for committing no crime. His wife Maphaz Ahmad Yousef calls for his release.

Mapheze Ahmad Yousef

Maphaz Ahmad Yousef

07 May, 2025
Sudan
Sudan
Narrated

We need to talk about Sudan

The lack of debate surrounding the war in Sudan suggests that there is little global interest in the atrocities being committed, writes Yassmin Abdel-Magied.

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Yassmin Abdel-Magied

11 April, 2025
How do you console a Gazan who lost 30 family members overnight?
Gaza genocide
Narrated

How do you console a Gazan who lost 30 family members overnight?

To rekindle the Arab psyche into action, we must have the language to empathise with and empower Palestinians during moments of grief, says Salma El Zamal.

Salma El Zamal

Salma El Zamal

26 March, 2025
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Cinema of Empire: Warfare (2025) and How Art and Culture are Intrinsic to the Architecture of US Imperialism
Iraq War
Unfiltered

In Hollywood's Warfare, the only good Iraqi is IED cannon-fodder

No Hollywood moral gloss can hide the fact that the illegal invasion of Iraq was led by war crimes on the ground and propaganda on screens, says Rida Jawad.

Rida Jawad

Rida Jawad

13 May, 2025
If AI Can't Speak Arabic or Farsi, It Can’t Imagine Our Future
Artificial Intelligence
Unfiltered

How safe is our future if AI won't flag hate in Arabic or Farsi?

The failure of AI to understand Arabic and Persian leaves the door open to a future steeped in hate speech, disinformation and erasure, says Ameneh Deshiri.

Ameneh Dehshiri

Ameneh Dehshiri

06 May, 2025
The Gaza genocide is making Pakistan boycott cricket. Here's why
BDS movement
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The Gaza genocide is making Pakistan boycott cricket. Here's why

Frustrated by state inaction over the Gaza genocide, many Pakistanis are boycotting cricket in protest against sponsors linked to Israel, says Afroze Zaidi.

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Afroze Fatima Zaidi

02 May, 2025
Turkey protests
Turkey protests 2025
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To restore democracy, Turkey's protest movement must up the ante

Turkey's pro-democracy protest movement is fighting an uphill battle against popular exhaustion & a state that won't hesitate to use violence, warns Orhan Kaya.

Orhan Kaya

Orhan Kaya

01 May, 2025
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