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Etel Adnan: An International Citizen with Multiple Identities
Faces

Etel Adnan: An International Citizen with Multiple Identities

2 days ago
The Egyptian Hands in the Ethiopian Crisis
International Affairs

The Egyptian Hands in the Ethiopian Crisis

2 days ago
Omar Souleyman: Questions of Art and Politics
Faces

Omar Souleyman: Questions of Art and Politics

3 days ago
The Palestinian Political Arena: Between the Factions and Independent Figures
Opinion

The Palestinian Political Arena: Between the Factions and Independent Figures

5 days ago
Riad Salameh: The Banker Surrounded by his Crimes
Faces

Riad Salameh: The Banker Surrounded by his Crimes

1 week ago
Opinion
Israel: Apartheid and Persecution in Two Reports
November 19, 2021

Israel: Apartheid and Persecution in Two Reports

The HRW-report considers Israel committing two crimes against humanity.

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The Balfour Declaration: A Scrap of Paper that Changed History

On 2 November 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour wrote a letter to Walter Rothschild expressing the government’s support for a Jewish homeland in Palestine.

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Muammar Gaddafi (1942 – 2011)

Muammar Gaddafi did not come from an elite background. He was apparently born in 1942 in a tent in the desert near Sirte, as a member of the Qadhadhfa tribe.

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10 years ago: Tunisia's Marzouki government was elected

The elections held on 23 October 2011 resulted in the establishment of coalition government.

Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
The Israeli Exception is a Colonial and Racist State

The Israeli Exception is a Colonial and Racist State

Notes on the Palestinian Critical Disputes

Notes on the Palestinian Critical Disputes

The Palestinian political criticism is still below the required standard.

On the Necessity of Renewing the Palestinian National Project

On the Necessity of Renewing the Palestinian National Project

All horizons have been blocked by the Oslo Accords and the deadlock of the Palestinian …

Palestinians in Iraq: From Asylum to Homelessness

Palestinians in Iraq: From Asylum to Homelessness

Do We Need a Palestinian Gandhi or Mandela?

Do We Need a Palestinian Gandhi or Mandela?

“Where is the Palestinian Mandela or Gandhi?” is an elusive question.

What Does Israel Mean as a Nation-State for the Jews?

What Does Israel Mean as a Nation-State for the Jews?

Israel is confused between being a democratic or Jewish state.

Culture
UAE at Expo 2020 and DDW: Ecology before Economy

UAE at Expo 2020 and DDW: Ecology …

At Dubai Design Week (DDW) in November 2021, sustainable designs, zero-waste architecture and recycled materials were heavily featured at the annual fair, which gathers projects from across the globe to showcase their latest creations.

Sabah Fakhri: The Second Citadel of Aleppo and Arab Singing

Sabah Fakhri: The Second Citadel of Aleppo and Arab Singing

Al-Fayturi: A Universal Poet with an Arab and African Heart

Al-Fayturi: A Universal Poet with an Arab and African Heart
Society
The Amazigh MAK: a Terrorist Organization or an Independence Movement?

The Amazigh MAK: a Terrorist Organization or an Independence Movement?

The Algerian government began comprehensive confrontation measures against the MAK this year.

The Dilemmas of Arab Democracy According to Georges Tarabichi

The Dilemmas of Arab Democracy According to Georges Tarabichi

The Iraqi Elections: A Zero-Sum Catastrophe

The Iraqi Elections: A Zero-Sum Catastrophe
Religion
Judaism

Judaism

Conservative and Reform Judaism are more liberal. Conservative Judaism follows a traditional interpretation of the religion. There are also secular Jews who do not follow …

Umrah: Muslims’ Most Cherished Sunnah

Umrah: Muslims’ Most Cherished Sunnah

Religions of Middle East & North Africa Knowledge Quiz

Religions of Middle East & North Africa Knowledge Quiz
Faces
Muammar Qaddafi (1942 – 2011)

Muammar Qaddafi (1942 – 2011)

Muammar Gaddafi did not come from an elite background. He was apparently born in 1942 in a tent in the desert near Sirte, as a member of the Qadhadhfa tribe.

King Salman: A Smooth Succession Followed by A New Wind (2015-Present)

King Salman: A Smooth Succession Followed by A New Wind (2015-Present)

Faces of Jordan

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Disputed Borders in the Middle East and North Africa Knowledge Quiz

Disputed Borders in the Middle East and North Africa Knowledge Quiz

What is your level of knowledge on disputed borders in the Middle East and North Africa? Take Fanack's challenging knowledge quiz test to find out and have fun!

Nuclear Energy in the Middle East & North Africa Knowledge Quiz

Nuclear Energy in the Middle East & North Africa Knowledge Quiz

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Knowledge Quiz

Israeli-Palestinian Conflict Knowledge Quiz
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10 years later: Did the Arab Spring fail?

10 years later: Did the Arab Spring …

The uprisings of ten years ago, and the 'sequel' to it in 2018 and 2019 in countries such as Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan, Algeria and Morocco, definitely had meaning and it would be simplistic to state that the Arab Spring has 'failed'. Thus, while aspiring …

Enkidu for Music Dies and Does not Rise

Enkidu for Music Dies and Does not Rise

Erdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy

Erdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy

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Qatar’s Energy

Qatar’s Energy

Qatar’s crude oil and lease condensate production ranks 17th in the world, with most of the country’s production exported. Unlike some other OPEC countries, Qatar did not raise its official …

Can Trump Tweet Iran out of the Oil Market?

Can Trump Tweet Iran out of the Oil Market?

Iran Braces for New US Sanctions But May Weather the Storm with EU Support

Iran Braces for New US Sanctions But May …

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