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Go topSOURCE: NEWSWEEK BY: SEYED HUSSEIN MOUSAVIAN With the stated aim of containing “Iran’s malign behavior” and bringing “stability to the region,” the Trump administration has proposed a collective security pact tentatively known as “the Middle East Strategic Alliance” (MESA). The MESA would bring about the six countries from the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) along with … Continued
By: Bishara A. Bhbah/Arab America Featured Columnist Unlike any other previous elections for the US Congress, the upcoming 2018 mid-term elections fields a record number of Arabs, Muslims, and candidates who identify as Jewish. In our definition of Arab, we include both Christian and Muslim Arabs. In our definition of Muslim, we include only Arabs … Continued
By: Amy Hensler/Arab America Contributing Writer It is commonly believed that throughout the history of the Arab world, women have experienced discrimination. The media and various Western attempts at “civilizing” the Arab world have created the idea that Arab women need saving. However, this view is orientalist in nature, and it ignores the work and … Continued
By: Alena Khan/Arab America Contributing Writer Recently there has been a lot of attention on the University of Michigan as their decision to discipline a professor for his actions has raised many questions and concerns for the institution as a whole. John Lippold, a professor at the University of Michigan (UM) had recently refused to … Continued
SOURCE: WAR IS BORING BY: JUAN COLE It’s hard today even to imagine that, in the late 1980s, the right-wing Christian Voice Magazine published a “candidate’s biblical scoreboard,” urging its readers to rate their politicians by how “biblically” they cast their ballots in Congress. One key measure of this — did that legislator support the … Continued
The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi drives home the consequences of the Trump administration’s refusal to champion democratic values around the globe. SOURCE: THE ATLANTIC BY: BEN RHODES The disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi has shocked many in the United States, but it should not come as a surprise. Indeed, it is a logical outgrowth of the … Continued
Juan Cole is the Richard P. Mitchell Collegiate Professor of History at the University of Michigan and the proprietor of the Informed Comment news site. His most recent book is Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires. My colleague John Cheney-Lippold in the American Culture Department of the University of Michigan has been disciplined by the … Continued
SOURCE: THE NEW YORK TIMES BY: CATIE EDMONDSON WASHINGTON — One Democratic House candidate has pledged that she will vote against bills that include aid to Israel, denouncing what she saw as the “injustice” of Israel’s treatment of the Palestinians. Another wrote that “Israel has hypnotized the world” with its “evil doings.” Still another helped … Continued
By: Kareem Rosshandler/Arab America Contributing Writer In Brazil, elections are underway between two presidential candidates with very different visions for the regional powerhouse and fifth largest country in the world. On October 28, Brazilians will head to the polls to vote in a run-off between Jair Bolsonaro of the national-conservative Social Liberal Party and Fernando … Continued
By: John Mason/ Arab America Contributing Writer Alawites are a Shia sect of Islam who revere the Prophet Mohammed’s cousin and son-in-law, Ali. They live predominantly in Syria, where they make up about 12% or 2+ million of the population, but there are also minority communities in Lebanon and Turkey. Alawites are Arabs and … Continued
SOURCE: THE DAILY STAR BEIRUT: Caretaker Foreign Minister Gebran Bassil was scheduled to leave on a regional tour Sunday to distribute invitations to the 2019 Arab Economic and Social Development summit, the Central News Agency reported over the weekend.Bassil, the CNA reported Saturday, will head to Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Jordan, Egypt and Bahrain on behalf … Continued
SOURCE: NATIONAL REVIEW BY: MATTHEW RJ BRODSKY AND BASSAM BARABANDI It combines diplomacy, messaging, and a forward-leaning military posture. As the civil-war aspect of the Syrian conflict winds down, the great power struggle among states is intensifying. It appears the Trump team has discovered that its ability to help solve the former will determine how … Continued
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