Middle East

Feb. 19, 2023 – A Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) (MSF) humanitarian convoy of 14 trucks (see photo) entered northwestern Syria today from Turkiye through the Hammam border crossing. This first convoy is carrying 1,296 tents for families (of…

Among my Israeli friends there used to be many liberal Zionists. They sought social justice, supported peace initiatives with the Palestinians, and otherwise believed in Israel’s progressive roots. Indeed, in its pioneer years, Zionism, while engaged in colonization of Palestine,…

The suffering that has befallen them is unbearable. Yet, in the rubble, next to the corpses that are still buried under the ruins, with nothing to eat or drink, the victims of the earthquake in Syria will have to endure…

The Middle East region has been faced with unprecedented earthquakes that hit Turkey and Syria and could be felt in other parts of the region. Two shocking earthquakes hit the South of Turkey, affected Aleppo in Syria, and were followed…

B’tselem published a video on the case of Raed Na’saan, 21, who was killed by Israeli soldiers as he fled the scene of unequal clashes, stones against bullets. https://t.co/HsOiJSHhOf pic.twitter.com/nN7LQjl1PP — B'Tselem בצלם بتسيلم (@btselem) January 17, 2023 The facts…

In most Muslim-majority countries, there are severe restrictions on religious dissent. In such cases, the problem is associated with the alliance between religious and political authorities. I argue that the alliance between Islamic scholars (the ulema) and state authorities was…

The U.S. initiates Iran’s expulsion from the UN women’s commission. By Evelyn Leopold The Islamic Republic of Iran was the first UN member ever to be expelled from the prestigious Commission on the Status of Women (CSW), tasked with protecting…

The pomp and ceremony of the recent visit by Chinese President Xi Jinping to Saudi Arabia has drawn comparison with the banality and frigid atmosphere surrounding the U.S. President Joe Biden’s trip to the kingdom in July. However, the main…

The ongoing unrest in Iran since mid-September following the death of a Kurdish woman in police custody shows no signs of abating as of now. The unrest has drawn support from all social strata and assumed anti-government overtones. The efficacy…

The Qatar World Cup has entered its third week. Yet, the demands to boycott this event have never ceased. Several campaigns started against Qatar because of its strict rules and its violations of migrants’ rights. It is the first time…