Turkey Releases Syrian Journalist Rami Jarrah
Rami Jarrah has been released! Syrian journalist Rami Jarrah was arrested by Turkish authorities on Tuesday last week. We don’t know why he was arrested – we only know he…
EU’s Standing Against Israeli Policy of Occupation
In January 2016, the European Union unanimously adopted a tough resolution criticising Israeli settlement activity in the occupied Palestinian territories. The resolution came out despite fierce efforts by Israel to persuade…
Israel: Then and Now Photos of Jerusalem
The idea to create then and now photos emerged when I heard that New York Public Library has added many old photo scans to the public domain. Probably most photos…
Syrian Network for Civil Action Is Underway
On 11 February 2016, the embarkation of “The Syrian Network for Civil Action (SNCA) was announced in the Turkish city of Gaziantep. The SNCA includes 15 Syrian NGOs in addition…
This Is How Iranian Women Dressed in the 1970s
Iran before the Islamic Revolution of 1979 was quite a different country from the one we see today. It was secular, Western-oriented and allowed a certain amount of cultural freedom.…
Values Disintegrate Civil Society Coalition in Syria
On Friday, 5 February 2016, a group of Syrian civil society organisations issued a statement; MPC Journal got a copy of it, announcing their withdrawal from the Syrian Civil Coalition…
European Grand Strategy for War Against ISIS Needed
Europe, cultural identity under attack, must regroup and form grand strategy to battle extremism at home and abroad. Europe’s cultural identity is under attack. At stake are values forged over…
Battle of Hegemony Saudi Arabia Cannot Win
Western government officials, former intelligence officers and pundits have long predicted the fall of the House of Saud. I am one of those. “This cannot last,” was my conclusion after…
Art on Behalf of Humanity and Beyond
An Afghani woman performed a heartbreaking song on “Afghan Star” in Kabul last week. “Afghan Star” is a young music show in Afghanistan, similar to the television pop music talent…
Young Libyans Are to Build Their Country
Two years after the fall of Colonel Gaddafi, twenty three of Libya’s finest science and technology graduates spent a year at Cambridge University in England. The plan was that these…