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…
University Lecturer in Germany Supports ISIS
A “former” lecturer at the Technical University Darmstadt (In German: Technische Universität Darmstadt) explicitly declared in a video on the Internet, also translated by The Middle East Media Research Institute,…
Rivalry Between Saudi Arabia and Iran Is Not About the Victim but the Aggressor
Tensions between Saudi Arabia and Iran have been increasing recently. Although the narrative developed to describe the execution of a Saudi Shiite cleric, Nimr Al-Nimr, as a sectarian dimension of…
‘Danish Girl’ Is Banned in Five More Arab Countries
Qatar isn’t the only Middle Eastern country to ban the Academy Award-nominated film “The Danish Girl.” Five Arab countries followed suit this week by banning the movie from their cinemas. The critically acclaimed…
Cultural Bridge Has Not Been Destroyed in Afghanistan
By following Persian news outlets concerning Taliban’s recent suicide attack against the secular TOLO TV station in Kabul on 20 January 2016, in which at least seven people died and…
Syria – Preparing the End Game
On January 11, 2016 you could scour the Internet to your heart’s content, but nowhere would you find a single reference to the start of ceasefire talks between the regime…
Saudi Political Intolerance
Beheadings in public, including a prominent Saudi Shiite cleric, prompted reactions not only inside Saudi Arabia but also in Iran, Iraq and most recently in Bahrain. Saudi Arabia’s death wedding…
Egyptians’ High Spirits
Egyptians challenge dusty weather with a smile and a cup of tea. Although the video dates back to February 2015, it tells us much about Egyptians’ high spirits. The video…