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Afghanistan: the Lost Peace

desertexile wrote 1 week ago: President Obama has been deliberating over the last few months whether or not he should increase the … more →

Tags: Middle Eastern History, democracy, Tribalism, War, Afghanistan, War-on-terror, Taliban, counter-terrorism, Terrorism

الهوية الكويتية في مهب الريح

nuksusa wrote 3 months ago: باسم اللوغاني - صورة الكتاب غير متوفرة اسم الكتاب : الهوية الكويتية في مهب الريح تأليف: باسم عيسى عب … more →

Irreversible Decline of the Arab (and Muslim) World8 comments

Jason wrote 3 months ago: by Jason An awesome and very compelling essay was published in the Wall Street Journal by Fouad Ajam … more →

Tags: Foreign Affairs, middle east, Muslim Culture, Arab Culture, Arab Politics, Muslim World, Fouad Ajami, Muslim economies

Middle Eastern Schizophrenia: A look into inconsistencies and failure9 comments

Jason wrote 4 months ago: by Jason Are you sure the U.S. and Israel really caused this? If there were such a thing as a person … more →

Tags: essays, Foreign Affairs, History, Afghanistan, Arab Politics, arab-israeli relations, Arab-U.S. relations, Ayatollah Khomeini, Imperialism

Who's Your Daddy? Tribalism revisited.

desertexile wrote 4 months ago: This blog isn’t only about life and society, but also about conflict. Let’s revisit Umm … more →

Tags: Middle Eastern History, Oman, Jordan, Israel, Palestine, Lebanon, democracy, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Tribalism

Iranian Nuclear Debate

Creighton wrote 4 months ago: The exchanges between Iran and the US have been tense, to say the least. The roots of which beginnin … more →

Tags: Foreign Policy, middle east, Nuclear Weapons, Iran, Nuclear Weapons and Iran, Middle Eastern Foreign Policy, US-Iran policy

Let's eat goat meat.3 comments

desertexile wrote 5 months ago: Bedouin tribesmen, cultural ancestors of all Arabs, have led a simple life since the beginning of ti … more →

Tags: democracy, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle Eastern History, Oman, Palestine, arabia, bedouin

Screening the world

al-shahin wrote 9 months ago: Although the internet plays a larger role every year, most people in the Middle East still rely on t … more →

Tags: media

Spoilt for choice

al-shahin wrote 9 months ago: The chap with the many faces and the many hands represents the Middle East. Accurate! (Asharq al-Aws … more →

Tags: USA

How Gaza was won (an illustrated fairy tale)1 comment

al-shahin wrote 10 months ago: It has been well over two weeks since the war in Gaza ended. Since then not only did Hamas simply co … more →

Tags: Europe, Racist / Antisemite, Israel and Neighbors, IDF

Roughed up

al-shahin wrote 10 months ago: Remember the last cartoon yesterday? The pigeon of peace, which represents Mitchell, was about to fa … more →

Tags: USA, Israel and Neighbors

Welcome, Mr President1 comment

al-shahin wrote 10 months ago: It has been almost two weeks since the inauguration of Barack Hussein Obama. Enough time for caricat … more →

Tags: USA, Israel and Neighbors

Caricatures about the Gaza war

al-shahin wrote 10 months ago: Also popular among Arab caricaturists: putting Israel on the same level as Nazi-Germany as well as p … more →

Tags: Racist / Antisemite, Israel and Neighbors, IDF

Fundamentally Freund: Rebuild Gush Katif

emmalazarus wrote 10 months ago: Last week, shortly after Israeli ground forces entered Gaza, there was a brief news item on the radi … more →

Tags: Gush Katif, Israel, Israeli Politics, middle east, Disengagement, Gaza, War in Gaza, Arab-Israeli Conflict, missile attacks

Israeli costs of Gaza operation mount

emmalazarus wrote 10 months ago: Conservative estimates put the cost of Gaza invasion at $3 bn so far. As IAF reduces its scope op op … more →

Tags: Gush Katif, Israel, Israeli Politics, middle east, Disengagement, Gaza, War in Gaza, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Expulsion from Gush Katif

Life-protecting Sewers for Gush Katif Expellees 1 comment

emmalazarus wrote 11 months ago: By Sara Layah Shomron Our family lives at the Nitzan caravilla site, halfway between Ashkelon and As … more →

Tags: Gush Katif, Israel, Israeli Politics, middle east, Expulsion, Arab-Israeli Conflict, Expulsion from Gush Katif, israeli government, rockets

So I seriously want to shake some people....

sayidasiyasa wrote 12 months ago: and they’re called theorists. That’s right, I would just love to grab a few by the colla … more →

Tags: causal mechanisms, Funny Names, IR Theory, Social Constructivism

Muslim Girl Magazine // Current2 comments

Fashion INTEL wrote 1 year ago: more about “Muslim Girl Magazine // Current“, posted with vodpod Current TV is always on … more →

Tags: Fashion, Magazines, Muslim girls, Muslim Girl Magazine, The veil, Islam

It's All About the Process...Causal Mechanisms Anyone?

sayidasiyasa wrote 1 year ago: After presenting three very goofy posts that were simply the product of too much caffeine and hours … more →

Tags: causal mechanisms


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