What does it mean to be a “liberal Arab”?Even in the West, definitions of the “liberal” vary.In the American context, the demarcation of the “liberal” overlaps cultural and political lines. Republicans use the term in a derogatory way to describe their opponents.

The leadership crisis throughout Palestinian history did not start with Mahmoud Abbas and is, regrettably, unlikely to end with his departure.Although Abbas has perhaps done more damage to the credibility of the Palestinian leadership than any other leader in the past, he is also

Another war is in the making in Libya.

On April 26, 2011, a meeting that can only be described as sinister took place between then-Italian prime minister Silvio Berlusconi and French president Nicolas Sarkozy. The most pressing issue discussed at the meeting in Rome was how to deal with African immigran

Strange how intellectual discussion concerning the so-called Arab Spring has almost entirely shifted in recent years — from one concerning freedom, justice, democracy and rights in general, into a political wrangle between various antagonist camps. The people who revolted ac

One-and-a-half-year-old Ali Dawabsheh became the latest victim of Israeli violence on July 31. He was burnt to death.

As much of the Middle East sinks deeper into divisions between competing political camps, Daesh continues its unhindered march towards a twisted version of a Muslim caliphate.

“The Americans have taken the Shia Muslim side in the Middle East’s sectarian war,” Robert Fisk declared in The Independent on July 15, a day after the US and five major world powers reached a landmark agreement with Iran about its nuclear programme.Fisk’s proclamation is quite c

Another row is brewing between Israel and the Palestinian resistance movement, Hamas, over the release of Avraham Mengitsu, an Israeli citizen who, according to Israeli military sources, “slipped into Gaza” on September 7, 2014.The circumstances of Mengitsu’s entry into Gaza rema