Does the Israeli-Lebanese maritime border agreement have any gas left in its tank?
Historical Background Think of someone you disagree with the most — maybe you have even scuffled once or twice — and now you two must sit in a room together and...
Category: Middle East
Our Middle East North Africa desk (MENA) covers the region of the Mediterranean from Morocco up to and including Afghanistan and Pakistan.
The Land Between two Rivers: Iraq’s Water Crisis and Tensions with Turkey
Amber rice, a staple crop of southern Iraq known for its strong aroma, has been noticeably missing last year. Along the tributaries of the Euphrates, the green ...
The Dawn of the Third Intifada
Recent coverage of Israel and Palestine has focused on the new Netanyahu government’s efforts to weaken Israel’s supreme court, expand settlements in the West B...
Jimmy Carter and the United States in the 1979 Egypt-Israel Peace Treaty
Please note: the views expressed within are part of an intellectual exercise and do not necessarily reflect the personal views of the author. The American role ...
Israel’s Campaign Against Palestinian Olive Trees
“If the Olive Trees knew the hands that planted them, their oil would become tears”– Mahmoud Darwish Olive Oil and Life Olive trees have been a key ...
Human Rights in the 2022 Qatar World Cup: No Humans Left
Sports and politics have always gone together, especially when the event is as global as the world cup. While most people believe in football’s reforming power ...
The Ongoing Fight for Abortion Rights in Morocco
Moroccan protestors gathered outside of parliament in Rabat with hundreds of signs that read “We are all Meriem.” Meriem was the latest victim of Morocco’s stri...
Noam Chomsky on protests in Iran, crisis in Haiti, U.S. actions in Taiwan, and more
Considered the father of modern linguistics and one of the most influential public intellectuals, Noam Chomsky is an American linguist, philosopher, cognitive s...
In the Middle East, Some Human Rights Are More Equal than Others
On September 13, 22-year-old Jina “Mahsa” Amini was detained by Iran’s morality police. The accusation? Wearing her hijab in a way that made some of her hair vi...
Invisible Women: What Happens When the Taliban Take Away Education’s ‘Visibility’ Superpower from Afghan Women
An Unconventional Approach to US & UN Involvement in Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan. History repeats itself as on a normal school day, girls are sent back h...