The Horrors of Mosul’s Future: A City That Lost Diversity
Safaa Khalaf 2018-04-16
There are certain fears of a societal aftershock as a natural symptom of post-traumatic times. The questions are many concerning...
Understanding the overflow of Fatwas in Morocco
Mohamed Benaziz 2015-05-08
Ahmad Raissouni, noted Moroccan Islamic scholar and preacher, issued a fatwa (religious edict) banning fighting the Islamic State. Raissouni is...
The Islamic State: Saudi Arabia’s Dark Twin
Jamal Muhammad Taqi 2015-04-02
The Islamic State-known to Arabs as DAESH-is essentially a product of Saudi Arabian politics and financing, writes Jamal Mohammed Taqi...
ISIS and the Saudi Regime
Jamal Muhammad Taqi 2015-03-29
ISIS abides by the jurisprudence of Jihad – religious war – intertwined with takfir- declaring others as infidel –...
Difficulties of the Egyptian migrant workers in Libya
Mona Sleem 2015-03-29
The huge banners fluttering in Egypt’s skies read: “Enter safe and sound into Egypt; Egypt is the country of...
The Islamist organisations in Jordan
Rania Jaabari 2015-03-29
People in this small country hardly contemplate the different schools in Salafism and think that all Salafist ideologies are...
Managing Brutality
Harith Hasan Al-Qarawee 2015-03-29
There is a consensus that the success of ISIS to control Mosul was a big surprise and that the...
Iraq: The Lack of a Political Economy Vision
Harith Hasan Al-Qarawee 2015-03-29
“We don’t have sufficient resources to manage our normal spending and simultaneously fund the war on ISIS,” said Iraqi...
The Deep-seated Failures
Nahla Chahal 2015-03-29
The slaughter of 21 Egyptian Coptic Christians mirrors our reality. But air strikes against armed groups either in the...