Did Obama navigate Israeli-Palestinian peace talks without a map?
The Obama administration was reportedly unaware of the true extent of Israeli settlement activity. This reveals either a monumental level of ignorance or a post-facto attempt to justify the failure of the Kerry peace initiative.
Read MoreEgypt: 21st-century plagues threaten the country’s survival
While the Egyptian regime battles for its survival, Egypt itself may not survive as a viable state, as it faces a ‘plague’ of potentially crippling environmental, economic and social challenges.
Read MoreOmar Sharif was an actor without borders
The late Omar Sharif was living, breathing, walking proof that there is nothing inherently irreconcilable between the Middle East and the West
Read MoreISIS and Mosul’s lost diversity
The Islamic State’s (ISIS) destruction of Mosul’s ethnic diversity is more heart-breaking than the erasure of its architectural and cultural heritage.
Read MoreEgypt’s revolution in the breaking
Although Egypt has been eclipsed on the Western media radar, it remains caught in a deadly bind between popular jingoism and religious demagoguery.
Read MoreOccupational hazards in the West Bank
While the world’s attention was turned to Gaza, stealthier military manoeuvres in the West Bank were pushing more Palestinians off their land.
Read MoreSchool resumes with tough lessons for Bedouin kids
With their school slated for demolition, the children of Khan al-Ahmar wonder whether Israel believes that Bedouins do not deserve an education.
Read MoreBlack pride in the Holy Land
Africans in the Holy Land are challenging the whitewashing of their identities and are taking greater pride in their black heritage.
Read MoreNomad with nowhere to go [Video]
Salama is young, unemployed and so cut off by Israeli settlements that he has almost nowhere to go and no friends to hang out with except his brother.
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