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The West’s hidden tribalism

Tribalism and sectarianism afflicts Western societies too. So why is that they seem to be tearing the Middle East apart?

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

No, Kanye West (Ye), you can't love both Jews and Nazis because the Nazis wished to exterminate Jews. As for Hitler, he believed blacks were as inferior a race as the Jews, Roma and Slavs. The Nazis persecuted Afro-Germans. #Antisemitism #KanyeWest politico.com/news/2022/12/0…

19:43 · December 2, 2022

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

The trauma the abolition of the Ottoman caliphate caused conservative Muslims is often credited with propelling modern Islamism. However, the role played by Turkish intellectuals in founding Islamist ideas has been forgotten, as Andrew Hammond reminds us in this fascinating read. twitter.com/Hammonda1/stat…

09:06 · December 2, 2022

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

For the first time, the leading cause of death in Belgium is dementia - and, in some ways, one of the most horrifying. This is the result both of the triumph and limitations of medical science. vrt.be/vrtnws/nl/2022…

08:00 · December 2, 2022

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

When people ask me, "Where are you from?" My most honest go-to answer is: "It's complicated."

18:56 · December 1, 2022

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

"Where do you really come from?" Susan Hussey should have posed that question to her queen, who belongs to the German House of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, which has roots all over Europe, not to mention a possible Middle Eastern connection. chronikler.com/2022/10/27/the… #racism twitter.com/Sistah_Space/s…

17:32 · December 1, 2022

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

By equating temporary and permanent carbon storage, the European Commission's new Carbon Removal Certification Framework swings the gate wide open to creative climate accounting. The trouble is that the atmosphere cannot be cheated. twitter.com/CarbonMrktWatc…

16:41 · November 30, 2022

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

I feel sorry for the Iranian national football team. Given their passion and skill, they should have equalised with the Americans. Then, they would have been able to go home with their heads held high and with a modicum of protection against the wrath of the regime. #FIFAWorldCup

07:57 · November 30, 2022

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

@belozzie It got quite ugly. Of course, Vlaams Belang leapt on the incident to stoke anti-immigrant sentiment. politico.eu/article/riotin…

09:04 · November 29, 2022

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

Rainbow flag Save Ukraine Respect Iranian women This protester is my Man of the Match for Portugal v Uruguay. #FIFAWorldCupQatar2022 #QatarWorldCup2022 apnews.com/article/world-…

08:30 · November 29, 2022

Khaled Diab

@DiabolicalIdea

Instead of forging peace, Eritrean forces and groups aligned with the Ethiopian federal government are exploiting this month's ceasefire agreement to reportedly loot property and carry out mass arrests in Tigray. apnews.com/article/africa…

07:58 · November 29, 2022

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