Remembering Jewish Arabists and Arab Jews
In these polarised times, the social, political and cultural influence and fluid identities of Arab Jews and Jewish Arabists is largely forgotten when it should be commemorated and celebrated.
Read MoreMy fellow Americans, socialism is not an insult
I may never be able to convince a Trump voter not to vote for Trump, but I can tell them what it’s like for an American to live with “socialist” healthcare and education in Europe.
Read MoreThe self-fulfilling prophecy of the Sunni v Shia myth
Like in Syria and Iraq, the conflict in Yemen is not sectarian. But political profiteers and jihadists are turning it into a self-fulfilling prophecy.
Read MoreThe death throes of Arab thuggery
Arab civilisation has not collapsed but the thuggish political, economic and religious mafias dominating the region are dying violently.
Read MoreHongarije, de Viktator en ik
Waarom ik mij zorgen maak over Hongarije: de gevaren van een tweederde meerderheid voor de “Viktator” en rechts-extremisme verpakt in een hip jasje.
Read MoreRevolution@1: Foreigners without an agenda
State-sponsored conspiracy theories have been bad for foreigners in Egypt. But Egyptians must not succumb to xenophobia and must be open to the world.
Read More9/12: Turning over a new leaf in the Middle East
On the 10th anniversary of the day after 9/11, it is high time to trash the ‘clash of civilisations’ theory and the ‘war on terror’ and start a new chapter in the West’s relationship with the new Middle East.
Read MoreMoving times in Ukraine
Ukraine is undergoing profound change and is grappling with the challenge of finding its place, and identity, in Europe.
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