The shocking similarities between white supremacists and Islamist extremists
Despite their conviction that they are polar opposites, white supremacists and Islamist extremists share much in common, including a hatred for minorities and the enemies within, a persecution complex, and nostalgia for past glories.
Read MoreAlt-jihad – Part II: Delusions of grandeur and persecution
In the second in a series of articles exploring the disturbing parallels between radical Islamic and White/Christian extremism, Khaled Diab examines the far-right’s dual sense of superiority and inferiority, as well as its persecution complex.
Read MoreThe inferiority complex at the heart of white supremacy
For an ideology which claims to stand at the pinnacle of humanity, white supremacy exhibits a paranoid sense of inferiority and persecution.
Read Moreليست سورية هي المسألة، المسألة هي العالم
في لقاء موسع، يتحدث الكاتب والناشط البارز ياسين الحاج صالح هنا عن سوريا الماضي، الحاضر المأساوي والمستقبل المجهول
Read MoreYassin al-Haj Saleh: “Syria is a unique symbol of injustice, apathy and amnesia”
In an exclusive interview, prominent Syrian writer and dissident Yassin al-Haj Saleh talks about Syria’s past, tragic present and uncertain future.
Read MoreThe death of sanity in Egypt
The sentencing to death of former president Mohamed Morsi is the latest chapter in Egypt’s comedy of terrors that could push the country over the edge
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 MoreThe battle for the soul of the Arab man
The polarised debate over Arab women overlooks the fact that men can be victims of the patriarchy too and their identity is a cultural battlefield.
Read MoreEgypt’s regime of self-preservation
Muslim-Coptic tension is just one aspect of a wider turmoil that will worsen until real democracy takes hold.
Read MoreStop press
Jordanian journalists believe they do not enjoy enough freedom – a malaise shared with the rest of the Middle East. But why?
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