Taking stock of the post-Ottoman Middle East
As the post-Ottoman order crumbles around us, would the Middle East would have been better or worse off had Turkey remained neutral during World War I?
Read MoreAs the post-Ottoman order crumbles around us, would the Middle East would have been better or worse off had Turkey remained neutral during World War I?
Read MoreDespite their conservative reputation, a growing number of veiled Muslim women are taking up football… and giving men a run for their money.
Read MoreA violinist’s inspired and impromptu choice of music at the Greek-Macedonian border tells us a lot about the Syrian refugee crisis.
Read MoreWith all the wars and conflicts raging in the Middle East, collective trauma carries very serious consequences for the region.
Read MoreHow can it be that we Europeans greet the biggest refugee crisis in living memory with indifference, xenophobia and hostility?
Read MoreJoining Syrian refugees on their long trek to the EU, Boštjan Videmšek discovers how easy it is to lose faith in humanity and how hard to restore it.
Read MoreThe late Omar Sharif was living, breathing, walking proof that there is nothing inherently irreconcilable between the Middle East and the West
Read MoreKos is straining under the influx of Syrian refugees. Though locals are hospitable, the refugees are desperate to move on but where or how eludes them.
Read MoreNostalgia for empire in the Middle East misses two points: we’re not witnessing the “final end of imperialism” and imperialism did not bring order.
Read MoreGiven how many New Atheists, Christian fundamentalists and neo-cons share a distorted view of Islam and Muslims, it’s high time for a War on Error
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