The anti-hijab campaign in primary schools is an attack on parental autonomy
Blogger Repi Rafike argues that the recent campaign to ban the hijab in primary schools on the grounds that it is "sexualising children" is...
Rohingya tragedy: Failed democracy, fake peace and most importantly, oil
Journalist and author Ramzy Baroud says the West is standing behind the brutal Myanmar regime because of its desire to exploit the country's oil...
Ruthlessly throttling dissent: Conflict simmering in Saudi Arabia
Veteran Arab journalist Abdel Bari Atwan says the recent arrest of prominent scholars in Saudi Arabia is further proof of the recklessness of the...
Palestinian unity seems as far off as ever
Amid signs of a rapprochement between the two major Palestinian factions Fatah and Hamas, who are divided by geography and ideology, Abdel Bari Atwan...
Islamic movements restored despotic regimes due to lack of vision during Arab Spring
The despotic regimes which millions of Muslims rose up against during the Arab Spring have been restored due to a failure in leadership and...
State terrorism is protected by international law
State sponsored terrorism carried out by Western liberal democracies is protected by a universal legal system known as “international law”, writes A C Ahmed....
Theresa May should be apologising to Muslims, not to the Conservative Party
After her shambolic speech at the Conservative Party Conference this week, Prime Minister Theresa May should be apologising to Muslims, not the Tories, writes...
Tough times lay ahead for Iraqi Kurds
Abdel Bari Atwan says Iraqi Kurdish President Masoud Barzani’s insistence on holding an independence referendum could spell disaster for his people.
The President of Iraq’s...
The Balfour Declaration destroyed Palestine, not the Palestinian people
Journalist and author Ramzy Baroud reflects on the 100th year anniversary of the The Balfour Declaration, which was effectively a decree calling for the...
What is behind the Hamas-Fatah reconciliation?
Journalist Ramzy Baroud warns that the Palestinian unity agreement between Hamas and Fatah will fail in the long-term if it is sponsored - directly...
