Saudi wooing of Iraqi Shia leaders not credible without radical change of strategy
Veteran Arab journalist Abdel Bari Atwan says Saudi Arabia’s opening to Iraqi Shia leaders is aimed at weakening Iran’s influence in the region.
It came...
Are governments using subterfuge to discredit our leaders?
Tamim Mobayed argues if you think that our leaders are infallible, you need to wake up. But if you think that subversion and deception...
Now Chad, then Mali: Why African countries are normalising with Israel
Palestinian author and journalist Ramzy Baroud says African Muslim countries like Chad and Mali are cosying up to Israel to win Washington's favour.
Forget the...
We need courage not deference when it comes to Muslim representation
Arzu Merali argues that Muslim civil society’s indulgence of anti-Muslim narratives and policies is complicity in the delegitimisation of opposition to war and injustice.
I...
Pal Expo was superb but are voices on Palestine really being heard?
Journalist Hafsa Kara-Mustapha looks back at Pal Expo which was held in London last weekend. She says that while the event was in many...
Did Mohammed bin Salman thwart a ruling family coup?
Veteran Arab journalist Abdel Bari Atwan asks if Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman has just thwarted a ruling family coup, or did he...
Turkey plans to force military intervention in Syria
The latest Turkish leaked bombshell concerns a secretly taped audio recording, uploaded to YouTube, of a top secret conversation about Syria between Foreign Minister...
The hell that is Yarl’s Wood
Whenever I hear the mention of Yarl’s Wood I shudder with dread and embarrassment, writes journalist and human rights campaigner Yvonne Ridley.
Dread because I...
Germany shows the way on how to welcome desperate refugees
The Western world has been in a state of shock since its newspapers and broadcast media shelled them with images of the drowned corpse...
Brussels vs Baghdad: How should I react?
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Nargess Moballeghi is a journalist, writer and producer. You can view her blog here and follow her on Facebook here.
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