Popcorn politics of the Arab Spring
The Arab Spring that began in 2010 - like the 2009 Green movement protests in Iran - had brought initial hope that there would be a...
Egypt and the “Emperor with no clothes”
News that former president Hosni Mubarak has been released from jail demonstrated that the regime has removed its final fig leaf, the emperor revealed...
US Yemen drones strengthening Al Qaeda
As Arab and Western capitals follow developments in Egypt after the ouster of elected president Mohammed Morsi, south of the Arabian Peninsula, Yemen is...
Saudi prince blasts royal family in defection statement
Below is the translation of a statement by Saudi prince Khaled Farhan Al-Saud who recently defected from the royal family after saying that the regime...
Syrian rebel leaders in their own words
Abdul Salam Abul-Ezz from Palestine who is a contributor for the Revolution Observer analyses the recent interviews by Al-Jazeera with the leaders of the...
Muslim women leaving the West to fight jihad in Syria
Women involved in political or religious violence is not a new phenomena writes Dr Ilyas Mohammed.
For example, women have been part of groups such...
Kenyans infuriated over Britain’s banning of khat
Despite their majority Muslim population, Somalis and Arabs provide the largest market for khat in the world, writes Mohammed Kahiye from Nairobi.
My friend Hussein...
Abu Qatada to be deported on Sunday
A date has been set for the deportation of Muslim cleric Abu Qatada after a drawn-out legal battle between the British and Jordanian government.
A...
Torture in Bahrain “intensifying”
Bahraini human rights activists say that torture in the country is getting worse despite the international spotlight on the nation.
In a meeting at the...
Arab Idol won’t liberate Palestine
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As a Palestinian born in Jordan, I along with millions of Arabs was...
