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May 14
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The Charisma and Catastrophe of Hasan Nasrallah
One year after Nasrallah’s death, Lebanon still lives in the wreckage of his choices—a nation bled dry by endless war fought to serve Iran’s ambitions.
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Faisal Saeed Al Mutar
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Local Baby Food Brands Are Disrupting Lebanon’s Market
As scrutiny mounts over hidden sugars and misleading marketing in leading baby food brands, local mothers in Lebanon are providing healthy homemade…
Sep 26
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Olivia Cuthbert
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The Resistance That Devours Its Own
Jul 2
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Hamza Howidy
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The Fall of Kabul Was a Century in the Making
May 21
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Shabnam Nasimi
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Afghanistan’s Education Crisis Affects Boys Too
Mar 18
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Olivia Cuthbert
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The Story of Barzakh Café
Dec 19, 2024
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Reid Newton
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From Science to Sharia
Apr 22
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Ahmad Mansoor Ramizy
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I Risked My Life to Oppose Extremism. Now Germany Wants to Deport Me.
Jun 17
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Hamza Howidy
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Eight Years Later, Kurdistan Continues to Work Toward Independence
Kurdistan has shifted from chasing statehood to fortifying its economy and governance, positioning itself as one of the Middle East’s rare zones of…
Sep 25
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Hussein Ibrahim
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Iraq, According to King Faisal
A century ago, Iraq’s first king warned that sectarianism and foreign meddling would destroy the country. He was right.
Sep 24
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Faisal Saeed Al Mutar
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The Taliban's War on Memory
From Bamiyan to Mes Aynak, the Taliban are waging a campaign of cultural erasure—an assault on Afghanistan’s past and a crime under international law.
Sep 23
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Shabnam Nasimi
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What Happened When I Asked Young Iraqis to Stand Apart
By teaching Objectivism in Erbil, I challenged young Iraqis to think for themselves—and watched them rise to the occasion.
Sep 22
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Yousif Ahmed
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Elizabeth Tsurkov’s Release and the Growing Pressure on Iran’s Proxies
With demands escalating from Israel and Washington, Baghdad’s ruling coalition is scrambling to avert a regional catastrophe.
Sep 22
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Ali Saray
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Is the Middle East the Next India or China for Startups?
The question is no longer whether the Middle East can produce viable, valuable startups, but whether it can sustain them long enough to rewrite the…
Sep 19
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Faisal Saeed Al Mutar
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Inside the Taliban’s Crackdown on the Internet
The Taliban’s sweeping Wi-Fi ban is cutting Afghans off from education, business, and the outside world, threatening to plunge the country into deeper…
Sep 18
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Ahmad Mansoor Ramizy
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