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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…
7 hrs ago
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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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The Journalist Taking on Hezbollah From Inside Lebanon
For decades, Hezbollah has framed itself as the defender of Lebanon’s Shia. Mohammad Barakat’s dissent shows that many now reject endless war in favor…
Sep 17
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Faisal Saeed Al Mutar
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Assad’s Legacy and the Failure of a Syrian Homeland
From the Defense Brigades to jihadist militias, Syria’s rulers have behaved less like nation-builders and more like occupiers of their own country.
Sep 16
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Ammar Abdulhamid
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“It’s not a protest, it’s a scream”: The growing anti-war movement inside Israel
What began as sporadic outrage has grown into mass mobilization. From Tel Aviv to Jerusalem, protesters are calling for peace—and for political change.
Sep 15
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Iram Ramzan
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Predation and Survival in Gaza’s Neighborhoods
Gaza’s fragile social contract still holds neighborhoods together, offering rare civic harmony in the absence of law and order. But predatory networks…
Sep 12
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Hamza Howidy
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Qatar’s Strategic Reckoning
In a post-2023 Middle East, Qatar’s experiment in neutrality and soft power no longer guarantees safety. Hosting adversaries has made Doha a target.
Sep 10
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Faisal Saeed Al Mutar
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Liberalism Was Once Foreign to Europe Too
The West’s freedoms were not native to its culture but the product of deliberate intellectual activism—a history that holds lessons for the Middle East…
Sep 9
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Mohamed Ali
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The Politics Behind Iraq’s Jaafari Law
Beyond child marriage and custody, the Jaafari Law codifies longstanding practices that restrict women’s rights and protect tribal wealth.
Sep 9
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Saadoon Mohsen Damad
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Afghan Hackers Refuse to Log Off
After the Taliban takeover forced the closure of his startup, Afghan software developer Ahmad Zia Yousufi now works from exile to keep Afghan…
Sep 8
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Ahmad Mansoor Ramizy
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Iraq’s Sunnis Turn to America
Sunni leaders warn that a U.S. withdrawal would leave Iraq in Iran’s hands. With militias entrenched in the state and threatening their survival, they…
Sep 6
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Faisal Saeed Al Mutar
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Iraq Becomes a Recruiting Ground for Russia’s War Machine
Desperation, corruption, and foreign influence are turning young Iraqis into cannon fodder for Russia’s army, dying in a war that has nothing to do with…
Sep 5
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Faisal Saeed Al Mutar
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