Last spring, in the 53rd minute of a hotly contested soccer match between two of the most famous soccer clubs…
Reitsma MpindiSeptember 27, 2019
The role of the church during the Lebanese Civil War can serve as a case study of the active role the clergy can play in the Middle East to prevent forced migration of Christians to the West, and preserve their rightful place by resisting at home.
Julie A. TeghoSeptember 25, 2019
In every major Muslim country, governments use, abuse, and instrumentalize religion, but they don’t merely use it; they feature it…
Shadi HamidSeptember 20, 2019
Some people did not like Robert Nicholson’s article on Ilhan Omar’s run-in with Israel because they disagreed with the way he classifies Judaism and Christianity in a category separate from Islam.
Robert NicholsonSeptember 17, 2019
For more than two decades, most Israelis and Palestinians have accepted the “two-state solution” for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. This solution…
Khalil SayeghSeptember 16, 2019
The US is employing just war considerations of proportionality and discrimination in the course of its employment of sanctions. That doesn’t mean there won’t be disheartening impacts on innocents. But we should be clear about who should receive the blame and insist, vigorously, that point is not lost.
Rebeccah HeinrichsSeptember 13, 2019
If history is any guide, we will regret abandoning Afghanistan (again), trusting the Taliban and disengaging from the world around us.
Alan DowdSeptember 10, 2019
With its “Deal of the Century,” the Trump administration stands to repeat the central mistake of which it has accused the rosy idealists of peace dividends past.
Eli DiamondAugust 29, 2019
Though the UN’s job, according to its charter, is to maintain international peace and security, protect human rights, deliver humanitarian aid, promote sustainable development, and uphold international law, the organization is becoming increasingly ineffective in all these areas. And now people like Ahmad see help from the UN as a dangerous mistake.
Abigail LiebingAugust 23, 2019