MENA Insight

Written by Sunny Hundal, The independent (*). The worst response to a tragic and horrific attack like that on Paris last night would be one that strengthens Isis. When President Francois Hollande said we are at war with Isis today, he …

Phil Orchard, The University of Queensland The recent deaths of asylum seekers attempting to reach European shores have prompted ongoing calls for action. But, given the scale of the issue, only a comprehensive, global program can go some way to …

RAMALLAH, West Bank / Palestinian Territories: More than half of Palestinians no longer support a two-state solution to the conflict with Israel, a survey released on Monday showed, rejecting the goal that has underpinned four decades of international diplomacy. The …

Written by Amer Al Sabaileh and published at Jordan Times. Most of the Middle East nowadays is fertile territory for expansion of radicalism. Radicalisation is usually an evolutionary process that includes various stages: pre-radicalisation, self- identification, indoctrination and fighting. In …

Written by Joey Ayoub and published at Global Voices I wish I could explain what it feels like to be disgusted by one’s own country. It’s a painful sentiment. You feel guilty for even feeling it in the first place, but …

In order to tackle social divisions, Belgium must address shocking inequalities and fundamentally reform its discriminatory education system.   Belgium has more jihadist fighters per head than any other European country. They are mostly “second-generation” Moroccans. They are Belgian officially, …

With the Islamic State seizing control of much of the Sunni-majority territory in Iraq’s north and west, a de facto Shi’a “Islamic State” could be emerging in the south. What drives this division is fear, which military actors on both …

Iraq’s ruling parties within the Shiite National Iraqi Alliance(NIA) have chosen to depend on Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) and Iran in fighting the Islamic State (IS).  This runs counter to the approach proposed by Washington, which is based on rebuilding …

The ability of the Islamic State to expand its influence and territorial control depends on a range of state and social factors specific to each country in the region. Following the recent killings of Egyptian Copts in Libya and the attack on Tunisia’s Bardo Museum, the …