A Saud. A Bin Laden. A Philby. They all come together in the birth of the modern state of Saudi Arabia. Listen as William and anita anand are joined by double Pullitzer-winner Steve Coll to discuss Ibn Saud and the creation of Saudi Arabia.

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Here's my interview with TRT World during last night's #IranAttackIsrael , with some initial reactions and contextualizations.
#IranIsrael #IranIsrael War
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Gulf monarchies are urging the US not to use American military bases on their territories to strike in response to any potential Iranian attack on Israel, sources told Middle East Eye.

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The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing.

-Walt Disney

Abu Ghraib survivors to get their day in court

The case against a US military contractor blamed by ex-detainees for torture at Iraq’s Abu Ghraib prison is set to go to trial on Monday

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Taliban and other militant outfits originally trained in Pakistan, have gained rich experience of every type of war in Afg. Now the chickens are coming home to roost. But even now no change in policy. As if for security tzars this is the very purpose of creation of this country.

Located in the heart of the Mesopotamian Marshes, the Marsh House Hotel offers an eco-friendly, sustainable and unique insight into Chibayish marsh culture.

Azhar Al-Rubaie | أزهر الربيعي paid a visit 👉 newarab.com/features/eco-f…

The fallacy of the ‘West versus the rest’ worldview wapo.st/3xtjzKB

Many thanks to Arab Digest for publishing my latest piece, which is about Ismail Haniyeh’s latest visit to #Iran . This article quotes Marina Calculli, Sanam Vakil صنم وكىل, Mehran Kamrava, Hamidreza Azizi, and Dr Andreas Krieg. arabdigest.org/sample-newslet… Bill Law بيل لو #Tehran #Gaza #Hamas #Israel

Doubly tragic. One the one hand, the loss of a good man, highly regarded by all. On the other, the loss of an Afghan historian with living memory of the many turbulent chapters of Afghanistan's contemporary history.

Excited for 'She has no name' by Hayv Kahraman at Pilar Corrias, London, opening April 11th. Reflecting on her Iraqi refugee experience in Sweden, Hayv Kahraman's exhibition delves into colonial botany's influence on gender and societal structures.

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The Gaza war is stirring up every radical movement across the Middle East.

Its recruitment potential against the US and Israel is enormous & will have repercussions for decades.

Bin Laden insisted that his notion to destroy the World Trade Center in 2001 first came to him as…

Here is my analysis on the local election in Türkiye

Unpacking the AK Party’s 2024 electoral setback | Column dailysabah.com/opinion/column…

The 16-century old Armenian presence in Jerusalem is under threat by Israel. By confiscating Armenian Patriarchate’ land & continuing to harass Christians of Jerusalem, Israel is trying to alter identity of the Holy City. The Church is fighting back. Int’l Cmty must support it.

Iranian Monarchists: Reza Pahlavi will return to Iran and become Shah again in a blaze of glory!!! How dare you question him!!!

Reza Pahlavi: Eh…not really. “If I go back, what would I go back to?”

Hayv Kahraman, an Iraqi-born artist whose work delves into identity, displacement, and gender. Through her intricate paintings, she sheds light on the experiences of women in the Middle East and beyond, confronting cultural norms and the impact of war.

Just remembering this notorious meeting of the Ba'ath Party in 1979 where Saddam Hussein called out random members and had them taken away for execution as a way to strike fear in the hearts of Iraqis and consolidate his power.

This is happening against the backdrop of the carnage in Gaza.

That's not an accident.

The settlers hope you won't notice their incursion into the Armenian Quarter.

I beseech you: notice.

“The group that claims to follow the path of Prophet Muhammad (SAW), the Amin, the trustworthy, should not be seen to break the Amanah of the people.”
Taliban ban on girls’ education defies both worldly and religious logic | Education | Al Jazeera aljazeera.com/opinions/2024/…

Do join SASPA on April 4 for a Zoom conversation with United States-India Educational Foundation, New Delhi Fulbright-Nehru Chair Shanthie Mariet D'Souza @shan_mariet. I will be speaking on #climatechange readiness in #India . UMass Public Policy @UMass Mantraya