Author: Nabila Alkibsi

One demonstrator says, “The current system has done nothing for us,” and another, a lawyer, calls for a new constitution”: Iraqi Police Open Fire to Disperse Protesters on Baghdad Streets (Al-Jazeera) “It’s been over six months since the defendants, including the FBI, the Departments of Justice, State and Homeland Security, received the FOIA request, without…

Have Lebanon’s decades-long and now Iraq’s sectarian power-sharing systems come to hamper democracy?: An Arab Autumn: The Hidden Political Poison That Iraq And Lebanon Are Really Protesting About (Niqas.org) Trump is not pulling U.S. troops out from the Mideast, he is just strategically relocating them around the ragion: No, Trump isn’t Bringing Troops Home: Not…

When Tehran became a haven for both Jewish and Catholic Polish refugees coming from Soviet Central Asia in World War II: When Iran Welcomed Jewish Refugees (Foreign Policy) At least four died and fifty were injured from “clashes with police that broke out over a social media post. A derogatory remark about the Prophet Muhammad…

Despite recent hostility between Saudi Arabia and Iran, the two regional rivalry sine 1979, the two are systematically measuring their behavior to avoid a military confrontation … Diplomatic Stalemate Fuels Dangerous Saudi-Iran Standoff (France 24) … and Iranian quiet reaction to the October 11 attack on the Iranian tanker shows that Iran wants to de-escalate…

“The Court rejects a student’s argument that by requiring her to accurately know what belief defines a Muslim the school was forcing her to adopt that belief”: Islam in Public School Challenge Rejected by Supreme Court (Bloomberg) “Giuliani is not registered as a foreign lobbyist, as he would be required to do if he were…

“SAUDI ARABIA MAY be this country’s top arms customer, but we are not their protector and our military forces are not their mercenaries”: The US Shouldn’t Take Military Action Against Iran (The Boston Globe) “[A]s the US draws back from the Middle East, the countries of the region are increasingly getting caught up in risky foreign…

Despite U.S. pressure … Turkey Syria Offensive: US Builds Pressure to Halt Incursion Against Kurds (BBC) “Turkey has vowed to push forward with its offensive targeting Kurdish forces in Syria despite continued international criticism” … 100,000 Flee as Turkish Offensive Pushes into Syria (Deutsche Welle) … even though some ISIS detainees escaped from prison and “women…

Will Turkey’s multiple conflicts and military activities secure its border and interests? … Confusion in Turkey’s Regional Foreign Policy (Arab Center Washington DC) … Kamran Bokhari think it can: Hard Truths About the U.S.-Turkey Deal on Syria (Center for Global Policy) Beijing may cancel trade talks with the US as the US restricts Visas for…

“Sexually violating women, including stopping them from reproducing, has become a weapon for China against its Muslim population’: China Accused of Genocide over Forced Abortions of Uighur Muslim Women as Escapees Reveal Widespread Sexual Torture (Independent) Despite accounts from London-based Forensic agency, medical evidence, and eyewitness activists; Israeli officials continue to deny the use of…

Special Branch Police refused to explain its special interest “in Muslim students … as it is a matter of national security…. However, they promised that the bureau has already abandoned the order”: Police Promise to Stop Monitoring Muslim Students (Khaosod English) Gashi benefited from Gulf charity scholarship money that enabled him to study in Medina,…