Editorial Attack on Iran. Israel plunges the Middle East into chaos Alain Gresh, Sarra Grira , 17 June Like US President George W. Bush when he launched his invasion of Iraq in 2003, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister indicted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) for war crimes and (…) The Yemeni Crisis Forces a Literary Migration from Poetry Ryan Al-Shibani, 15 June Beyond the humanitarian tragedy, the war in Yemen, which began with the Houthis’ takeover of Sana’a in September 2014, followed by a military offensive led by Saudi Arabia in 2015, has caused major (…) Arab World. Culture in a Time of Shrinking Political Space 14 June It’s difficult to think about cultural production in the Arab world without considering the political context in which it unfolds. Culture is not merely a mirror of reality—it is part of reality’s (…) Palestine : An absolute emergency 9 June All over the world, calls are growing to stop the massacres in Gaza, to impose effective sanctions against Israel, and to recognize the State of Palestine. The latest call comes from prominent figures in Canada. On the morning of May (…) So that Orient XXI can continue its mission to inform 31 May In the Middle East, the Israeli onslaught on Gaza has been going on for nearly twenty months now. It has been extended to the West Bank, to East Jerusalem, (…) Témoignage “The IDF are tired out from bombing us” Rami Abou Jamous , 27 May Rami Abu Jamous is keeping a diary for Orient XXI. The founder of Gaza Press, an agency which helped and interpreted for western correspondents, he was obliged by the Israeli (…) The shadow of Gaza over relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia Umer Karim, 25 May Between criticism of Palestinian leaders and the temptation to normalize relations with Israel, Saudi Arabia’s position on the Middle East conflict is divided between internal and (…) Témoignage “My way of resisting is to stay in Palestine” Rami Abou Jamous , 21 May Rami Abu Jamous is keeping a diary for Orient XXI. The founder of Gaza Press, an agency which helped and interpreted for western correspondents, he was obliged by the Israeli army to leave his Gaza (…) Mourning as resistance: Israel’s necropolitics from Palestine to Lebanon Dalia Ismail, 17 May Burying one’s dead, giving them a burial and mourning, is an eminently political act when carried out under colonial rule. In that it represents a moment of gathering (…) Azmi Bishara. The Arab challenge to Israel’s hegemony Azmi Bishara , Sarra Grira , 14 May While in Doha, Sarra Grira ran unexpectedly into Azmi Bishara - Arab intellectual and presently director of the Arab Center for Research & Policy Studies - who agreed to answer a few (…) Egypt-Israel. From political alliance to military tensions Ahmed Abdeen, 11 May For several weeks now, Israel has been orchestrating a campaign hostile to Abdel Fattah al-Sissi’s Egypt, a faithful ally for many years, now portrayed as a military threat on its doorstep. While (…) Interview Maati Monjib: “Corruption is rife in Morocco” Omar Brouksy, 21 April Interview with the French-Moroccan historian Maati Monjib, who began a hunger strike on 3 April to protest his being prevented from leaving Morocco to attend a conference at the Sorbonne. In a (…) 0 | 12 | 24 | 36 | 48 | 60 | 72 | 84 | 96 | ... | 600