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Gönül Tol on Erdogan’s wars at home and abroad
Turkey Book Talk #180 – Gönül Tol, director of the Turkey program at the Middle East Institute in Washington DC, on “Erdogan’s War: A
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US troops in dispute with their terrorist mercenaries in Syria
Steven Sahiounie, journalist and political commentator The US-employed terrorists, Maghawir al-Thawra (MaT), have turned against their partners,
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Rushdie Is Not the End
Al-Qaeda’s Call To Assassinate Egyptian Author Ibrahim Eissa Highlights Dilemma Of Anti-Islamist Voices On August 12, 2022 in western New York,
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Major U.S. and British Government-sponsored Summits Defend Global Religious Freedom
American and British Conferences Confront Increasing International Human Rights Abuse Religious freedom is a fundamental human right that is closely
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Was the Arab Spring Worth It?
Tunisia Democratically Repeals Arab Spring Constitution, Solidifies One Party Rule Yesterday, Tunisia democratically passed a new constitution,
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Be Hopeful as Near East Peace Comes Closer
There’s no better news than the coming of Israel’s king—except of course the news that he’s coming again. That Jesus Christ’s two advents
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Don’t Assume Russia and China Will Fumble Afghanistan Crisis
While the world watched horrific images coming out of Afghanistan during the Taliban takeover, some foreign policy analysts found an upside:
Syrian Women Find a New Life in Germany
In the years before the civil war broke out in 2011, Syrian families where women were the main income providers and oversaw family affairs remained
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Russia and Iran in Syria: Military Allies or Competitive Partners?
by Samuel Ramani A poster in Beirut depicting Nasrallah, Rouhani, Assad and Putin. Source: Elias Bejjani A decade after the outbreak of the Syrian
The US Needs An Approach That Connects Refugees and Forced Migrants
By Alex Braithwaite, and guest contributors Faten Ghosn and Miranda Simon June 20 is World Refugee Day. The world’s 26 million refugees are part
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The Syrian Revolution Turns 10
Ten years ago, the last rebellion of the Arab Spring broke out in Syria. In spite of the heavy price being exacted on those who dared to defy the
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Mapping the Depreciation of the Syrian Lira
by Hussein Chokr The Syrian 2000 lira note, with a superimposed graph showing the increasing amounts required to purchase $1. Source: The New
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Mapping the Depreciation of the Syrian Lira
by Hussein Chokr The Syrian 2000 lira note, with a superimposed graph showing the increasing amounts required to purchase $1. Source: The New
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Russian Jets Hit Gas Facilities and Civilian Areas Near Turkish border, Witnesses and Rebels Say
A view shows the damage at a hospital in a rebel-held town of Atareb in northwestern Syria, March 21, 2021. REUTERS/Khalil Ashawi Russian jets hit a
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Reviewing a decade of BBC reporting on Syria
A decade of BBC reporting on the civil war in Syria has produced some memorable moments such as the time in 2014 when ‘Newsnight’ relocated that