8+ hour, 18+ min ago   (161+ words) An Israeli tank maneuvers into position in the evening near Bet Hanoun, Gaza; June 18, 2025. Israel is in the midst of a campaign of “value destruction.” From a people identified by the enlightened world as one that rose from the ashes…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (152+ words) Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. After hundreds of Houthi missile and drone attacks on critical Saudi civilian and military infrastructure, Bin Salman sought a quiet accommodation with the Houthis. Appeasing ideological enemies never works. It did not work…...

4+ day, 12+ hour ago   (1047+ words) Austria’s ruling coalition, led by the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) under Chancellor Christian Stocker, is seeking to ban “political Islam” after reversing its position and adopting a resolution proposed by the opposition FPÖ (Freedom Party of Austria) that it had…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (142+ words) Pakistan army members on patrol. Islamabad’s military establishment, command structures, and domestic defense industrial base make it an attractive partner. Yet, this expanding military diplomacy raises a question for Western and regional planners: To what extent can Pakistan serve as…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (458+ words) “Lawdan Bazargan, you are absolutely finished,” Saeidi says in a Persian-language post on X last month, verified as accurate by The Post. “I am coming after you with an army … Lawdan, we will do something to you that will be…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (259+ words) Imam Mohammad Ali Elahi and Abdul El-Sayed at the Islamic House of Wisdom in June 2026 El-Sayed Speaking at the Islamic House of Wisdom “Brother Abdul El-Sayed, welcome,” Elahi said before adding, “I’m going to vote for this man!” He explained,…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (348+ words) Middle East Forum The Middle East Quarterly, MEF’s Journal Intended for Both Scholars and the Educated Public, Features Historical Articles and Book Reviews on Subjects Ranging From Religion to Politics PHILADELPHIA – September 1, 2026 – The Fall 2026 Middle East Quarterly…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (246+ words) Mukti Bahini fighters during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Israel covertly supplied India and the Mukti Bahini with military assistance during the conflict, marking an early instance of strategic cooperation that foreshadowed the closer ties that would later develop between India…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (191+ words) Hansen aims to capture in Karagümrük, an Istanbul neighborhood, and on one particular avenue within it, how ordinary people experience authoritarianism in the twenty-first century. Having lived in Istanbul for 16 years after 2007, Hansen learned Turkish. Her understanding of Erdoğan’s rule…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (225+ words) Israel’s 2026 election could reshape the country’s political landscape as voters confront deep divisions over Haredi military conscription, settler violence, and Netanyahu’s political future. Israel’s demographic trajectory is being reshaped by sharply differing fertility rates among its religious sectors, with the…...