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Islamic Revolution: 47 years of history, achievement, and permanent siege

Islamic Revolution: 47 years of history, achievement, and permanent siege
yesterday 2

Middle East Monitor

Sayid Marcos Tenório

Pax Judaica and the unravelling of the international world order

Pax Judaica and the unravelling of the international world order
yesterday 2

Middle East Monitor

Syed Ahmed Ali

No one welcomes the occupation of Iran, but the fall of the regime is another matter

No one welcomes the occupation of Iran, but the fall of the regime is another matter
yesterday 2

Middle East Monitor

Karam Nama

Made-for-Israel Wars: America’s Dangerous Habit of Forgetting

Made-for-Israel Wars: America’s Dangerous Habit of Forgetting
yesterday 7

Middle East Monitor

Jamal Kanj

Jeffrey Epstein is plural: An autopsy of the liberal world order

Jeffrey Epstein is plural: An autopsy of the liberal world order
previous day 3

Middle East Monitor

Dr Zarqa Parvez

Indonesia’s vice foreign minister visits Egypt: Key takeaways

Indonesia’s vice foreign minister visits Egypt: Key takeaways
previous day 3

Middle East Monitor

Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

The Mandelson scandal and Britain’s recurring failure of judgement

The Mandelson scandal and Britain’s recurring failure of judgement
previous day 3

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Epstein and the quiet financing of occupation

Epstein and the quiet financing of occupation
saturday 2

Middle East Monitor

Ismail Salahuddin

Iran’s protests and the question of external involvement

Iran’s protests and the question of external involvement
saturday 3

Middle East Monitor

Jenny Williams

One Sphere? Not in the Middle East

One Sphere? Not in the Middle East
saturday 7

Middle East Monitor

Eko Ernada

Trump’s five impossible demands, and the inevitable second strike against Iran

Trump’s five impossible demands, and the inevitable second strike against Iran
saturday 10

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Gaza’s Rafah gate opens under tight Israeli restrictions

Gaza’s Rafah gate opens under tight Israeli restrictions
06.02.2026 2

Middle East Monitor

Ranjan Solomon

Brazil’s Lula: No Peace Council without Palestinians and Gaza must be the priority

Brazil’s Lula: No Peace Council without Palestinians and Gaza must be the priority
06.02.2026 2

Middle East Monitor

Eman Abusidu

The Kiswah in Epstein’s world: Paedophilia, orientalism and power

The Kiswah in Epstein’s world: Paedophilia, orientalism and power
06.02.2026 2

Middle East Monitor

Mohammad Aaquib

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in the West Bank?
06.02.2026 2

Middle East Monitor

Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini

Mandelson: Trapped in the Epstein web

Mandelson: Trapped in the Epstein web
06.02.2026 5

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Dr Binoy Kampmark

One Palestinian state on all of Palestine is not the best solution, it is the only one

One Palestinian state on all of Palestine is not the best solution, it is the only one
05.02.2026 7

Middle East Monitor

Alain Alameddine

No international reaction to Israel’s admission of killing over 70,000 in Gaza

No international reaction to Israel’s admission of killing over 70,000 in Gaza
05.02.2026 3

Middle East Monitor

Ramona Wadi

One meeting, one shift: Indonesia’s Muslim organisations change course on the Board of Peace

One meeting, one shift: Indonesia’s Muslim organisations change course on the Board of Peace
05.02.2026 10

Middle East Monitor

Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

The “Donkey Flights” Project: Saving Animals While Strangling Gaza

The “Donkey Flights” Project: Saving Animals While Strangling Gaza
05.02.2026 3

Middle East Monitor

Dr Mustafa Fetouri

On the menu: How the middle powers sacrificed Gaza to save themselves

On the menu: How the middle powers sacrificed Gaza to save themselves
05.02.2026 2

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Dr Ramzy Baroud

Addis and Riyadh reaffirm priorities at a critical regional moment

Addis and Riyadh reaffirm priorities at a critical regional moment
05.02.2026 10

Middle East Monitor

Kurniawan Arif Maspul

Power without purpose: Why Texas Muslims are politically absent amid the Gaza genocide

Power without purpose: Why Texas Muslims are politically absent amid the Gaza genocide
04.02.2026 2

Middle East Monitor

Saleema Gul

Why is the Rafah Crossing no longer a gateway?

Why is the Rafah Crossing no longer a gateway?
04.02.2026 3

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Tamer Ajrami

War or no war? Duelling analyses offer starkly different visions of conflict’s timing and trajectory

War or no war? Duelling analyses offer starkly different visions of conflict’s timing and trajectory
04.02.2026 3

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

How Israel uses the prisoners’ allowances issue to distort the Palestinian narrative

How Israel uses the prisoners’ allowances issue to distort the Palestinian narrative
04.02.2026 2

Middle East Monitor

Dr Rassem Bisharat

Precarious invitations: Israel’s President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia

Precarious invitations: Israel’s President Isaac Herzog’s visit to Australia
04.02.2026 2

Middle East Monitor

Dr Binoy Kampmark

The death of Saif al-Islam was not the surprise, his survival was

The death of Saif al-Islam was not the surprise, his survival was
04.02.2026 10

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Karam Nama

Supporting Israel’s security narrative puts aid workers at risk

Supporting Israel’s security narrative puts aid workers at risk
03.02.2026 2

Middle East Monitor

Ramona Wadi

The Epstein Files: Blackmail, power, and geopolitical shadows

The Epstein Files: Blackmail, power, and geopolitical shadows
03.02.2026 2

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

UAE-Saudi Arabia contestation in Yemen conflict

UAE-Saudi Arabia contestation in Yemen conflict
03.02.2026 3

Middle East Monitor

Dr Firmanda Taufiq

Israel’s is surreptitiously gaining control over East Jerusalem

Israel’s is surreptitiously gaining control over East Jerusalem
03.02.2026 3

Middle East Monitor

Ranjan Solomon

Gaza Holds a Mirror to the World

Gaza Holds a Mirror to the World
03.02.2026 3

Middle East Monitor

Adnan Hmidan

The raging bull in the chinaware shop

The raging bull in the chinaware shop
02.02.2026 3

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Trump’s Gulf brinkmanship: Is the United States replaying the Cuban Missile Crisis with Iran?

Trump’s Gulf brinkmanship: Is the United States replaying the Cuban Missile Crisis with Iran?
02.02.2026 30

Middle East Monitor

Muhammad Shahbaz Rajper

The SDF and the Assad regime: Parallels of self-inflicted collapse and cruelty

The SDF and the Assad regime: Parallels of self-inflicted collapse and cruelty
02.02.2026 3

Middle East Monitor

Zaki Kaf Al-Ghazal

My response to a member of Indonesia’s Regional Representative Council on joining the Board of Peace

My response to a member of Indonesia’s Regional Representative Council on joining the Board of Peace
02.02.2026 3

Middle East Monitor

Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

Between elephants and birds: The illusion of imperial invincibility

Between elephants and birds: The illusion of imperial invincibility
02.02.2026 5

Middle East Monitor

Sayid Marcos Tenório

Weaponising America’s economy in the service of Israel

Weaponising America’s economy in the service of Israel
02.02.2026 10

Middle East Monitor

Jamal Kanj

Marching orders for Zionist envoy from South Africa strike a blow against anarchists

Marching orders for Zionist envoy from South Africa strike a blow against anarchists
01.02.2026 2

Middle East Monitor

Iqbal Jassat

Internal instability in Iran and noises of regime change

Internal instability in Iran and noises of regime change
01.02.2026 3

Middle East Monitor

Dr Ismail Adaramola

Dooming the Chagos deal: The Diego Garcia dilemma

Dooming the Chagos deal: The Diego Garcia dilemma
31.01.2026 2

Middle East Monitor

Dr Binoy Kampmark

Unleashing the spear: Why Hezbollah is joining the fray

Unleashing the spear: Why Hezbollah is joining the fray
31.01.2026 3

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

Israel’s food crisis – blowback from the economic costs of perpetual war

Israel’s food crisis – blowback from the economic costs of perpetual war
31.01.2026 2

Middle East Monitor

Ranjan Solomon

Gulf allies urge restraint as Washington weighs escalation

Gulf allies urge restraint as Washington weighs escalation
31.01.2026 10

Middle East Monitor

Kurniawan Arif Maspul

Washington’s bipartisan war on Iran did not begin with Gaza. Gaza exposed it

Washington’s bipartisan war on Iran did not begin with Gaza. Gaza exposed it
31.01.2026 2

Middle East Monitor

Dr Asad Ullah

The armada and the trigger: How the US-Iran standoff could ignite a regional catastrophe

The armada and the trigger: How the US-Iran standoff could ignite a regional catastrophe
30.01.2026 2

Middle East Monitor

Jasim Al-Azzawi

The logical fallacy of Indonesia paying $1 billion to the Board of Peace

The logical fallacy of Indonesia paying $1 billion to the Board of Peace
30.01.2026 2

Middle East Monitor

Dr. Muhammad Zulfikar Rakhmat

When survival makes the past impossible to defend: Iran’s reverse sunk-cost trap

When survival makes the past impossible to defend: Iran’s reverse sunk-cost trap
30.01.2026 3

Middle East Monitor

Dr Mojtaba Touiserkani

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank?

What is Israel planning for Palestinians in Gaza and the West Bank?
30.01.2026 10

Middle East Monitor

Dr Sania Faisal El-Husseini