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Blogs
Netanyahu: Repetitive fear-mongering undermines US-Israeli relations
Author: Joseph Evans Israeli Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu—who bypassed the White House in accepting House Speaker John A. Boehner’s invitation to address Congress on Iran’s nuclear...
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Plans for glitzy new capital conceal deep divisions in Egyptian society
Author: Joseph Evans Built as the new capital for the once powerful Muslim empire of the Fatimids, Cairo has provided a potent symbol of Egypt’s rich...
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Netanyahu: Unscrupulous and divisive campaign sparks further criticism from U.S government
Author: Joseph Evans Following a campaign epitomized by divisive rhetoric, political maneuvering and media manipulation that would have felt perfectly at home on the set of...
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Yemen: The Battle for the Balance of Power
Author: Joseph Evans Since September last year, the already precarious power balance in the Middle East together has fractured even further, with catastrophic consequences for the...
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Occidental: Islamophobic graffiti reveals ignorance in even the most liberal environments
Author: Joseph Evans This week’s post is a little different to what I usually publish, but an issue caught my attention a few days ago that...
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American Sniper: Violent, Racist, But Can We Be Surprised?
Author: Joseph Evans The release and surprise success of Clint Eastwood’s American Sniper has polarized popular opinion in the United States, with celebrities taking sides on...
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The Game of War: The American military is blurring the lines between virtual reality and warfare, with chilling consequences
Author: Joseph Evans Two videos, from two very different perspectives, caught my attention this week. In the first, 13-year-old Mohammed Tuaiman documents his life in Ma’rib...
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Somalia: Short-sighted U.S foreign policy risks revitalising terrorist groups
Author: Joseph Evans Al-Shabaab, the al-Qaeda affiliated Islamist group that has wreaked havoc in the war torn nation of Somalia over the last decade, has kept...
