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Religious schools are nothing new, but when it comes to the Shi’ite community in Lebanon, they represent an opportunity for Tehran to hone the next generation, regardless of the country’s constitution.
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With negotiations with Houthi sponsor Iran ongoing, US President Donald Trump authorised the bombing of the Houthis for several reasons, only one of which was their attacks on Western shipping.
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The list of the Islamic Republic’s disenfranchised is long and getting longer. History shows that this is where the regime’s opposition is likely to be at its most potent.
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Iran Between Domestic Challenges and International Setbacks: A Precarious Future
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Organising awareness-raising events in Italy hopefully helps keep the issue of Iran’s repressive regime in the public consciousness. One day, hopefully one day soon, brave Iranians will earn their freedom.
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Centralising power Two or three years ago, political Shi’ism in the Middle East was at or near its zenith. With its power base in Iran and a network of armed groups ready and able to do Tehran’s bidding, the system and the strategy born after 1979 could certainly
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Excluding clerics and religious parties from the state’s executive, legislative, and judicial institutions is important if Arab and Islamic countries want to perform as well as their Western peers.
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Velayat-e Faqih: a theocratic regime veiled in sectarianism
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The roots of Libya’s crisis go deep but the world can help
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A new cross-border fund bringing investors and innovators together will help produce the change-makers of tomorrow, while another initiative focused on social media will help change the narrative for the region’s young people.
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In several Arab countries, it is illegal to support the normalisation of relations with Israel, despite the cultural, economic, and diplomatic benefits this brings. Is it time for laws to end discrimination?
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The long ideological road from Najaf to Beirut and the killing of Hariri
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By Dr. Waleed A. Madibo is a Fulbright Scholar. He is the founder and president of Sudan Policy Forum.
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In 2022, millions of Ukrainians fled west to safety, finding new homes and a new life in the European Union. The experience also threw up new challenges
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Amid the region's severe crises, Hezbollah is engaging in actions reminiscent of the repressive tactics used in Afghanistan. A striking example is the mysterious death of Hussein Shukr, nephew of Hezbollah’s military commander, Fouad Shukr. Speculation swirls around the circumstances, ranging from accidental gunfire in Ouzai to
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They asked me: "Sheikh Hassan Said Mecheimeche, do you align with the alliance of America, Europe, Israel, Saudi Arabia, and the UAE?" Many of my relatives, friends, and even military figures within the Shiite "Khomeinist Party" organization in Lebanon often ask me, whether in person, on