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Kurdish Battle Positions Kurds As US Ally Against Iran
By James M. Dorsey There may be a silver but risky lining for Kurdish nationalists in their devastating loss of ... -
Women’s Driving: Saudi Prince Mohammed’s Litmus Test
Img Source: Middle East Eye By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s long-awaited lifting of a ban on women’s driving, widely ... -
Malaysian Launderette Owner Stirs Asian Hornet’s Nest
By James M. Dorsey Uproar about a launderette owner’s decision to bar non-Muslims from using his service has focused a spotlight on ... -
Shaping Eurasia’s future: Unintended consequences of abrogating Iran’s nuclear deal
By James M. Dorsey US President Donald J. Trump’s targeting of a two-year-old agreement curtailing Iran’s ability to produce nuclear ... -
Testing the Waters: Saudi Women Get One-time Access to a Stadium – JMD
By James M. Dorsey Saudi Arabia’s 85th birthday could prove to be historic — one that could put to the ... -
Rohingya Plight Feeds Muslim Assertiveness — James M. Dorsey
By James M. Dorsey The plight of Myanmar’s persecuted Rohingya minority is becoming the Muslim world’s latest rallying call emulating ... -
Jihadist support for Rohingya puts Pakistan and China on the spot: JMD
By James M. Dorsey A call for action to help Rohingya Muslims by prominent US Treasury-designated Pakistani militant Masood Azhar ... -
Plight Of Myanmar’s Rohingya: Militant Islam’s Next Rallying Call?
Calls for jihad in defence of the Muslim minority prompt fears of a second front against Islamic State-linked fighters in ... -
Iranian-Syrian World Cup Qualifier Ripples Far Beyond The Pitch
Image Source: The Secret Life of Syrian Ultras By James M. Dorsey A nail-biting Iranian-Syrian World Cup qualifier has sent ... -
Variations On A Theme: The Gulf Crisis Settles Into A Family Squabble
image: Sheikh Tamim and Crown Prince Mohammed bin Zayed By James M. Dorsey A three-month old crisis in the Gulf that ... -
Trump Draws Geopolitical Battle Lines In South Asia – JMD
By James M. Dorsey President Donald J. Trump has drawn battle lines in South Asia that are likely to have ... -
Reducing Middle East Tensions? Saudi-UAE Moves Hint At Willingness To Engage With Iran
By James M. Dorsey Recent moves by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates suggest that the two Gulf states ...
