The world鈥檚 focus on the coronavirus pandemic and neglect of the battle against extremism have created opportunities ISIS is poised to seize.
Tunisian rappers have moved on from toppling a dictator to exploring how music empowers the marginalized. Rap has become the language of the people.
President Trump鈥檚 foreign policy favors local players resolving regional conflicts. But to avoid war in Libya, is a solution just a phone call away?
In the Mideast, haggling is a sport: If you鈥檙e agile enough, you win. During the pandemic, to stay safe, you can shop remotely. But what fun is that?
Israel is already paying a price for talk of annexing West Bank lands, with warnings of worse to come, so what is driving Benjamin Netanyahu?
Arab world expressions of solidarity with Black Lives Matter have highlighted a universal truth about racism: how hard it is to see it in ourselves.
For Zhor Rehihil, Muslim curator of the Museum of Moroccan Judaism in Casablanca, the shared past provides a path to a better future.
The pandemic鈥檚 decline in oil revenues has changed how Saudi Arabia balances rights and responsibilities, shifting a heavier burden onto individuals.
From the Middle East, an American鈥檚 view of the strife and demands for justice that started in Minneapolis has been both disorienting and familiar.
For centuries Saudis have lived amid evidence of a rich heritage. But only a recent shift in attitude has allowed them to embrace their past.
Why Saudi Arabia, one of the world鈥檚 most culturally restrictive societies, is suddenly embracing art, music, and movies.
Ramadan is a soulful time of prayer and charity. But in recent years, it鈥檚 also become a time of conspicuous consumption. The pandemic has stripped that away.
If support for democratic norms and institutions is eroding in the West, where does that leave rights activists and journalists in the Arab world?
In the midst of the coronavirus pandemic, what qualities do you want in a health official? How about a calm manner and heartthrob celebrity status?
Coronavirus clampdowns pose a political risk for any government. But for Arab regimes, the segment of society most vulnerable is a pillar of support.
The Saudi initiative to bring foreign tourists to previously inaccessible sites is creating groundbreaking opportunities for those who live there.
North Africa may not be front and center in the West鈥檚 discussion of climate change, but the challenges here are pressing 鈥� and lacking resources.
Libya鈥檚 oil and resources tempt outsiders. But at stake for the Arab world in Libya鈥檚 war is also the struggle between democracy and autocracy.
The Palestinian cause once united the Arab world. So why is the imminent announcement of Trump鈥檚 鈥減eace plan鈥� not eliciting a regional outburst?
If Egypt鈥檚 youth is indeed its future, providing for young people鈥檚 needs is sound policy for an autocratic president mindful of past instability.
