Celebration in Tehran
Albert Camus once wrote: “When a war breaks out, people say: ‘It's too stupid, it can't last long.’ But though a war may be ‘too stupid,’ that doesn't prevent its lasting.” While he was...
Category: Middle East
#WednesdayWisdom: The case for war in the Middle East
“Is Trump going to bomb Iran now?” Sure, why not. Yes, yes, I can already hear all of you bleeding heart rogue state sympathizer traitors whining about how: “But the Middle East can’t stand...
The entrepreneurial spirit of the ‘Shams-Elysees’-Zaatari Refugee Camp
March 15 marked the seventh year of conflict in Syria, resulting in more than five million refugees and many more internally displaced. Many of the Syrians who fled long to return to their homes, but...
Trump’s support for Israel is undermining Palestinian political identity
US President Donald Trump’s withholding of $65 million in contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA) earned considerable attention. It has also...
Global Comment Podcast Episode Two: Resurgence of Middle East Art — Interview with Sunny Rahbar, Co-Founder of the Third Line Gallery
The GlobalComment.com podcast series returns with its second episode, a thought-provoking interview with Sunny Rahbar, a major figure in the art scene in the Arab world and Middle East. Sunny Rahbar...
Syrian missile strikes and the new cold war
Donald Trump’s recent military strike on Syria, supported by both Democrats and Republicans, is based on assumption and lacks any sort of direction. The injustice done in the Syrian...
Trump and Israel: Routine or Red Flag?
While world leaders are still scrambling to deal with president Donald Trump, they can rest assured that there is one facet of US foreign policy where the new administration has, so far,...
Say hello to the new Global Comment podcast!
We're delighted to announce that we're launching a podcast series featuring interviews with interesting, engaging, thought-provoking and progressive thinkers, artists, and decision-makers in...
The Western far-right and ISIS want the same thing
It isn’t a coincidence that Germany suffered a terrorist attack right as Angela Merkel is facing a serious re-election battle. This will make her campaign more difficult for her, which is exactly...
I’m an Arab and I’m with her
I write these lines in the dying hours of the US Presidential election. It is fair to say that this election has led to a form of global fatigue. In the Arab world, that sentiment is now running...