Arab atheists: A demonised minority
Atheists are widely misunderstood by many Arabs and Muslims. There are those who believe us to be Satanists or that we have no moral compass and are debauch degenerates. But understanding and sympathy...
View ArticleOne year on: Gazans feel the pain of being abandoned by Egypt
By Khaled Diab Although the Israeli siege of Gaza hurts more materially, the Egyptian blockade is more painful emotionally. It is also counterproductive. Photo: ©Khaled Diab Friday 24 July 2015 With...
View ArticleBeyond the Arab winter
By Khaled Diab As the Middle East stumbles perilously close to its own “world war”, seeds of change are already sprouting hopes of a better century ahead. Tuesday 10 November 2015 The fate of the...
View ArticleISIS and the mash of civilisations
By Khaled Diab Counterintuitive as it may sound, ISIS is proof that the clash of civilisations is a myth. The reality is that interests clash, while cultures mix. Thursday 26 November 2015 When the...
View ArticleAmerican extremism X
By Khaled Diab Despite all the hype, white supremacists and anti-government extremists are the main homegrown terror threat in the United States. Thursday 21 January 2016 Armed men stormed a federal...
View ArticleThe Mubarak enigma
By Khaled Diab The removal of Hosni Mubarak was likely the proudest moment in Egypt’s recent history, yet, five years on, some Egyptians miss the deposed dictator. Tuesday 16 February 2016 It was one...
View ArticleAlt-jihad – Part II: Delusions of grandeur and persecution
By Khaled Diab In the second in a series of articles exploring the disturbing parallels between radical Islamic and White/Christian extremism, Khaled Diab examines the far-right’s dual sense of...
View ArticleThe shocking similarities between white supremacy and Islamist extremism
By Khaled Diab Despite their conviction that they are polar opposites, white supremacists and Islamist extremists share much in common, including a hatred of minorities and the enemies within, a...
View ArticleHow not to fight extremism in America
By Khaled Diab A sudden lurch from ignoring or underplaying the threat of right-wing extremism in America to treating white crusaders like jihadis and QAnon like al-Qaeda will set off the insurgency...
View ArticleGaza’s endless catch-22s
By Khaled Diab Israel will not lift its blockade of Gaza until Hamas is removed from power, but Hamas will not fall so long as there is a blockade. This is just one of the many tragic, circular...
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