Executions in Iran have increased since President Hassan Rouhani took over in 2013. Most executed were members of ethnic and religious minorities who have been convicted on charges of “anti-God” or “spreading corruption on earth.” They included politicians, Kurds and Sunni Muslims. Read more...
Why does Daesh recruit women?
Regardless of how chauvinistic a totalitarian theocracy can be toward women, they cannot live without them because of women’s obvious role in reproduction and the domestic support. Read more...
We should see refugees as permanent residents
With an urgent, comprehensive and realistic plan, Syrians should be swiftly integrated into Turkish society. Read more...
The rights and wrongs of the Saudi-Iran rift
The new (Post-Revolution) Iran was not a threat because of its sectarianism; on the contrary, the non-sectarian message of the revolutionaries was considered a threat. Read more...
(Mis)understanding the sociology of ISIL
What explains ISIL’s attacks in Turkey resulting in over 100 deaths in a span of three months? Read more...
The Islamic Wars of Religion
Has everybody in the Middle East taken leave of their senses? Read more...
The dawn of a new Iran
None of its regional adversaries are a match for the Iranian version of soft and smart power. Read more...
Multiculturalism: An idea gone sour
Multiculturalism has become the new white man's burden. Read more...
Once upon a Saudi King
A peek into what Saudi Arabia might have been if King Faisal was still alive. Read more...
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