One aspect of the recent WikiLeaks documents regarding Saudi Arabia that will deserve closer attention in time is what they reveal about Western media’s approach to news and governments in the Middle East, specifically the Gulf and Saudi Arabia. It has become […]
Salafism Infiltrates Turkish Religious Discourse Salafi discourse has made considerable inroads in Turkey over the past 30 years, making contributions to sectarianism in ways that have yet to be fully studied and understood. Although the military coup in 1980 was carried out […]
تشرفت بفرصة نشر القال التالي في صحيفة الاخبار اللبنانية – عن موضوع الاستقلالية المزعومة في طريقة تغطيتها لأحداث الشرق الأوسط. al-akhbar.com/node/238223 إني أشهد… لماذا نحر الإعلام الغربي ضميره على مذبح آل سعود؟ Tweet
(From Middle East Eye) The hagiographies of the deceased Saudi king Abdullah have piled up at a surprising rate, reflecting the desire – the desperate hope – among Western policy-makers that Saudi Arabia is on a path to “reform” that justifies their […]
From RIEAS Research Institute for European and American Studies The Syrian civil war has been the third major jihad of modern times for Gulf Arab states. The first, Afghanistan, was a new experience, the inaugural transnational jihad of the modern era in […]
Media freedom has been one of the prime victims of the conflict in Bahrain since 2011. Both sides in the conflict saw media as a key arena for propagating their message and winning support. The protesters turned to outlets that would listen […]