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Tag: Sectarianism

Posted inOpinion

The roots of Lebanon’s failure

by Hussain Abdul-Hussain August 10, 2021August 10, 2021

Lebanon is a failed state. Everything that can go wrong, has. And then the country repeats every mistake one more time. From the near evaporation of the national currency, to the shrinking of its economy, to serial corruption scandals, it doesn’t take a genius to figure out that the wrong people are in charge. But […]

Posted inIndia, Pakistan, South Asia

Dominant ethnic groups shape national identity

by Manoj Kumar Mishra April 16, 2019February 18, 2020
رئيس الوزراء الإسرائيلي بنيامين نتنياهو وإبنه يائير في القدس. صورة : AFP
Posted inFrance, Israel, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, World

Facebook blocks Israeli PM’s son for anti-Muslim posts

by Asia Times staff December 17, 2018February 18, 2020
Mike Pompeo testifies during a Senate Intelligence Committee hearing on 'Worldwide Threats' on Feb. 13, 2018. REUTERS/Leah Millis/File Photo
Posted inEuropean Union, France, Germany, Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, World

Pompeo’s rise ups odds of Middle East war

by Gregory Aftandilian March 18, 2018February 18, 2020
A Malaysian Shiite Muslim performs religious rites inside a place of worship in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, in a file photo. Photo: AFP/Saeed Khan
Posted inAT Finance, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Malaysia, Middle East, Northeast Asia, Pakistan, Singapore, South Asia, World

No safe place for SEAsia’s Shia Muslims

by David Hutt February 3, 2018February 18, 2020
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivers his Independence Day address in August 2017. Photo: Economic Times
Posted inEuropean Union, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Yugoslavia’s cautionary lessons for Modi’s India

by Adam Garrie August 29, 2017
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Posted inEgypt, European Union, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, World

The Arab world’s coming challenges

by Tarek Osman June 15, 2017

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