Opinion

What is needed instead is to strengthen the integration of Muslims in society and to consolidate their definition as citizens
How Muslims should deal with bigotry and hate
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Humam Taha
Congressional critics argue combining the F-35s and the S-400 missile-defence system poses a security risk
Turkey pushes ahead with S-400 system adding to tensions with US
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Kelly Kennedy
Sri Lankan Christian devotees light candles as they pray for victims of horrific Easter bombings
Christchurch to Colombo: The unseen arc?
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
Libyan National Army (LNA) members head out of Benghazi to reinforce troops advancing towards Tripoli
War grinds on around Tripoli
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Michel Cousins
Israel does not abide by any agreement or law as long as it is superior militarily
Deal of the century and the consequences
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Suha Aljundi
Sudanese protesters from the city of Atbara flash the victory sign in Khartoum, April 23
Sudan needs a new generation of leaders
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Khairallah Khairallah
Crucial to stabilise the market.
Trump ends sanctions waivers to deprive Tehran of oil lifeline
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Jareer Elass
Several proposals that would see European fighters prosecuted and remain in Syria and Iraq have been tabled
What ISIS defeat means for Europe’s domestic terror threat
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Stephen Starr
Erdogan made Turkey a police state
The beginning of the end of Erdogan’s era
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Alon Ben-Meir
Washington has stated concern that Turkey’s purchase of the S-400 would compromise the security of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter
S-400 purchase leaves Turkey’s NATO future in limbo
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Sabahat Khan
Notre-Dame is a building draped in layers of history
The Lesson of Notre Dame: Culture as a Phoenix
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Jamal Eddine Benhayoun
Russia isn’t fully committed to a Haftar victory
What does Russia stand to gain in Libya?
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John C.K. Daly
A Palestinian man wearing a t-shirt depicting the colours of the Palestinian flag walks on crutches with another holding a national flag as they head towards a demonstration near the border with Israel, March 30
For Palestinians, it is going to be either stalemate or ‘Deal of the Century’
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Khairallah Khairallah
Patience running thin. Algerian Army Chief of Staff Ahmed Gaid Salah
Mediene’s rearguard wars in Algeria
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Francis Ghiles
An AKP supporter stands near the headquarters of the party in Istanbul, March 31
Erdogan’s version of democracy is one in which only he wins
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Stephen Starr
Erdogan has a lot to lose if he takes a step back and accepts the defeat
Turkey’s ruling AKP suffers a setback in mayoral elections: Erdogan is not invincible but...
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Gülten Sari
Kurds have become the game-setters for the outcome of the elections
Two rays of hope in post-election Turkey
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Yavuz Baydar
Consolidating ties
Riyadh and Baghdad accelerate efforts to develop cooperation
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Mohammed Alkhereiji
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan
After election setbacks, Erdogan faces challenge of economic disrepair
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Thomas Seibert
Leaders of Arab states attend the 30th Arab League Summit
Arab summit failed to face new realities
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Khairallah Khairallah
A Syrian refugee works on an oud, a pear-shaped stringed instrument made of wood, in Beirut
Lebanon’s divisions prolong suffering of Syrian refugees
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Gareth Smyth
Ekrem Imamoglu, main opposition Republican People’s Party candidate for mayor of Istanbul, embraces a supporter in Istanbul, April 1
Erdogan’s ‘milestone on the road to the end’
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Claude Salhani
Trump doesn’t condemn white nationalist terrorism
White nationalism is a global problem
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
Algerian Army Chief of Staff Lieutenant-General Ahmed Gaid Salah presides over a military parade in Algiers, last July
Growing role of Algerian and Sudanese militaries in politics
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Mohamad Abou el-Fadel
Civilians evacuated from the ISIS holdout of Baghouz wait at a screening area in the eastern Syrian province of Deir ez-Zor, March 5
After Baghouz, what do you do with ISIS families?
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
US President Donald Trump talks with reporters outside the White House in Washington
Trump’s budget priorities for the Middle East belie its claims
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Gregory Aftandilian
US President Donald Trump
Is a war with Iran on the horizon?
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Bob Dreyfuss
Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and senior adviser
What the Trump-Kushner peace plan might actually mean
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Rashmee Roshan Lall
A 2017 file photo showing Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika as prepares to vote in Algiers
The only option for Bouteflika
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Claude Salhani
A woman peers out of her window behind a banner of Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Istanbul, March 5
Is Erdogan’s long-ruling AKP doomed to be divided?
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Yavuz Baydar