Marvel may just be tapping into the Islamic market with its latest superhero, Kamala, but she can’t but help but undermine Islamophobia.
Can Marvel Comics’s Latest Superhero Strike a Blow Against Islamophobia?
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Middle East & North Africa
A Few Things Israel’s Government and Citizens Should Know
Israel’s well-being depends on the good will of a shrinking number of countries, whose patience with Israel is running out.
Iran-U.S. Nuclear Deal Signals a Gorbachev Moment for Rouhani
Is Iran President Hassan Rouhani trying to open up Iran like Mikhail Gorbachev did Russia?
Two Women, Catherine Ashton and Wendy Sherman, Key Shapers of Iran Deal
Catherine Ashton and Wendy Sherman navigated through the diplomatic shoals of the Iran nuclear deal.
Iranian Nuclear Deal: Hardliners Despair, Pragmatists Rejoice
The six-month interim agreement between Iran and the P5+1 powers will echo through the decades if it can bring Washington and Tehran in from the cold.
Netanyahu May Take Out His Frustration Over Iran Nuke Deal on Israel-Palestine Peace Talks
“I’ll show them,” Netanyahu may be thinking.
Israel-Palestine: Enough Negotiations Already!
Palestinians should not lend their name to a charade of endless negotiations while historic Palestine disappears.
Mother Agnes-Mariam Warns That Islamic Extremists Undermine Peace Prospects in Syria
Mother Agnes-Mariam’s analysis of conditions on the ground in Syria is far more nuanced than those of the mainstream media in the United States.
China: What Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iran, Israel, and the U.S. Have in Common
China’s good relations with states at odds with each other could yield results at the negotiating table soon.
Running Off to War
As in the 1940s in Palestine, some opposition recruits have gone to Syria motivated by extremist ideologies and with the intention to commit acts of terrorism. But most have more prosaic reasons for fighting.