“Bandar ibn Israel”

The recent acts of political violence in the Middle East’s Levant are not unrelated. Car bombings in the predominantly Shia Continue reading →

Why Western media frames civilian areas as “Hezbollah strongholds”

Beirut was thrown into turmoil on Thursday evening as a terrorist attack against residents of Dahiyeh – a southern suburb Continue reading →

Arabs, Beware the “Small States” Option

This article can also be read in Turkish here. At the heart of all politics lies cold, hard opportunism. New Continue reading →

Chemical Weapons Charade in Syria

By Sharmine Narwani Let us be clear. The United States can verify absolutely nothing about the use of chemical weapons Continue reading →

Lebanon’s Red Lines, Bared

By Sharmine Narwani What a difference a week can make in the Middle East. On October 19, when a car Continue reading →

Excuse Me, But Israel Has No Right To Exist

This article can be read in French, Spanish, German, Turkish and Polish. By Sharmine Narwani The phrase “right to exist” Continue reading →

If Netanyahu Lies, Why Do We Keep Listening?

By Sharmine Narwani For Middle East watchers, the revelation that a major head of state called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Continue reading →

Feeding The Beast: When Journalists Fuel Harmful Narratives

By Sharmine Narwani I recently spoke with a friend who has been in and around Washington’s Mideast foreign policy establishment Continue reading →