Middle East
Noor Al Hassan
Foreign Correspondent: A New Arab Spring in Lebanon and Iraq
Once again, people in the Middle East want democratic reforms and an end to corruption and foreign domination. Read more
Lebanon’s Revolution Unites a Divided Country
A long-sectarian society has come together as one people, bringing hope and some much-needed levity to the streets as they push for an end to their current government. Read more
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The Origins of Depravity: How the U.S. Helped Fuel Extremism in the Middle East
As part of a 2004 delegation to Camp Bucca, where Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi was held for 10 months, I heard tales of horrific experiences. It was one of the most hellish spots I've ever encountered. Read more
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Foreign Correspondent: Trump Dumps Kurds as the Empire Crumbles
They say politics makes strange bedfellows. So does war. Read more
The Great and Unmatched Wisdom War
“Never fear, the Commander-in-Phone-Calls will get tough!” Read more
Mahmoud Hassino
Foreign Correspondent: Turkey Plans an Attack on Syrian Kurds
So far, the scheme isn’t working so well. Read more
How To Get The U.S. To Care About The War In Yemen
“Over 85,000 children dead from war and starvation in Yemen. And now you may pay more at the pump!” Read more
“Now I Can No Longer Call Myself a Zionist . . .”
A new book explores the nuances behind the opposition to Zionism and effectively dispels the myth that Jewish people who criticize Israel are “self-hating Jews.” Read more
Mark A. Wilson
U.S. Recognition of Israel’s Golan Annexation a Threat to World Order
The Trump Administration’s decision marks a serious violation of fundamental principles of international law. Read more
Giacomo Sini
The Yazidi ‘Boxing Sisters’
For a group of women living in an Iraqi Kurdistan refugee camp, a new class imparts lessons that go far beyond self-defense. Read more
Umar Jamshaid
Foreign Correspondent: What’s Really Going on in Kashmir?
Kashmir—a long-contested region between India and Pakistan—is a spectacularly beautiful former tourist destination. But to live near the border these days means hunkering down in bomb shelters. Read more
Fahd Sadi
Foreign Correspondent: How the War in Yemen Could End in a Matter of Days
“It would affect their ability to fight immediately.” Read more
Dr. Hakim
What it Really Takes to Secure Peace in Afghanistan
Constant military surveillance of Afghans yields almost no real intelligence about the problems they face each day. An unusual group of volunteers uses a far different approach. Read more
Felton Davis
Imagining a ‘Peace Child’
The horror of the Yemen War is changing minds at last. Read more
The Long, Brutal U.S. War on Children in the Middle East
When children waste away to literally nothing while fourteen million people face conflict driven famine, a hue and cry—yes, a caterwaul —most certainly should be raised, worldwide. Read more
As More Yemenis Die, U.S. Support Keeps a Major Oil Trade Route “Open for Business”
“I don’t think the Saudis would be conducting this level of atrocity if not for the support from the United States.” Read more
Reese Erlich
Foreign Correspondent: What Has Fifteen Years of U.S. Occupation Produced? Angry Iraqis
As militant protests roil the city of Basra in Iraq, two summer films give a fuller sense of what U.S. occupation there has wrought. Read more
U.S. Air Force/Tech. Sgt. Joshua J. Garcia
The U.S. Is Complicit in Child Slaughter in Yemen
On August 9, a U.S.-supported Saudi airstrike bombed a bus carrying schoolchildren in Sa’ada, a city in northern Yemen. Read more
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A New Report Highlights Torture Amid U.S.-Backed Crisis in Yemen
A new Amnesty International report implicates UAE-backed forces in Yemen—which are supported by the U.S.—in the torture and other mistreatment of detainees. Read more
A Pattern for Peace in The Middle East
This piece is from the November 1957 issue of The Progressive. Read more
