Social Transformation

Allowing Saudi Women to Drive

Dr. Amal Sakr

The royal decree allowing Saudi women to drive is a revolutionary decision. It has social, economic, and political significance.

Mutual Hatred

Incitement Motives against Syrian Asylum in the Middle East

Mustafa Shafiq Allam

The dilemma of Syrian refugees has become so difficult that there are no practical solutions expected in the foreseeable future.

Exploiting Danger

How the “globalization of fear” increases extremism within society

Mohammed Ezzat Rohiem

The fluidity and the uncertainty that prevails domestically and globally have led to a rise in the culture of fear among communities...

Motives for Killing

Assassination of Arab intellectuals by extremists

Mohamed Basyouni

Does the assassination of Nahed Hattar present a new phenomenon in the Arab world, or is this a recurring trend?

Politicized Aid

How did aid to Aleppo fall hostage to geopolitics?

Mazen al-Olaywi

The political bargaining between the various players in the Syrian crisis is manifested in the bombing of aid convoys...

Cubs of the Caliphate

Why does ISIS use child suicide bombers?

Dr. Ammar Ali Hassan

What are the motives behind ISIS recruiting child soldiers?

Rio Olympics

Can Brazil Overcome Internal Challenges?

Dr. Sudfa Mohammed Mahmud

Brazil, the host country for the Olympic Games, is facing internal challenges, yet it is seeking to maintain its global image.

Unity in Aggression

Explaining the trends that incubate extremism

Mohammad Mukhtar Qandeel

Important questions are raised about the environment that nurtures extremism...

A Changing Arab Reality

The Significance of Hosting the Arab Summit in Mauritania

Mohammed Wuld Al-Mona

Mauritania held for the first time the presidency of the Arab League summit, indicating shifts in the region over years.

Varied Responses

Limits to Popular Protests in Tunisia

Abdullatif Hejazi

In the midst of protests and unrest, Tunisia is also witnessing political turmoil.

Re-Integration Question

Is Terrorist Rehabilitation Possible?

Yousef Al-Dini

Post the 9/11 terrorist attacks, the US strategy always views a terrorist as a source of threat to US national security and...

Socio-economic Indicators

Latin America goes back to the streets

Santiago Villar

Despite the rise in enhanced socio-economic indicators, Latin America has seen an influx of protests from dejected citizens...

Who owns what?

The land question in Africa

Sebastian Gatimo

Land remains a basic source of the livelihood for the majority of Africans, and is essential to the development of agriculture...

Pragmatism Over Ideology

A new phase between the Americas

David Mier Galera

The 2015 Panama Summit has shown itself as an important tool to build bridges on the road to a more fraternal, peaceful....

Possible Explanations

Is there a Relationship between Applied Sciences and Fanaticism?

Saeed al-Masri

One would ask how people trained in the empirical approach become fanatics and extremists, develop a fanatic concept about...