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https://www.jadaliyya.com/Details/42363/Arab-Spring-The-End-of-Political-Islam-as-We-Know-It This article examines the roots of al-Ikhwan al-Muslimin (Muslim Brotherhood), and how it has developed since its formation in 1928. Like many other movements that emerged in response to foreign imperialism in the 20th-century Arab world, al-Ikhwan was built … Continue reading →

https://lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v43/n05/elias-muhanna/reinventing-islam

https://www.middleeasteye.net/big-story/saracens-and-turks-wests-troubled-relation-islam This piece by journalist Soumaya Ghannoushi is a bit old, but nonetheless relevant to understanding the persistent distortions of the Middle East and NA. Islam’s designation as the ‘Other’ dates back to medieval Christian writings in the 7th and … Continue reading →

https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2021/02/turkey-saudi-arabia-uae-egypt-media-feed-off-myths-in-rows.html Since our class today was an introduction to the Ottoman Empire, I think it is the perfect time to discuss Turkey’s contemporary foreign policy. In recent years, the country has advanced its geopolitical role beyond the Middle East. While … Continue reading →

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/04/algeria-criminalises-fake-news-protect-state-security-200422201042011.html Algeria criminalized ‘fake news,’ to protect ‘state security,’ this seems like giving oneself the legitimacy to act out against political opponents and dissidents, is there any precedent for this kind of policy in Algeria considering decades of French rule?

https://www.france24.com/en/20200418-turkey-s-covid-19-cases-overtake-iran-to-become-highest-in-middle-east

https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2020/03/tense-calm-prevails-syria-idlib-ceasefire-holds-200306100457396.html

For the first time in five years, warfare will cease in Yemen. This ceasefire follows calls by the United Nations to halt fighting to combat the spread of COVID-19. Already declared to be the worst humanitarian crisis by the UN … Continue reading →

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2020/02/14/world/middleeast/syria-idlib-displaced.html More than 800,000 Syrians have fled violence in the last few months but now they are trapped in Idlis between the Syrian government and Turkey’s closed border with nowhere to go.

https://www.npr.org/2020/04/06/825158835/syrian-refugees-fear-deportation-if-they-seek-coronavirus-testing-and-treatment It is estimated that 73% of Syrian Refugees in Lebanon lack the proper documentation needed to stay. This is creating a crisis as refugees are living in conditions which will make the spread of COVID-19 happen at a faster … Continue reading →