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A Circle Has No Beginning in MidEast Politics
“Calm will be reciprocated with calm, fire will be reciprocated by fire,” commented IDF Chief of the General Staff Lt. Gen. Benny Gantz. The idea of reciprocation–otherwise known as that ages-old “eye...
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Arabia: Power of the future? Americans hope Not
The Middle East will become a world superpower in the next 5-10 years. This is the theory that I chose to expound upon in the paper I wrote for one of the universities that I’m applying to graduate...
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2013 Resolutions for the Middle East
2012 was an all-around nightmare for the Middle East, politically, economically, socially: no stone was left upturned The turmoil and strife of 2012 needs to be left behind, and 2013 needs to be the...
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Zero Dark Thirty: A Case for International Relations
Is Osama bin Laden really dead? While watching Zero Dark Thirty at the movies this past Saturday night I asked myself that question. For those of you who haven’t heard of the movie which will no doubt...
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Middle Eastern Beauty Pageants Part One: National
The controversy over the bikini segment of the 2013 Miss World pageant, taking place this September in Indonesia, made me question: do beauty pageants exist in the Muslim world? The idea of a beauty...
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Eid al-Fitr 2013: More than Just Fun and Fanoos
Now that Ramadan 2013 and Eid al-Fitr have concluded, let’s take a look at a high’s and low’s round-up of what went down. High’s Although my husband and I didn’t celebrate Eid al-Fitr together, we had...
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Predictions and Resolutions for the Middle East: 2014
2013 proved to be yet another turbulent and dramatic year for the nations of the Middle East. Protesters have continued to keep the area volatile; the Syrian Civil War has continued to shed blood and...
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Who cares about Afghanistan?
You can’t get anything accomplished if no one gives a damn. Matthieu Aikens’ ‘Last Tango in Kabul,’ which appeared 18 August in Rolling Stone, is a fascinating and well-written article. I read it...
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Instigating the Islamic State
At the opening of the 69th United Nations General Assembly’s General Debate, world leaders took to the podium to address domestic and world issues. Unsurprisingly, the topic on everyone’s agenda was...
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2015 Predictions for the Middle East
This is the third year in a row that I’ve written my sarcastic predictions/resolutions for the Middle East. Either these nations’ governments are not listening to me or making resolutions is not a...
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Predictions and Resolutions for the Middle East: 2014
2013 proved to be yet another turbulent and dramatic year for the nations of the Middle East. Protesters have continued to keep the area volatile; the Syrian Civil War has continued to shed blood and...
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Film Review: The Controversy around American Sniper
Clint Eastwood’s film American Sniper has created an intense debate, one that I honestly feel is undeserved. On one side, you have the film critics and Hollywood (and American moviegoers) who rave...
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Ramadan Kareem! A look at Mosques Around the World
First of all, a very happy Ramadan (Ramadan Kareem) to the Muslim ummah! Ramadan is a very special time, one of contemplation, community, charity, celebration and, most of all, faith. It’s a time of...
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