Kurdish women have fought on the front lines of military battles since the 19th century. A scholar explains the origins of Kurdistan’s relative gender equality in a mostly conservative Muslim region.
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Since defending northern Syria from the Islamic State, Kurdish people have established an egalitarian society where women are equal, democracy is direct and religious freedom is guaranteed.
Why the US decision to withdraw troops from northern Syria is so dangerous.
The US president’s latest announcement portends a worrying outcome in a part of the world riven by years of conflict.
National security isn’t just about warding off physical attacks. It’s also about understanding cultural forces that drive a society to think, feel and act in certain ways, a political scientist says.
Immigrants and their descendants residing in the poorest peripheral cities of the state are the main supporters of the right, and Netanyahu in particular.
The US has historically asked for international support when brewing conflicts in the Middle East boiled over.
Independent observers will be on board the ships exporting live sheep to keep an eye on animal welfare.
Davide Tanasi, a digital archaeologist, thinks it’s a pity when historical artifacts are locked away in storage. He’s working to fix this by sharing them as 3D models.
Coalition negotiations begin in Israel after neither Benjamin Netanyahu nor Benny Gantz secure a majority.
Saudi Arabia and Israeli in balancing act after strikes on Iran-backed militias.
Armed conflict in Syria has been a disaster for the area’s cultural heritage. A displaced archaeologist describes what’s being lost.
After Imran Khan’s visit to the White House, what lies ahead for his relationship with Donald Trump?
The wisest course from here would seem to be reopening discussions with Tehran about Gulf security and an American-imposed sanctions regime. But this will be easier said than done.
How Syria’s tribes are being used by those both for and against the regime of Bashar al-Assad.
Donald Trump stepped back from launching US airstrikes inside Iran, but the conflict is unabated and there appears to be no way out of confrontation for now.
The US has imposed new sanctions against Iran’s top leaders, but its foreign policy has no clear focus.
The US isn’t the only country considering a military response to Iranian aggression.
Recent speeches suggest there may be an appetite for closer relations, but it won’t be easy. A Saudi and an Iranian explain.
A showdown with Iran over some oil tanker attacks in the Persian Gulf could push the US into its next Mideast war, writes a scholar of military aggression.
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