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Middle East Monitor

Israel/ Palestine
From Ukraine to Palestine: The Boycotting Double Standard

From Ukraine to Palestine: The Boycotting Double Standard

Middle East Monitor

By Abderrahmane Amor | – ( Middle East Monitor) – It was Putin’s recognition of Donetsk and Luhansk as independent breakaway regions in Eastern Ukraine that paved the way for an all-out Russian invasion of a sovereign Ukraine. Since the beginning of the invasion, we’ve seen a united global boycott of Russian goods, events and […]

Islam
The Israeli Attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque is not Local but an Insult to Muslims Worldwide

The Israeli Attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque is not Local but an Insult to Muslims Worldwide

Middle East Monitor

Ismail Patel | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Masjid Al-Aqsa has been in danger since the Israeli Occupation of East Jerusalem began in 1967. Since the occupation, the Israeli authorities have allowed Israeli extremists to intimidate and violate the sanctity of Masjid Al-Aqsa. However, in the past decade, the attacks on Masjid Al-Aqsa […]

Israel/ Palestine
Israel deprives Palestinians of Gaza of Clean Water, Key Materiel, Living Wage, but they are Unbowed

Israel deprives Palestinians of Gaza of Clean Water, Key Materiel, Living Wage, but they are Unbowed

Middle East Monitor

By Mohammad Makram Balawi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Yesterday evening, I had the opportunity to have the Ramadan break-fast iftar meal with a university professor from Gaza. He was my neighbour’s old university classmate and was transiting through Istanbul on his way from Makkah. The guest had his young son with […]

Agriculture
More Heat, Less Water: Climate Emergency Pushes Iraq’s Farmers off Land as Drought  cripples Crops

More Heat, Less Water: Climate Emergency Pushes Iraq’s Farmers off Land as Drought cripples Crops

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – Until a few years ago, farming in southern Iraq was “as lucrative as oil”, Qasim Abdul Wahad remembers, and his one-hectare farm plot in the Governorate of Basra produced enough to feed his family of eight. Now dust kicks up under his feet as he walks through his land, […]

France
Whoever Wins France’s Election, its Muslims Fear Islamophobia has Become Endemic

Whoever Wins France’s Election, its Muslims Fear Islamophobia has Become Endemic

Middle East Monitor

By Rayan Freschie | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – As the French election looms on the horizon, Muslims in France are less interested in who will become president, instead of turning their concerns to the systemic Islamophobia that envelops all candidates, underpinning the entire political system. The structural nature of anti-Muslim persecution in […]

Islam
Why did a far-right Israeli Parliamentarian storm into the Sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque?

Why did a far-right Israeli Parliamentarian storm into the Sacred Al-Aqsa Mosque?

Middle East Monitor

By Nabil Al-Sahli | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – A far-right member of the Israeli parliament stormed into the courtyards of Al-Aqsa Mosque last Thursday. Extremist Itamar Ben-Gvir was guarded by a heavy police presence at the time. His incursion fell within the context of Israel’s long-term strategic political goal to Judaise occupied […]

Counter-Terrorism

US could have done more to prevent civilian casualties in Raqqa, report says

Middle East Monitor

( Middle East Monitor ) – The United States could have done more to eliminate the chances of killing civilians in the campaign to capture the city of Raqqa in northern Syria three years ago, a newly-released report by the RAND Corporation has stated. The report released on Thursday acknowledged the impact of the US-led […]

Houthi
When will the Saudis, the UAE and the US admit that the Ruinous Yemen war has Failed?

When will the Saudis, the UAE and the US admit that the Ruinous Yemen war has Failed?

Middle East Monitor

By Saeed Al-Shehabi | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – The war in Yemen will complete its seventh year this week and there is no end on the horizon, despite continuous calls to bring the conflict to a close. International anti-war organisations intensify their calls for a ceasefire, knowing that it is a “futile […]

Israel/ Palestine
Palestine tops Chilean president’s Agenda in first Statements after taking Office

Palestine tops Chilean president’s Agenda in first Statements after taking Office

Middle East Monitor

By Eman Abusidu | – ( Middle East Monitor ) – Last Friday, thirty-six-year-old Gabriel Boric, the youngest Chilean president ever to have been elected, officially became the president of Chile after winning Chile’s presidential elections last December. His victory represents a major revival for Chile’s progressive left and a new era for Chile and […]

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