A Viral Yemeni Video Has Turned Houthi Leaders’ Own Words Against Them
A viral video by the Yemeni influencer Fidaa al-Din Yahya contrasts the group’s statements with its actions, and challenges the idea that its stance toward the Palestinians should shield it from scrutiny over its conduct at home.
A View From Ohio on Election Day
To many Americans, the Buckeye State, like its miles of flatlands, is an archetype of the middle ground, a kind of baseline for the ordinary. But as the midterm election frenzy comes to an end, the state’s outsize role offers enduring lessons for a country in flux.
Michigan Senate Race Tests the Power of Islamophobia
The Republican Party pulled out all the stops in the final stretch of the state’s high-stakes U.S. Senate race, flooding the zone with anti-Arab and Islamophobic attacks on Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed — but they may not have worked as intended.
Mbappé’s Mao Gaffe Costs Him in China
A throwaway line on a French talk show cost the Real Madrid star his Chinese sponsors and left his club and La Liga scrambling to protect one of soccer’s most lucrative markets.
Longing and Belonging in the Arab 21st Century
Zaina Arafat joins Faisal Al Yafai to discuss seeing a culture as both an insider and an outsider, the revival of Arab culture in New York city, and her new book “Our Arab.”