Palestine 1936: The Great Revolt That Decided History
The Great Arab Revolt of 1936 is one of the most important and least remembered events in the history of Arab-Zionist relations in Palestine. A newly released film and a recently published book provide thought-provoking insights and a new understanding of how events that occurred 90 years ago shaped the present.
How the Kurds Lost Eastern Syria
To the West, Kurdish self-rule in Syria is a beacon of democracy. For the locals, it has meant a police state administered by the Syrian Democratic Forces, where a child is silenced for singing a folk song and a doctor is jailed for helping a disabled refugee.
IShowSpeed’s Africa Tour Isn’t About Saving Anyone
What a month-long livestream tour of Africa by the YouTuber IShowSpeed has revealed about race, power and who controls the story of the continent.
In Raqqa, Damascus Returns as the Rojava Project Recedes
A Jan. 18 agreement between Damascus and the Syrian Democratic Forces may signal the end of Kurdish-led administration in Syria’s northeast. While thousands of residents celebrated what they called Raqqa’s “liberation,” Kurdish neighborhoods emptied, and symbols of Kurdish self-rule were removed.
Iran’s Protest Movement and Diaspora Politics
Following weeks of nationwide protests fueled by economic collapse, internet blackouts and a deadly crackdown, Iranians face a country in ruins. From the streets of Rasht to the Iranian diaspora abroad, the question now is not only whether the regime can survive, but what might come after it.