Tag: Mosul

July 30, 2014

The Other Israelis

The radical Jewish left in Israel and Gaza is lending its voice to the outcry on behalf of Gazans. by ORIT BASHKIN This image was created by political satirist, Amir Schiby, following the deaths of Ahed Atef Bakr, Zakaria Ahed Bakr, Mohamed Ramez Bakr, and …

Current Affairs, Middle East Studies
June 12, 2014

ISIL and the Perils of Quasi-Statehood

From the outset, ISIL intended to be more than simply a franchisee of the al-Qaeda organization or yet another radical Islamic movement. by ARIEL AHRAM The Islamic State today consists of an arc of towns and cities spanning the Syrian and Jazeera deserts, an archipelago …

Current Affairs, Middle East Studies, Politics, Security Studies