With the ousting of Saddam Hussein’s regime in 2003, the Arab Sunni world was fragmented and Iran became a leading regional power in West Asia. This was a consequence of the ill-calculated policies pushed by Saudi Arabia beginning with the invasion of Iraq.
We are proud to present you our PROGRAMME GENDER IN REVOLUTION WAR AND PEACEMAKING International Conference Organised by #WomeninWar (Paris) Democracy Development Centre (Kyiv) Ushinsky South Ukrainian National Pedagogical University (Odessa) Dates: 6-7-8 October 2017 Art events organised by Qrators Location of all sessions: South Ukrainian
The association Cultural Resistance started the Cultural Resistance International Film Festival of Lebanon out of a need to act. It is an instinct to survive, to resist through culture, literature, music and highlighting women’s impact in society. After the first edition in Tripoli in 2013, the
From Annaba, Algeria, Adel Bentoussi, reaches out to “The New Eastern Politics” Arts and Culture contributor, Christiane Waked and reveals why his art is meant to disturb. C.W: Who are you really? A.B: My name is Adel Bentounsi, I live in Algeria in
The unprecedented escalation of violence, in April 2016, on the Line of Contact in the breakaway region of Karabakh had, in part, kick-started a new round of military preparations between Armenia and Azerbaijan (see EDM, April 6, May 5, 2016). But as bloody incidents along
On April 24, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan followed through with his promise to move against Ankara’s nemesis: the leftist, Kurdish nationalist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) and its affiliates. Airstrikes that hit various locations throughout Syria also targeted a mountain in Northern Iraq
Saudi King Salman bin Abdul Aziz has surprised the world in the historical step of removing Prince Mohammed bin Nayef (MBN) from his position as the Crown Prince and Minister of Interior in the Kingdom, and appointing his son Prince Mohammed bin Salman
At the beginning of July, two members of the Azerbaijani parliament, Qudrat Hassanguliyev and Fazil Gezenferoglu, launched a verbal attack against Iran. They accused Tehran of meddling in the internal affairs of a South Caucasus nation and supporting Armenia, which occupies Azerbaijani territory in the context of
The Lebanese-French Prince of words, images, and sounds, Nasri Sayegh talks to “The New Eastern Politics” Art and Culture contributor, Christiane Waked about how killing boredom can become a rebellious act of creative art. C.W: Nasri you are one of the most
Signed on 24 July 1923, the Lausanne Treaty divided Kurdistan between Turkey, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Azerbaijan. Even though we are entering its 94th anniversary now, one serious aspect of the Treaty has often, wittingly or unwittingly, been omitted. The dominant narrative maintains