Hostage to Theocracy Martin Dimitrov Nov 4, 2016 Zineb El Rhazoui is a Muslim Moroccan-born French journalist and sociologist of religion. As a columnist for…
2016 French Education Reform: An Ideological Rewriting of History in School… Anonymous Oct 15, 2016 *French-to-English translations by the author* The start of the school year would not be a French one…
Erdoğan’s Gülen Problem Kathryn Schmidt Oct 4, 2016 Last week, leaders from around the world convened in New York City for the United Nations General Assembly. As…
The Pied Piper of Raqqa: Identity, Martyrdom and the Lure of ISIS Sarie Khalid Jul 25, 2016 So why does an ordinary All-Canadian boy from Kemptville, Ontario, whose teenage dream was to play in the NHL,…
How Will Brussels Attacks Influence the US Election? Phoebe Warren Mar 26, 2016 The Daesh-led terrorist attacks in Brussels, Belgium have caused worldwide panic, with 34 deaths and 330 injuries…
Republicanism and Islam in the Banlieues Max Blaisdell Mar 22, 2016 The Paris attacks this fall brought to the fore the threat of European citizens recruited by ISIS returning to…
Did We Win? Iran’s Elections Unpacked Harrison Brewer Mar 10, 2016 February 26th saw Iran hold its parliamentary elections, which led to one of the most drastic shakeups that Iran…
The Peace to End All Peace: The Munich Ceasefire and the Coming of the Second Cold… Sarie Khalid Feb 27, 2016 President Obama and his diplomats assured the world there was no military solution to the Syrian civil war, even…
It’s Always Sunni in Saudi Arabia Anonymous Feb 13, 2016 Saudi Arabia's mass executions in January were, paradoxically, not a message to Iran as much as a warning to a…
Rolling Out the Red Carpet: Iran’s Reintegration in the Global Arena Natalie LaMarche Feb 12, 2016 European countries have laid out the red carpet to welcome back an old counterpart into their states for the first…