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Genocide in Gaza: Doesn’t Take a Law Degree to Spot It

London- Sarah Tamimi  As I researched in preparation for this article, my body chilled at the historical recap of the origins of the legal prohibition of genocide. Not only did I react to the atrocious details of the actions that led to the Nuremberg trial, which brought Nazi war criminals to the stand for committing […]

How the Oslo Accords Have Been Born on Life Support

London- Sarah Tamimi As this piece is being written, the reported number of Palestinians killed by Israeli raids has exceeded the 8000 margin and is continuously rising. The Israeli raids on Gaza resumed on the 7th of October after Hamas’s military brigades launched an attack on Israeli territory, taking several Israeli civilians and hostages and […]

Twenty Years of Guantanamo: Abuses With No Accountability

Almurrassel Almurrassel podcast is the signature audio documentary of Almurrassel magazine that supplements its in-depth written content with a well-researched and story-driven audio narrations that cover political, social and economic topics of importance to the publication’s audience across the Middle East and north Africa region. This podcast stands out with its high-quality, investigative production and […]

The west and the rest

The west won the cold war, but cannot and should not impose its distinct values on other world civilisations. Samuel Huntington, in an elaboration of his “Clash of Civilisations” essay published in 1993, argues that the west can only flourish in a more hostile world by abandoning its universal aspirations. This article was originally published […]

On Edward Said: The Stupidest Word

Christopher Hitchens reflects on his friend and foe Christopher Hitchens, Emran Qureshi This article has originally published in Bidoun. Vanity Fair columnist and Middle Easternphile Christopher Hitchens first met Edward Said in 1976. Here he discusses their combative friendship with Emran Qureshi Emran Qureshi: So this is a special issue dealing with icons, and… Christopher Hitchens: Oh […]

Why did the Industrial Revolution Happen in the West?

By: Imad Alrawashdeh When the Industrial Revolution occurred in the 19th century, it marked a turning point, not only in the global distribution of economic and developmental powers but also in the international political and military hierarchies. Thanks to the Industrial Revolution, the West leaped ahead of its rivals in Asia, Africa, and the Arab […]

The Untrue Notion of “Post-Truth”

By: Imad Alrawasheh “Post-Truth” was a term of interest and heated debate among Western journalists, researchers, writers, and politicians back in 2016. At the time, it was declared the word of the year by Oxford English Dictionary. The term reflects a general political mood experienced by Western democracies which had just witnessed an unprecedented rise […]