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By Rizgar Anwar Abdullah: After the end of direct European imperialism, a kind of autonomy was given to various tribal groups within the new Independent states, and the power in each of those states, including economic power, was controlled by a family or a tribe with absolute force. And that’s without any regard for the indigenous…
By Issa Chomani: After the continuation of demonstrations and revolution in Egypt’s streets for one year against Mohammad Hosni Mubarak’s regime, the first democratic election for the presidency was held on 23 and 24 May 2012. The election was between many candidates, but the two strongest were Ahmed Shafik, the final prime minister of Mubarak’s…
By Aziz Sheikhani: The Arab world started to change and faced a new era on 18 December 2010. In some Arab countries, the people began to demonstrate and riot against their rulers. It was both violent and nonviolent and came to near to a civil war. This unique event was gradually named, by the media,…
KT News: Dr Marianna Charountaki and Dr Yunis Al Lahwej organized a one day conference on 6 June 2013 under the auspices of Reading University, Department of Politics and International Relations, entitled The Middle East and the Arab Spring: Change, (in) Stability and (dis)Order. “The initial thought behind this organization was to bring together political figures and scholars…
By Ali Zalmi: The Kurds’ fate in the new political landscape of the Arab world as an example The Kurds of northern Iraq and north-east Syria are not the only minorities to have faced long-term persecution in Arab countries: The Copts in Egypt, the…
