Category Archives: Middle East

Arab Spring – Reintegration or further disintegration of the region?

By Mohammad Pervez Bilgrami: The Middle East and North Africa (MENA), Levant, Iraq and Iran are the regions that were mostly conquered by Muslim armies at the time of the Rashidun Caliphs. They converted the whole swath of land to the religion of Islam. After conversion to Islam, the people of the region lived under…

Did the West win or lose the Middle Eastern wars?

By Dr FR Hilmi: I have heard many political analysts describing the west’s wars on Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya and Syria as failures. The reason for coming to this conclusion, in my opinion, is the use of the wrong yardstick in the assessment of the outcome of those wars. Generally, the exit from Iraq, intended exit…