Articles
Who should have the power to speak about women, the Middle East and Muslims?
A BBC documentary asked if the feminist movement is fracturing. Could the same question be asked about Muslims and Palestine, wonders Faisal Al Yafai?
The death of Sadiq Al Azm deprives Syria of one of its most persuasive anti-Assad voices
The philosopher was Syria's conscience. The tragedy is that he lived long enough to see revolution in his country, but not to see peace, writes Faisal Al Yafai
Jack Shaheen spent his life exposing Hollywood’s culture. It is now up to Arab-Americans to provide the cure
A fitting legacy for Shaheen is not merely to praise the body of work he left behind, but to create institutions that change that work from social science to history
If governments really want to integrate Muslims, they should stop talking about faith
Governments want Muslim communities to make greater contributions to public life. But why, then, do they persist in talking only about their faith?
After Mosul, it will take an aggressive nationalism to put Iraq back together again
The end of ISIL could reignite ethnic and sectarian competition across the country. If Iraq’s prime minister doesn’t have an answer, there are others waiting in the wings who do
After Mosul is liberated, where will ISIL go?
This is a question governments in the Middle East and Europe have been grappling with for some time
After Mosul is liberated, where will ISIL go?
As the Mosul "caliphate" crumbles, countries start to ponder reintegrating citizens who joined ISIL, writes Faisal Al Yafai
Who decides which culture is appropriate?
Accusations of cultural appropriation often ignore what can actually be done to avoid it, writes Faisal Al Yafai
Britain has weathered three terror attacks this year. But ISIL may have a far darker strategy up their sleeve
The group's "grey zone" strategy ripped apart Arab countries. Will it succeed in Europe? By Faisal Al Yafai
ISIL's sectarian strategy has reached London's streets
A strategy that worked to devastating effect in Iraq and Syria is being imported into Europe. The wrong political response will mean walking into that trap, writes Faisal Al Yafai
The real test for an Arab Nato will come the day after Raqqa falls
Sixty years on from the Baghdad Pact, a new Riyadh Pact is being created. But, asks Faisal Al Yafai, who will it fight?
Gulf seeks to change the US conversation on the Middle East
For the Gulf states, the presidency of Donald Trump presents a historic opportunity, writes Faisal Al Yafai – to shift the centre of gravity of US policy away from the Levant and Egypt towards the Gulf
You haven't really won, Emmanuel Macron
The real winner of the French election is Marine Le Pen, writes Faisal Al Yafai. What happened in France was not a populist wave but a populist tide – and it will not be easy to resist.
France’s politicians are holding voters to ransom
The French political establishment created Marine Le Pen. Now it is frightening voters and holding them to ransom over her rise, writes Faisal Al Yafai
Islamic clothing is changing the fashion world. But it will not dismantle the desire to judge women
Those who think Islamic fashion, or “modest wear”, will remove women from the treadmill of female beauty standards will be very disappointed, writes Faisal Al Yafai
