Articles
Why Iraqi sectarianism is a persistent lie
Iraq is not collapsing. The view that the current chaos reflects an inherent sectarianism is profoundly racist, writes Faisal Al Yafai
America already tried imperialism in the Middle East – and it failed
Those who dream of a new imperialism in the Middle East are full of nostalgia and amnesia, writes Faisal Al Yafai
Across the Pacific Rim, America’s allies are watching what happens in the Gulf
The hands-off approach America is pioneering in its last years in the Middle East will also reach Asia – with serious consequences for its Asian allies, writes Faisal Al Yafai
A new McCarthyism has reached the Middle East
The West is living through a collective madness. And the Middle East is not immune, writes Faisal Al Yafai
Yemen could come to regret a messy divorce
Yemen's south cannot easily stay within a united Yemen. But, writes Faisal Al Yafai, going it alone has far more risks than Hirak and southerners care to admit
Yemen is on fire – and it is Saleh pouring on the fuel
Ali Abdullah Saleh is wrong to claim no-one has asked him to leave his country – millions of Yemenis did so in 2011, writes Faisal Al Yafai
Arab liberals are to blame? I don’t think so, professor
Joseph Massad is wrong on whole the most dangerous people in the Middle East are, writes Faisal Al Yafai
Even before the Gulf struck, Yemen was suffocating
Critics of the coalition strikes against the Houthi rebels have to answer one question, says Faisal Al Yafai: what was the outlook for Yemen at one minute to midnight last Wednesday?
Europe provides fertile soil for jihadi recruiters. We must not be afraid to ask why.
Something is drawing young men and women from the cities of Europe, says Faisal Al Yafai. An honest conversation is needed.
An absent America is the worst of all possible worlds
The flip flopping in Washington over John Kerry's remarks on Bashar Al Assad reflects a broader flip flopping in US policy towards Syria, writes Faisal Al Yafai
For Arab liberals like Nawal El Saadawi, political Islam has shifted the terms of the debate
Writers such as Nawal El Saadawi were not always considered radicals. But the language and ideas of political Islam have sidelined liberalism and secularism in the Middle East, writes Faisal Al Yafai
Freezing Aleppo’s war will only swap death for starvation
Those who think a ceasefire with Bashar Al Assad will save Syrians have forgotten what happened to Homs last year, writes Faisal Al Yafai
Sudan is facing twin terror threat
Visiting president says battle against ISIL and Boko Haram is ideological and that ‘ideas can only be fought with ideas’.
Why is Europe exporting jihadis to the Middle East?
What is it about European societies, asks Faisal Al Yafai, which breeds such intolerance and violence?
While the West is consumed by ISIL, Assad continues to slaughter Syrians
The sinister policy in Damascus is clear: every time the world looks away, Bashar Al Assad's massacres get worse, writes Faisal Al Yafai
