H A Hellyer

HA Hellyer asks: Do we want societies where all feel safe, secure and free from the machinations of violent extremists and bigotry?

Religious scholars can play an important role in containing extremism, writes HA Hellyer

If human values mean anything at all, the international community must intervene to tackle the death of migrants in seas, writes HA Hellyer

The region must look beyond the Iran framework deal before it's too late, argues HA Hellyer

For the Gulf states, the Iran question is not solely about the nuclear issue, writes HA Hellyer

Arab autonomy is not a political rallying cry but a primordial desire, argues HA Hellyer

There is a precedent for joint Arab military action against a common enemy, argues HA Hellyer

Given the pressing matters in the Arab world, it is time for coherent EU leadership, argues HA Hellyer

Nobody held a gun to "Jihadi John's" head and said he had to kill anyone, writes HA Hellyer.

Standards of education in the Arab world and Muslim communities are not where they should be, argues HA Hellyer

HA Hellyer questions the legitimacy of western intervention in Libya's 2011 revolution

The tragic shooting in Chapel Hill demonstrates that it is easier than ever to be anti-Muslim, argues HA Hellyer

Violent extremist groups have featured in Muslim history before, but today they are nothing more than footnotes. So one can expect ISIL to suffer the same fate, writes HA Hellyer

It is only a matter of time before we see another cycle of violence, writes HA Hellyer

On the anniversary of George Orwell's death, HA Hellyer contemplates what the famed English writer would make of the contemporary Arab World.