Unlike neighboring countries that have shown signs of openness, when it comes to religious freedom Saudi Arabia remains one ...

In contrast to the censure of the flaccid EU policy, there was praise for both Israel and the Trump administration. Israel was lauded for conveying a clear message with its resolute military action ...

February 11, 2025 - Rushdie testifies in court against Matar, showing a jury his blinded right eye. On May 16, Matar is found ...

A video clip circulating on social media in recent months shows Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Shara, astride a handsome ...

The remnants of an ancient community face a new age of anxiety after decades of uneasy coexistence with the mullahs’ regime.

The U.S. Congress has released details of a proposed law seeking to designate the Polisario Front as a terrorist organization ...

While the first three parts of the series explored the history of Shiite Islam and how the lack of an earthly imam formed ...

Israel and the United States say that their attacks on Iran are for the benefit of its women. Iranian feminists couldn’t ...

The world may be witnessing Khamenei’s attempt to restore his image—though whether he, or someone else, is behind it remains unclear.

After the 12-day war in June, the issue of who will succeed Iran’s longtime supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has ...

The world looked on in horror when, on June 21, US warplanes carried out a massive air strike against Iran. This included the ...