2+ day, 22+ hour ago  (433+ words) Years of Crisis and Decision: The World and Times of Naguib Mahfouz'Middle East Forum...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (537+ words) The clarification does not itself constitute a retraction of the regulations. Rather, it generally seeks to justify them as representing continuity with older legislation and decisions in the modern Syrian state. [Read about the original regulations here.] Image: Aymenn Jawad…...

2+ week, 20+ hour ago  (493+ words) New licensing rules in Damascus limit alcohol sales to specific districts while reshaping how licensed businesses may operate in the capital. Of course, what exact form of governance that entails is not entirely set in stone, but at least some…...

1+ mon, 21+ hour ago  (128+ words) Alireza Arafi is the third member of Iran's transitional council following U.S. and Israel airstrikes in February 2026. Tasnim News Agency, CC BY 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons Like his teachers and most others who attain ijtihad rank, Arafi has never held governmental positions…...

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (250+ words) 100 Contradictions and Scientific Errors in the Koran'Middle East Forum Originally written in French and translated into English, his book adopts a systematic, polemical approach, cataloging logical inconsistencies, doctrinal contradictions, and scientific errors within the Qur'an The tone is direct, often…...