Islamic Societies Review

Tunisia, Again, Exposes the Connection between Media and Politics

29/07/202129/07/2021Prof. SouaiaiaLeave a Comment

by Ahmed E. Souaiaia* Intrigued by a fake photograph used by the BBC in its coverage of the war in Syria ten years ago, our interest in qualifying and quantifying the media bias while covering events in Southwest Asia and North Africa took a life of its own. Over the span of ten years, we […]

What is happening in Tunisia?

27/07/202127/07/2021Prof. SouaiaiaLeave a Comment

by Ahmed E. Souaiaia* Most commentators would argue that Tunisia has been the only success story of the so-called Arab spring. The validity of such a statement would depend on the definition of success. The success that most people might have in mind could mean transition to representative governance without civil war and violence. To […]

What authority does the president have under article 80 of the 2014 constitution of Tunisia?

26/07/2021ISR Editorial TeamLeave a Comment

On July 25, the president of Tunisia, Kais Saied, cited article 80 of the ratified 2014 constitution to declare a national emergency. The presidential order suspended the parliament for 30 days, dismissed the prime minister, and lifted immunity on parliamentarians. Here is a translation of the article that the president is relying on to justify […]

Why Would Turkey Want to Secure Afghanistan’s International Airport?

22/07/202122/07/2021Prof. SouaiaiaLeave a Comment

by Ahmed E. Souaiaia* About six months after the inauguration of the Biden administration, nearly 90% of the US fighting troops are pulled out of Afghanistan. The vacuum was filled immediately by Taliban forces who claimed that they now control 85% of the country. After having spent nearly three trillion dollars on the invasion of […]

Young Palestinians in Lebanon face discrimination from all sides

18/07/202125/07/2021ISR Editorial TeamLeave a Comment

by Marie Kortam* In May, following violence in Jerusalem, hundreds of third and fourth generation Palestinian refugees tried to cross the Lebanon-Palestine border that separates them from their homeland to join the popular civil resistance and support their families against Israeli occupation. In the camps, refugees organised sit-ins, marches and various demonstrations of support for […]

The Fiction of Two-Statehood

17/06/202104/07/2021Prof. SouaiaiaLeave a Comment

by Ahmed E. Souaiaia* Abstract: Since the start of this century alone, and since the Israeli government withdrew from the Gaza Strip, the Israeli military has fought four wars involving Gaza, with the most recent one culminating in an apparent ceasefire on May 21, 2021. The Oslo Accord, the U.S.-backed peace deal brokered more than […]

Iran-Saudi Arabia Rapprochement: Riyadh desperately needs regional peace to fulfill its economic priorities

17/05/202117/05/2021ISR Editorial TeamLeave a Comment

by Dr. Necmettin Acar * Middle Eastern states have started to give signals of radical change in the direction of their foreign policies, which have become a tradition after being followed for many years. The Gulf-Israeli rapprochement, the tendencies of Turkey and Egypt to thaw ties, the mutual desire between Turkey and Israel to strengthen […]

Russia’s Turn to Solving the Political Problem in Lebanon

26/04/202126/04/2021ISR Editorial TeamLeave a Comment

Lebanese dates in Moscow tell the world that the latter is a great power that communicates with all parties in Lebanon, but insiders confirm that Russia’s interests go beyond this image.

Is Facebook the Face of Cyber Colonialism?

28/12/2020Prof. SouaiaiaLeave a Comment

by Ahmed E. Souaiaia* Abstract: In nearly three decades, the Internet has evolved from being an innovation in communication technologies into an economic addon then into a tool of radical social and economic transformation. By the end of the second decade of the 21st century, the Internet, now dominated by social media platforms, wielded material […]