Jordan has largely been forgotten in the IS crisis. Historically, Jordan has often found itself surrounded by instability. It has been stuck in the geopolitical
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“White Saviors” & a “Secular Jihad”: Why Westerners are drawn to fight in Middle Eastern conflicts -al Jazeera
The following two articles both place a lot of emphasis on a romantic attraction to war as an adventure, as captured by a reference to
Stop Trying to Save the World Big ideas are destroying international development -The New Republic
“The repeated “success, scale, fail” experience of the last 20 years of development practice suggests something super boring: Development projects thrive or tank according to
Islamic Sects, Major Schools, Notable Branches -Information is beautiful
A nice clear chart of the various divisions within Islam. My thanks to Dr. Patricia Kelly Spurles for passing the link on. http://www.informationisbeautiful.net/visualizations/islamic-sects/
Iran nuclear talks: Optimism as deadline is extended -BBC
No surprise. The Iran-US nuclear talks did not produce a deal by Monday’s deadline. Although a disappointment, both sides maintain that a deal is within
Post Arab-Spring Elections -BBC
Bahrain has just held elections, but the Shi’a opposition dismissed them as a sham and boycotted the process: “Bahrain holds disputed election amid Shia boycott
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