The International Correspondent

12/01/2025

What do you think will happen next in Venezuela?

11/24/2025

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11/18/2025

"In his resignation letter from the Heritage board, Robert George urged his fellow conservatives to be guided by the principles of the Declaration of Independence, especially the idea that "that each and every member of the human family, irrespective of race, ethnicity, religion, or anything else…, is 'created equal' and 'endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights.'" George is right to emphasize the importance of equal rights, regardless of race, ethnicity, and religion. Unlike nationalist movements focused on ethnic particularism, the American Founding was based on universal liberal principles. Those principles remain the best protection for Jews and other minority groups. Left and right alike would do well to recommit to them"

Sadly, this trend runs deeper than a few "Groypers" and influencers.

11/18/2025

Hamas at War with Itself

Internal divisions between Iranian-backed hardliners and Qatari-aligned pragmatists are tearing the terrorist organization apart.

11/03/2025

"Arabic lessons in Israel may or may not solve decades of mistrust and division, but they’re indeed reshaping the conversation. What was once viewed as the “language of the enemy” is slowly being heard as the language of neighbors—and perhaps, one day, of equals."

A Palestinian teacher challenges his Israeli students to see Arabic as more than the tongue of their adversaries.

10/28/2025

Finally, I had time to review briliant book
'Letters to a Young Muslim'.

Eight years after "Letters to a Young Muslim" was published, a new generation is answering Omar Saif Ghobash’s call to think, question, and rebuild.

10/24/2025

"After landing in Athens, Georgia, as part of the Edward R. Murrow Program for journalists, El Atigh quickly found a welcoming community. But it was New York City’s energy that captured his heart. Settling in Brooklyn, he plunged into entrepreneurial and cultural activities: teaching French, curating photography exhibits, and running bodegas. He also discovered an exiled diaspora of Arabs, Kurds, Afghans, and Iranians who were homesick and eager for meaningful connections. Yet their gatherings often took place in loud bars—not exactly conducive to the deep, reflective conversations he craved."

From Mauritania to a Brooklyn, El Atigh Abba's story is one of many travels, tribulations, and triumphs—which eventually led him to open Barzakh Café

10/19/2025

The Real Reason Many Arabs Don’t Believe in Democracy

Years of corruption and economic exclusion have hollowed out public faith in politics. Restoring belief in democracy will depend on whether it can finally deliver prosperity.

10/13/2025

"The Middle East does not need another generation of martyrs. It needs a generation of builders, people who turn anger into ambition, and pain into progress. The nightmare of the last two years has tested everything we believed in. Yet even in the ruins, there are seeds of renewal waiting to grow."

Blessed be the peacemakers, for they carry the heaviest burden and receive the smallest applause. But history, in time, remembers them differently—as the ones who stood steadfast in the storm.

10/09/2025

Working for peace felt like planting flowers in a firestorm.
But even in the ashes, the human spirit can rise again.
My reflection on the nightmare that changed us all.

Blessed be the peacemakers, for they carry the heaviest burden and receive the smallest applause. But history, in time, remembers them differently—as the ones who stood steadfast in the storm.

10/05/2025

How Terror and Fear Are Testing Britain’s Social Fabric

As Manchester’s Jewish community mourns the victims of a Yom Kippur terror attack, Britain is forced to confront uncomfortable truths about hate, belonging, and safety.

10/01/2025

Druze Families Grieve the Massacre in Sweida From London

As massacres unfold in southern Syria, Druze families in Britain share their grief and beg for the world to pay attention.