The Enchantment of the Arab Mind
Today’s Islamism promises authenticity but is postmodern in form, postcolonial in posture, and pretends to retrieve the sacred through the techniques of the profane.
July 7 2025 1:49AM
Why the Attacks on Iran Won’t Lead to an Arab Embrace of Israel
The rulers of the Gulf states are cheering every Israeli strike. But they now have less incentive to improve diplomatic relations with Jerusalem.
June 17 2025 12:39AM
Podcast: Hussein Aboubakr Mansour on Why the End of Palestinian Nationalism Can Bring Hope to Palestinians
Peace demands that the cause of Palestine come to an end.
Feb. 28 2025 12:18AM
The Perennial Power of the Nakba
How generations of Arab thinkers and leaders tried to turn the humiliation of their losses to Israel into a springboard to launch their nations into an enchanted new age.
Sept. 11 2023 12:01AM
The New Agreement Breaks the Anti-Semitism at the Core of the Middle East’s Dysfunction
Arabs are finally concluding that they need to move past the toxic legacies of Arab nationalism and Islamism—which means moving past the mythology of Palestine too.
Aug. 21 2020 12:01AM