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                  try { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1430377943388-4'); }); } catch (e) {}       Latest   Roman Dobrokhotov Russia just had a mini popular uprising Did the world notice?

    Ibrahim Kalin Islamophobia will not solve Europe or Asia's problems Neither Hungary nor Myanmar have a 'Muslim population' problem.

    Saeid Golkar Is Iran on the verge of another revolution? And will it be a 'Kaveh' or an 'Alexander the Great' who leads it?

    Ghada Karmi  How do Palestinians beat Trump's deal? They need a new strategy.

    Leonid Issaev&Nikolay Kozhanov Will Russia back US' maximum pressure on Iran? US-Russian cooperation on Iran has its limits.

        try { googletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1430377943388-5'); }); } catch (e) {}     Cori Crider Artificial intelligence reinforces power and privilege Computational surveillance empowers governments and corporations and diminishes accountability. 

    Allan Rock  Saudi Arabia and the UAE belong on the UN 'list of shame' The UN should not succumb to pressure not to hold accountable the two countries for victimising Yemeni children.

    Taif Alkhudary  Five years on, still no justice for Iraq's Camp Speicher victims Flawed trials and half-truths cannot bring justice for all those killed and forcefully disappeared at Camp Speicher.

    Robtel Neajai Pailey How to truly decolonise the study of Africa 'Epistemic decolonisation' cannot happen in a political vacuum, separated from the African streets.

    Nanjala Nyabola Why the Sudanese people stand 'alone' In Sudan the interests of powerful states are trumping values of multilateralism. 

    Khalid Albaih No, it's not over for the Sudanese revolution The counter-revolution has struck and temporarily cleared the streets, but it has not broken the revolutionary spirit.

    Guma El-Gamaty Is a military solution the only option left in Libya? Both internal and external actors have undermined UN efforts to keep the political process in Libya alive.

    Vijay Kolinjivadi Why a hipster, vegan, green tech economy is not sustainable Improving eco-efficiency within a capitalist growth-oriented system will not save the environment. 

    Abdelwahab El-Affendi  How Sudan arrived at its Tiananmen moment What happened on June 3 has pushed the country to the edge of the abyss.

    Hassan Ahmadian Why Trump's strategy against Iran is likely to fail The 'maximum pressure' tactics will not succeed in subduing Iran, nor will an invasion.

    Nena Beecham #BlackoutEid: Celebrating being black and Muslim Why we need black Muslim spaces and hashtags like #BlackoutEid.

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