The British Government’s public inquiry into the UK’s role in the Iraq War concluded last week with the publishing of a report by Sir John Chilcot, who chaired the Inquiry. Commentators have […]
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Mourning Baghdad’s wounds
You have just spent 20 hours fasting from food or water in 50 degree temperatures of Iraq’s summer heat. At this point, you probably think it couldn’t get worse. But a few days […]
Brexit demonstrates the Left’s failure on Race issues
In an article on race and British cultural studies, Roxy Harris noted that the field’s founders – E.P. Thompson and Raymond Williams – ignored “the place of black and brown British subjects […]
I forgot how to be a nice parent
I have a secret to reveal. Somewhere along my 12 year parenting journey, I have slipped into a downward spiral. No, actually, I am in a cave. A dark, lonely cave. I […]
Barakah Meets Barakah: a Rom-Com with an endearing, Saudi twist
By Amal Awad There is no denying that Arab cinema is emerging on the international scene as a dynamic industry that deals in real life with both comedic flair and gritty reality. […]