LIBAN – Le communautarisme, un virus prolifique
La mondialisation, le retour du religieux et l’accroissement des flux migratoires ont favorisé les crispations identitaires, le populisme et le virus du communautarisme.
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IRAQ – Baghdad, Erbil… and Basra, new internal politic flashpoint
When one thinks of the recent chaos that has been unfolding in Iraq since the Parliamentary Elections most thoughts generally focus on the process that has been unfolding to name not only a new Speaker for Parliament but potentially decide who will run Iraq as well.
SYRIA – What for the Kurds now?
Kurds are to be awarded to the Turkish Security Services for their Brilliant Operations undertaken since early November 2018.
Seized Russian-printed dinars highlight an opportunity to reform Libya’s civil war economy
The Nov. 1 seizure by Malta of two 2000-cubic-foot containers full of Libyan currency printed by the Russian state printer, Goznak, that was intended for delivery to Libya’s non-internationally recognized eastern government, highlights the continuing importance of the economic aspects of Libya’s ongoing civil war.
RUSSIAN DISINFORMATION IN AN AFRICAN CONTEXT
Russia has extended its global disinformation campaign to Africa, where it seeks to promote pro-Russian and anti-Western attitudes through propaganda.
Europe Backs Iranian Nuclear Breakout
Tehran shelters members of the terrorist group Al Qaeda, and it is reportedly continuing to facilitate the group’s operations.
Europe: The New Political Weapon of ‘Islamophobia’
The objective of using the word “Islamophobia” appears to have been to make Islam untouchable by placing any criticism of it as equivalent to racism or anti-Semitism.
Europe is ‘terrified’ ISIS fighters will go free if repatriated
Turkish Interior Minister Süleyman Soylu said on Saturday that Turkey would send captured ISIS members back to their home countries, and he complained about European inaction on the matter.
France to Take Back 11 Suspected Extremists from Turkey
France will take back 11 suspected French extremists from Turkey, Interior Minister Christophe Castaner said on Tuesday, a day after Ankara said it was deporting foreign citizens linked to the group.
« Stop à l’islamophobie »: mon immense lassitude
Libération, toujours dans les bons coups, a relayé un appel de cinquante personnalités à manifester dans la capitale contre la « stigmatisation » des musulmans de France, le 10 novembre. Leur mot d’ordre? « Stop à l’islamophobie ». On note au passage que Jean-Luc Mélenchon clarifie sa ligne politique, en se rangeant du côté de ceux qui ont pu ricaner des morts de Charlie Hebdo.