Rebecca Graf·Oct 30Middle Eastern Political Topics After WWIMiddle Eastern politics has changed dramatically throughout history due to external influences pulling the region in new directions and…
Amin Noubahar·Sep 5History of Bandar Lengeh AirportBandar Lengeh Airport, which is considered one of the oldest airports in Iran, was initially one of a chain of airfields that developed…
Arturo R Montesinos·May 15Don’t Sound Stupid About Egypt, Part IV: Cleopatra Was Not the End of the StoryCleopatra was not the end of Egypt. She was one late layer in a story that runs through Rome, Cairo, Suez, and the modern state.
Embraceamazing·Mar 16The Baal Statue Burning in Iran — History, Prophecy, and the Irony of ScriptureWOW! Did you know that inFebruary 2026, during rallies marking the anniversary of the Islamic Revolution, demonstrators in Iran set fire to…
Herman·Nov 24, 2025(D) Vienna, Istanbul. East vs. WestI’ve been reading a history book on the Middle East that I picked up in Dubai, and my first takeaway is… how complex everything is compared…
Mohamed Dosou | محمد دوسو·Nov 3, 2025Why Egypt and Iraq Stood UnitedWhy Egypt and Iraq Historically Formed Stable Nation-States While the Arab Region Remained Fragmented: From Ancient Civilizations to…
Colin Alexander Smith·Oct 28, 2025What Israel needs to learn from France’s loss of AlgeriaWhy the Algerians succeeded in ousting their colonial masters after 130 years
Brian Spencer·Jun 18, 2025The Coup That Changed Everything: How the West Crushed Iran’s Best Shot at DemocracyAs the Israel-Iran conflict escalates, a forgotten 1953 coup helps explain how we got here — and what was lost. It’s the story no one…
Doncvoilaquoi·Oct 17, 2024The Graveyard of Empires: Why The Middle East Cannot be ConqueredThe first time I heard the phrase “The Graveyard of Empires,” I felt an immediate spark of fascination. The idea that the Middle East, a…
