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Items by Saban Kardas
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A year on from the Great March of Return I still mourn my daughter Razan, killed in cold blood
She was 20-years-old when she was shot. It was June 1, 2018, and Razan, the eldest of my six children and a volunteer medic and nurse from Palestine, was helping to treat wounded protestors taking part in the Great March of Return, which had begun on 30 March last year In spite of...
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Sunni politician warns US of mounting civilian casualties in Mosul
A prominent Iraqi Sunni politician on Monday warned Washington the acceleration in a military campaign in western Mosul to drive out Daesh jihadists was causing a sudden surge in civilian casualties that threatened to undermine the effort to crush the militants. Khamis Khanjar, who has used his leverage to lobby...
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Tunisia: Disagreements after coalition building
The relationship between the former President of Tunisia, Moncef Marzouki, and the leadership of Ennahda party is not the result of post-revolutionary alliance, but rather the product of joint struggles during the tenure of regime. It was a time in which those exiled from...
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Why take the risk? Understanding Gülenists’ involvement in the failed coup in Turkey
In the aftermath of the failed 15 July coup, which terrorised Turkey on an unprecedented scale, most signs point to the Gülenist network as the main culprit. Over time, the extent of the Gülenists’ involvement in the putsch and their underlying motivations will get clearer. In the meantime, it...