Democracy in Exile

Amid renewed strikes, the U.S. and Iran must work to contain the violence and return their memorandum of understanding, writes @RyeCostello. The alternative - a new forever war - must be rejected.  dawnmena.org/killing-the-u-…

It's not the ICC that @SecRubio is dismantling—its the int'l order that grew out of ashes of WWII. To call out Americans advocating for justice—including @DAWNmenaorg—underscores the stakes. We'll be taking the administration to court this week. Stay tuned dawnmena.org/dawn-statement…

"The US military presence is increasingly viewed as a political burden rather than a security guarantee." A new strategy is needed, shifting "stabilizing the Gulf from an American responsibility to a regional one.” Jamal al Tahat writing in @DAWN_Journal: dawnmena.org/the-u-s-milita…

Renewed hostilities between the U.S. and Iran risk collapsing the MOU, with severe implications for Americans, Iranians and the broader globe, writes @RyeCostello. Hardline positions must be rejected for any true peace to be achieved.  dawnmena.org/killing-the-u-…

While the Iran war was easy to start, it is very difficult to end. Fresh attacks have sapped political will and diplomatic momentum and may doom Trump to what he said he’d avoid: a new forever war in the Middle East. My latest for @DAWN_Journal: dawnmena.org/killing-the-u-…

My latest for @DAWN_Journal: Now that an unnecessary war of aggression has upended the rules-based order, crises facing Iran's academic community cannot be treated as trivial domestic problems. The community of nations must act to support Iranian scholars dawnmena.org/iranian-academ…

Iranian scholars and students face difficult opportunities abroad after the U.S./Israel war on Iran, writes @KZiabari in @DAWN_Journal. Governments and international organizations that act to ensure the right to education should help. dawnmena.org/iranian-academ…

"American and Israeli airstrikes shattered our universities, cultural sites and medical sector. ... In those ruins, the myth of humanitarian intervention died," writes @Shohreh1012353 in @DAWN_Journal. Read more: dawnmena.org/from-the-world…

Lebanon’s “government expects its citizens to trust it just because it speaks reform language. But citizens trust the state…when it does things that materially improve their everyday life,” said Jad El Dilati. El Dilati with @mayamikdashi and @BazziNYU: youtube.com/watch?v=_8U9j4…

"Having failed to achieve any of his promises of transforming Tunisia into a paradise of prosperity...[President] Saied finds himself struggling to identify suitable scapegoats." @yusraghkh in @DAWN_Journal on her father Rached Ghannouchi's imprisonment: dawnmena.org/tunisia-sits-b…

As the United States co-hosts the World Cup, its aggressive immigration restrictions leave fans from the Middle East behind, writes @celine_atallah. That approach is unnecessary for security and does not honor the spirit of the games. dawnmena.org/a-world-cup-wi…

America is hosting the 2026 World Cup — yet it is closing its doors to the fans and supporters who long to be part of the moment. ⚽ In my latest op-ed for DAWN Journal, I examine how U.S. immigration policies are building walls of exclusion and fear as teams from several countries are competing on American soil. Read the full piece here: dawnmena.org/a-world-cup-wi… Big thanks to DAWN Journal and especially to @langloisajl for the opportunity to publish this important piece.

A historic eight Arab-majority countries sent teams to the World Cup, but the United States has closed the gate to most of their people to attend. Washington's immigration restrictions are ultimately un-American, writes @celine_atallah. dawnmena.org/a-world-cup-wi…

States are obligated to prevent Israel's theft of Palestinian land in the Occupied Palestinian Territory but do little to stop it, writes Dania Abul Haj. They should start by blocking events in major Western cities selling Palestinian property. dawnmena.org/the-u-s-and-u-…

"We need to understand the US as an active, complicit actor in this war, in Israel 's 7th invasion of Lebanon," said @mayamikdashi during a DAWN panel with @BazziNYU and Jad El Dilati on Lebanon's internal and external challenges. See the full discussion: youtube.com/watch?v=_8U9j4…

Israel has long used archeology and heritage to seize control of occupied Palestinian land. Israel's draft Heritage Authority Law was yet another vehicle intended to enable settlers to advance this aim, says Yonatan Mizrachi in @DAWN_Journal. Read more: dawnmena.org/archaeology-wa…

How do supposed real estate events help Israel steal Palestinian land? Dania Abul Haj breaks down the "Great Israeli Real Estate" events held from New York City to London, highlighting how the events violate international legal obligations. dawnmena.org/the-u-s-and-u-…

Watch @Memers1st, @WesJBryant & Charles Blaha explain their research with @CostsOfWar on Israel's precise, lethal use of quadcopters in Gaza, documenting multiple cases of well-targeted, single-round shots against children, many from quadcopters. Report: costsofwar.watson.brown.edu/paper/Quadcopt…

Please read my new essay at @DAWN_Journal

Can regional states finally manage Middle East security? Jamal Al Tahat argues that they not only can, but must. Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Egypt and Pakistan (STEP) should lead that initiative, and are well placed to do so, he says. dawnmena.org/the-u-s-milita…