Why Do So Many Indonesian Men Smoke?
Indonesia has the highest smoking rates in the world. Why? It might have to do with economic liberalization in the 1990s.
Are Reforms Part of Saudi Arabia’s PR Campaign?
In September, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia announced to the world that it would begin licensing women to drive in 2018. Is it all part of a PR campaign?
War Has Made Afghanistan’s $1 Trillion in Minerals Worthless
Middle East observers surfaced last month to remind the American…
The Dilemma of Sanctions on North Korea
North Korean Foreign Minister Ri Yong Ho claimed back in…
How To Recycle Half A Million Flooded Cars
As the center of the petroleum industry in the United…
How European Empires Helped Shape the Hajj
The annual Muslim pilgrimage to Mecca, the Hajj, begins August…
“Jay Walking” and the Fight for the Streets
There’s a struggle for space going on in America’s streets….
National Security and the Rise of American Air Power
Since the end of the Cold War, it has been…
How Cassette Tapes Helped Muslim Revivalism
Secular writers often claim the rising tide of religious fundamentalism…
Why Egypt’s Coptic Christians Face Rising Sectarianism
Since the 2011 revolution, the politics of religion in Egypt…
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