Les communautés humaines ont tendance à surestimer leur mode de vie et à se méfier de celui des autres. Pour maintenir la cohésion de leur groupe, certains de ses membres ont un réflexe de rejet des nouveaux arrivants. Cependant, dès qu’ils font leur connaissance, qu’ils comprennent que ce sont des hommes comme eux, les tensions s’apaisent. À ce fonctionnement ethnologique, des idéologies sont venues s’ajouter au XIXème et XXème siècle :…

J'ai retrouvée Narjass après qu'on s'est perdus de vue très longtemps. A nos retrouvailles, elle me pria de passer à son travail le plus tôt possible. Des semaines plus tard, munie de son adresse, j'arrivai devant l'enceinte de l'Amirauté, non loin de là une vieille bâtisse en cours de rénovation. Un policier m'indiqua une entrée pour les employés assignés aux travaux du chantier. C'était la première fois que je me trouvai…

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled unanimously today that the French highest court’s 2015 criminal conviction of activists with the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement advocating nonviolent boycotts of Israeli goods violated article 10 (freedom of expression) of the European Convention on Human Rights. Reacting to the breaking news, Rita Ahmad from the Palestinian-led BDS movement said: This momentous court ruling is a decisive victory for freedom of expression, for human rights defenders, and for the BDS movement for Palestinian freedom, justice and equality. It confirms a 2016 European Union position defending the right to call for BDS against Israel to achieve Palestinian…

Former Vice President Joe Biden’s White House campaign on Monday said that the presumptive Democrat nominee does not support defunding police, putting him at odds with Black Lives Matter. “Biden does not believe that police should be defunded. He hears and shares the deep grief and frustration of those calling out for change, and is driven to ensure that justice is done and that we put a stop to this terrible pain,” the Biden campaign said in a statement. Prior to the Biden campaign’s statement, President Donald Trump’s re-election campaign blasted the former vice president for failing to reject the…

5. Conclusion: Policy Considerations for Middle East Conflict in COVID-19’s Wake The Middle East, historically heavily shaped by outside powers, has started in recent years to shape itself, albeit in a violent and destructive way. This turmoil is ongoing, at a moment now when COVID-19 has made the nations of the region more, not less, connected with each other and with the international community. Ameliorating the risks posed by the region’s deep-rooted and volatile conflicts in the face of the pandemic demands thoughtful policy and other actions at the national, regional, and global levels, all at the same time. Our…