John Strawson, University of East London For Israel, this has been the “no change, all change” election. No change in that the result appears inconclusive – just like the three previous elections. It’s also all change, as we are seeing the beginnings of the political normalisation between Jews and Arabs for the first time since the state was created in …
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Israel election: why is Palestine no longer an important campaign issue?
Peter Malcontent, Utrecht University Israeli voters are about to head to the polls for the fourth time in two years. And, once again, the issue of Palestine has been almost completely absent from debate during the campaign. Once upon a time this would have been unimaginable. In 1992, Yizhak Rabin’s Labor Party won because of his willingness to strike a …
Read More »Diversity and religious pluralism are disappearing amid Iraq’s crisis
Islamic State militants have destroyed sites of great cultural and historical significance in Iraq, such as the tomb of the prophet Jonah in Mosul. EPA/Stringer Ali Mamouri, Australian Catholic University Iraq previously had one of the most multicultural societies in the Middle East. A broad diversity of religions, races and cultures flourished in Iraq, united by common heritage, culture and …
Read More »The sharing economy helps women find new economic opportunities in Jordan
New technology has created new options for women in Jordan. Jasmin Merdan/Getty Images Allison Jacobs Anderson, University of Washington Across the world, women face online stalking, threats to their reputation and surveillance or monitoring of their online activities. In many countries, threats to safety and privacy limit women’s access to information and communication technologies. I’m a scholar of gender and …
Read More »How the Abraham Accords could create real peace in the Middle East
U.S. President Donald Trump walks to the Abraham Accords signing ceremony at the White House on Sept. 15, 2020, with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Bahrain Foreign Minister Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa and United Arab Emirates Foreign Minister Abdullah bin Zayed al-Nahyan. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) Edmund Adam, University of Toronto How will history books judge the so-called Abraham Accords, …
Read More »In Turkey, life for Syrian refugees and Kurds is becoming increasingly violent
Yasin Duman, Coventry University A spate of attacks in Turkey on Syrian refugees and Kurdish internal migrants and displaced people in recent months have put both communities on edge. In July, a Syrian teenager working as a market seller in Bursa, northwestern Turkey, died after he was attacked by a group of men. Another Syrian teenager who worked in a …
Read More »Healthy soil for healthy plants for healthy humans
The human gut microbiome is a complex system of gazillions of bacteria, fungi, viruses, protists and archaea that has an enormous effect on our metabolism, health and well‐being. The same holds true for the plant rhizosphere, where the roots are immersed in a soil microbiome that provides plants with important nutrients, protects them from disease and pathogens, and helps them …
Read More »KAUST Research: Potential to conserve reef shark populations
Decades of overexploitation have devastated shark populations, leaving considerable doubt as to their ecological status. Yet much of what is known about sharks has been inferred from catch records in industrial fisheries, whereas far less information is available about sharks that live in coastal habitats3. Here we address this knowledge gap using data from more than 15,000 standardized baited remote …
Read More »استبصار المستقبل: دور العلوم في تخطي التحولات الحرجة
مجموعة العلوم يركزون في توصياتهم على أهمية استبصار المستقبل وتبني الرؤى بعيدة المدى في الصحة والاقتصاد الدائري والثورة الرقمية لتخطي التحولات الحرجة
Read More »Beirut explosion was one of the largest non-nuclear blasts in history, new analysis shows
The explosion in the Port of Beirut was one of the biggest non-nuclear blasts in history – releasing enough energy in a matter of milliseconds to power more than 100 homes for a year – according to a new assessment Researchers from the department’s Blast and Impact Engineering Research Group, hope that the new assessment can be used to provide policymakers …
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