Pakistani Election Results
The July 25th elections in Pakistan were hotly contested mainly between two parties: the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). The PML-N was led by Shahbaz Sharif, younger brother of former prime-minister Nawaz Sharif. The former prime minister was removed from his...
The Yazidis: Suffering in Silence
Yazidism is a religion that dates back to pre-Islamic times and is the pre-Islamic, native religion of the Kurds. It includes elements of ancient Persian religions, Judaism, Islam, Zoroastrianism, and early Christianity. The origin of Yazidism can be traced back to northern Iraq, where many...
Between a Rock and a Hard Place: The Displaced People of Rukban
By Yakin Ouederni In the arid, remote deserts that stretch across southern Syria, a 55 km plot of land hosts a population of internally displaced peoples (IDPs) who are some of the most impoverished in the country, yet also some of the most neglected. Plagued by hunger,...
President Trump’s Libya Strategy
President Trump’s Libya Strategy Earlier in the week, General Haftar of the Libyan National Army (LNA) conceded control of four major oil fields in Libya’s oil crescent region: Ras Lanuf, Es Sider, Zueitina and Hariga. Three weeks ago, these fields were seized from the internationally recognized,...
Pakistan Muslim League (Nawaz) Election Update
In July of 2017, Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) was removed from office by Pakistan’s Supreme Court on corruption charges. These charges were brought up in the wake of the Panama Papers leak in 2016, which accused Nawaz Sharif...