The War On the Abraham Accords
The post argues that opposition to the Abraham Accords has shifted from moralistic criticism to a coordinated strategic campaign led by Iran’s military strikes and a Saudi‑Qatar‑Turkey media coalition. It details Iran’s intensified attacks on UAE infrastructure and a narrative portraying Israel as a greater threat than Iran, calling for a new Gulf security architecture. The author labels this convergence of kinetic and informational pressure the most serious challenge to the accords since their inception.
Everything Has Changed
Naguib Mahfouz’s third essay, *New Cairo*, moves beyond the neighborhood clash of his earlier work to confront moral philosophy in a post‑Christian, post‑Enlightenment Egypt. Set on the campus of Fouad I University, the novel pits atheistic modernism against a revived...
Why Is There No Redemption in the Arabic Novel?
The post argues that the pervasive darkness in modern Arabic novels stems not from an inherent cultural deficit but from a generation of secular, European‑educated elites who imported nihilistic modernist aesthetics. These writers internalized post‑Enlightenment despair, then entered a mimetic...
The Beginnings of Mahfouzland
In 1945 Naguib Mahfouz released *Khan al‑Khalili*, marking the start of modern Arabic fiction and the "All or Nothing" era that would define his career. Over the next decade he produced an unofficial trilogy—*Khan al‑Khalili*, *New Cairo*, *Midaq Alley*—and the...
Where Do We Go From Here?
Operation Epic Fury has dramatically weakened Iran’s ballistic missile launches, navy, and nuclear infrastructure, and the death of Supreme Leader Khamenei marks a seismic shift in Tehran’s leadership. The United States now enjoys a decisive military edge but lacks a...
Years Of Crisis And Decision
The essay revives a series on Naguib Mahfouz, arguing that his century‑spanning novels are the true heirs of the Arab Nahda, not the nationalist movements that followed. It outlines Mahfouz’s three literary episodes—All or Nothing, Hesitations, and Reconciliation—each mirroring Egypt’s...