Will FIFA cancel its LGBTQ Pride match for Iran and Egypt?
Teams from two Islamic countries playing in one of America’s wokest cities on the anniversary of Stonewall – what could go wrong?
Egypt
Thursday
Wednesday
Why Trump’s Muslim Brotherhood crackdown is long overdue
Intelligence about the activities of Egyptian, Jordanian and Lebanese Islamists will rapidly implicate Qatar and Turkey as the Brotherhood’s key international sponsors
Wednesday
In ambiguity, Tancredi Di Carcaci finds inspiration
His new body of work – Spoglia – is on display at New York’s Palo Gallery
Thursday
Menendez sentenced to eleven years in prison
The sentence followed a nine-week jury trial
Sunday
Israel’s campaign to kill Nasrallah, Hezbollah and Hamas
What comes next in the Middle East
Tuesday
Bob Menendez found guilty of bribery and extortion
The sixteen charges against him also include acting as a foreign agent, obstruction of justice, and several counts of conspiracy
Wednesday
The digital Ozymandias: Egyptologist Peter Der Manuelian on his mission to make Giza last forever
‘I’d like to say we’re trying to be the repository for Giza’s past, Giza’s present and Giza’s future’
Sunday
Nixing BRICS: how to counter the China-led alliance
The possibility that BRICS may become a serious competitor to Western-led international entities should be a wake-up call to Western leaders
Tuesday
The African exception to the population bust
More than half of the world’s 8 billion people today live in Africa, India or China
Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra girlbosses against historical fact
Watching it felt alarmingly like witnessing the death of scholarship
Monday
Don’t expect much from Biden’s Middle East trip
Outcomes will likely be unimpressive
Monday
Putin’s imperialism in Africa
It isn’t just Ukraine: African dictators are just fine with Russia killing for money
