Middle East articles on Democracy Chronicles

View news about the struggle for democracy in the troubled Middle East where vast cultural change and persistent political violence cry out for democracy. Also see our World Democracy section and our articles on the ongoing Arab Spring.

Saudi activist detained after questioning renewed Israel ties

February 10, 2018 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Saudi Arabian activist has been detained in her home country, and could face up to five years in prison

Robot Trolls Powerful Turkish Official in Viral Video

February 7, 2018 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Turkish Communications Minister Ahmet Arslan upstaged by a three-foot tall anthropomorphic machine named Sanbot

Oh No, Jerusalem

February 7, 2018 by David Anderson, J.D. 1 Comment

Trump’s move, one of the most ill-considered US actions in the Middle East for a generation is just the latest iteration of a dynamic between a horribly unqualified president and the millstone of poison ideologies which will grind the region into dust.

The 20th-Century Jewish Exodus Map You Have Never Seen Before

February 5, 2018 by Adrian Tawfik 3 Comments

As far as I can tell, there is no map that shows the geographic extent of the exodus of Jewish people in the 20th Century. I decided it couldn’t be too hard to make my own.

A new Lebanese historical film has become a national obsession

February 4, 2018 by DC Editors Leave a Comment

Many called for film “The Insult” to be banned. Jordan and the seven Persian Gulf countries complied.

My photos from the Close Guantanamo Action protest in NYC

February 3, 2018 by Cat Watters Leave a Comment

A group from “World Can’t Wait, Witness Against Torture” and the ACLU came to the main area of Grand Central Station in NYC on Thursday to say a loud “NO!” to Trump’s plan to keep Guantanamo open.