Taha A. Lemkhir

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May 21, 2024, 7:13 AM

The problem with the politicians in the West–who look for the easy way out from the crisis in front of them–is that they usually disregard the ideological reality on the ground. The acclaimed novelist Salman Rushdie was right. The creation...

May 17, 2024, 8:33 AM

As in 1967 war, Israel is good when it acts unpredictably. The October 7 massacre had nothing to do with so-called Palestinian national struggle or the strive for a Palestinian state. Instead, the pogrom must be seen through the prism...

May 12, 2024, 6:26 PM

A Precondition for Popular Normalization

To tackle this issue, the effort of Israel and the West must be placed squarely on empowering a counterforce. The normalization of ties between Israel and its Arab neighbors should transcend the narrow elitist realm of governments and its mandarins...

May 10, 2024, 8:34 AM

In the Shadow of Qatar

Qatar has invested more than 4 billion dollars in American universities to be able to change the narrative. Once I blogged that by backing Islamists, and for that matter Hamas, many credulous volunteers are dooming unknowingly their own culture, their...

Oct 2, 2021, 2:55 PM

Two Stars and a Brand New Horizon

A picture taken on October 13, 2017 shows a view of a street in the "Mellah" Jewish quarter of the Médina in Marrakesh. Marrakesh is seeing its fortunes revived as visitors including from Israel flock to experience its unique...

Jan 4, 2020, 5:38 PM

Hadji Qasem: A whole cult blown away

An enemy of peace and humanity vaporized In the aftermath of the killing, the world experienced an after-effect akin to the assassination of the high-ranking German SS Reinhard Heydrich in the Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia one fine morning of...

Dec 17, 2019, 5:38 AM

Tamim’s intellectual slaughterhouses

“ I am surprised, quite frankly, at how explicit the relationship is between money paid, papers published and policy makers and politicians influenced.” Amos Jones, a Washington lawyer specialized in the foreign agents act. When you’re on the payroll of...

Dec 14, 2019, 5:49 PM

Erdu-Gun on the loose

With a Turkish military base entrenched in Qatar, the Saudis and the Emiratis, after losing many of their adventurous wars across the region are no longer safe from hearing that eager Turkish shrill of “SURPRISE!” type echoed resonantly throughout the hot...

Dec 12, 2019, 12:45 AM

Triumph of the Wealth

Enjoying the 2022 World Cup in Qatar is like enjoying pasta with blood.

Dec 7, 2019, 10:25 PM

A crescent and a score of stars

After almost 100 years since its disintegration—the restoration of the Ottoman caliphate is vividly materializing. The only surviving cult from the residues of the last century’s ideologies which curiously managed to preserve itself and stay vivid and relevant—precisely because it...

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Taha Lemkhir is a Moroccan writer and photographer. Degree in Arabic literature and Islamic studies. Critic of Islamism. languages: Arabic, English and Spanish. He Lived part of his life as an Islamist— until enlightenment flashed through his heart.

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