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The Future of the Middle East

12 October 201717 October 2017Hugh MilesArab Digest EmailBahrain, China, Egypt, Europe, France, Human rights, Islam, Italy, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Switzerland, UAE, UK, USA

Final chapter in forthcoming e-book considers what will happen when the Saudi and Egyptian regimes fall and the West’s struggle against Jihad.

Saudi women to drive

9 October 2017Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailHuman rights, Islam, Russia, Saudi Arabia

Saudi women are to be allowed to drive next year. A welcome decision but some opposition. Saudi government may be feeling its way towards wider reforms, but likely to be slow.

The Hajj

24 August 2017Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailIslam, Saudi Arabia

Hajj next week. History, significance, massive scale. Politics – last year Iran, this year Qatar.

Political Islam diminished

4 August 2017Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailAlgeria, Egypt, Islam, Libya, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria

Following eclipse of Western-style nationalism, socialism and fake democracy, political Islam prevailed in MENA for 40 years. But degraded by violence, now losing support and giving way to autocracy.

Atheism etc

18 April 2017Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailEgypt, Iraq, Islam, Morocco, Saudi Arabia

Atheism, apostasy, blasphemy, heresy condemned but much confusion about definitions. Atheists even in Saudi Arabia, keeping their heads down.

Al-Isra wa’l Mi’raj

13 April 2017Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailIslam, Israel, Palestine, Saudi Arabia

Isra and Mi’raj – amajor Muslim festival on 24 April, celebrated with prayers and light. Some political complications.

The Hajj: Iran and Saudi Arabia

24 March 2017Oliver MilesArab Digest EmailIran, Islam, Saudi Arabia

Iranians to participate in the Hajj again this year, despite continuing disagreement. On 17 March the Saudi and Iranian authorities announced that agreement had been reached between the Saudi Ministry of Hajj (pilgrimage) and the Iranian Hajj Pilgrimage Organisation that Iranians will take part in the Hajj this year, due at the end of August. According to the Iranian announcement more than 85,000 pilgrims will go from Iran (a relatively small number in a total likely to be approaching two million). In previous postings (16 September 2015 and 19 …

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