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File photo shows a fighter from Jabhat al-Nusra in front of a burning vehicle at their base in Raqqa. (REUTERS/Hamid Khatib/File)

Opinion: On combatting jihadism

by Yousef Al-Dayni | Feb 1, 2014 | Opinion

The Saudi scene remains confused when confronting extremism and terrorism. This is only natural after many years of trying to understand and define the phenomenon. The threat to the Kingdom from extremism and terrorism has been clear, from the infamous Grand Mosque...

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A Syrian national flag flutters over a building controlled by forces loyal to President Bashar Al-Assad in Ashrafieh, Aleppo September 17, 2013. REUTERS/Muzaffar Salman (SYRIA – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST CONFLICT)

Opinion: The danger of marginalizing regional partners in Syria

by Yousef Al-Dayni | Sep 23, 2013 | Opinion

Anyone who has been following the Russian–American agreement must think that the Syrian crisis is on the brink of a political settlement. But that is not an accurate picture of the situation, as all the Russians could do was buy more time so that all partners would...

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Syrian protesters chant anti-President Bashar Assad slogans and wave a revolutionary flag in front of their embassy in Amman, Jordan, Friday, May 17, 2013 to condemn a May 10 massacre in Banias, Syria. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Opinion: The Post-Assad Opportunity

by Yousef Al-Dayni | Sep 12, 2013 | Opinion

Syria is not Iraq. This is demonstrated by the fact that moderate Arab states, particularly the Gulf states led by Saudi Arabia, are today being presented with a historic opportunity. The problem lies in viewing present-day Syria through the prism of the 2003 invasion...

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Opinion: The rise of the digital radicals

by Yousef Al-Dayni | Aug 15, 2013 | Opinion

Wise people, even the supporters of the so-called “Arab Spring,” admit that the current intellectual atmosphere, following these difficult years, is in a state of crisis on the level of ideas and practices, and that youth are both the fuel and victim of this crisis....

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Muslim Brotherhood members and supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi pray during a protest near Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo, Egypt, 04 August 2013. (EPA/KHALED ELFIQI.)

Opinion: The Muslim Brotherhood on the Precipice

by Yousef Al-Dayni | Aug 10, 2013 | Opinion

The Muslim Brotherhood has left the political arena in Egypt, and it appears that the other branches of the group in the countries that witnessed the Arab Spring will suffer major rifts. The public resentment felt by several religious and non-politicized segments of...