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Hemingway and the “Jellyfish” of the Sea

Wednesday 10-06-2026 04:25 PM

There are creatures in our lives that are soft and slimy, always floating on the surface of existence, just as a jellyfish floats on the surface of the water; without meaning, without purpose, ...

Abdelrahim Ali

Edgar Morin and the Third Path: The Possible Always Exists

Thursday 04-06-2026 01:46 AM

Last Friday, the global intellectual community lost one of its most prominent figures with the passing of the French philosopher and sociologist Edgar Morin at the age of 104. Morin was ...

Abdelrahim Ali

To Emad Adeeb, and to every Emad Adeeb in Egypt

Sunday 26-04-2026 05:55 PM

In the past, I responded to Emad El-Din Adeeb in a well-known article titled: “To Emad Adeeb, and to every Emad Adeeb in Egypt: We will not reconcile over blood, not even with blood,” when he ...

Abdelrahim Ali

What Is Iran Betting On? The Middle East on the Day After the War Ends

Friday 24-04-2026 02:31 PM

The Iranian–Israeli war that broke out on February 28, 2026, has ushered the Middle East into a new strategic phase. After nine weeks of fighting, the assassination of Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali ...

Abdelrahim Ali

The Open-Ended Truce.. When Time Becomes a Strategic Weapon? A Response to Critics

Thursday 23-04-2026 02:05 PM

Why am I writing this article? When I published, the day before yesterday, my initial reading of U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to extend the truce with Iran without a time limit, I did ...

Abdelrahim Ali

A Strategic Reading of Trump's Decision to Extend the Truce Indefinitely

Tuesday 21-04-2026 11:55 PM

President Donald Trumps decision to extend the truce with Iran without setting a time limit stands out as one of his most strategically astute moves in recent months. With this decision — which ...

Abdelrahim Ali

Zero Hour in Islamabad Six Files That Will Decide the Fate of Iran and the Region

Sunday 19-04-2026 07:14 PM

A calm reading of the Iran–US negotiations file, far removed from unrealistic nationalist fervor By Abdel-Rahim Ali Against the backdrop of the US naval blockade of Iranian ...