Who Are Iran's Voters? Djavad Salehi-Isfahani

While we have an idea of who will be among the candidates for Iran's presidency, what do we know about Iran's voters?

Barzani Presses for Referendum On Iraqi Kurdistan Constitution Abdel Hamid Zebari

Iraqi Kurdistan Region President Massoud Barzani still faces considerable opposition to putting the draft constitution to a referendum.

Report Blasts Women's Exclusion From Israel's Public Sphere Akiva Eldar

Though Israel prides itself as being enlightened, the Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein has recommended criminalizing the exclusion of women from the public sphere.

Geneva II Is Just a Start for Syria Nassif Hitti

What are the conditions for the success of the Geneva II conference?

New Palestinian Movement Calls for One-State Solution Daoud Kuttab

Frustrated at the lack of progress, Palestinians of various backgrounds have joined to create a movement that explicitly calls for a single democratic state in historic Palestine.

The AK Party’s Jihad Against Alcohol In Turkey Kadri Gursel

The AKP’s draft law of aggressive alcohol restrictions aims not only to engineer an Islamic society but to prevent possible losses in its conservative electoral base.