On July 3, 2024, Noon Post dedicated a special editorial day to shedding light on Sudan’s ongoing tragedy, which began in mid-April 2023 amid a devastating war between army generals and the Rapid Support Forces. The conflict has ravaged this Arab-African nation and unleashed a multitude of harrowing, overlapping crises.

Read in This File:

• War in Sudan: Have the Displaced Lost Hope of Returning Home?
• Sudanese Women: Victims of Rape as a Weapon of War
• War in Sudan: Questions and Answers

We shed light on how U.S. administrations have engaged with the principal dimensions of the Palestinian issue, comparing Republicans and Democrats and examining the fundamental differences and similarities in how they have handled these files. We also address whether there is any reason for Palestinians to place greater hope in the victory of one party over the other.

Read in This File:

• America and Arab-Israeli Peace: How Washington Planted the Seeds of Normalization in the Middle East
• Overt and Covert Policies: How Washington Handled Israel’s Adversaries
• The Guillotine of Aid: How American Assistance Crippled the Palestinian Cause

The “Umayyad Legacy” file offers an intensive reading of the Umayyad experience as the first Arab project to build a state and a capital, and a pivotal moment in Islamic and world history between 661 and 750 AD when a vast empire encompassing multiple peoples and cultures was run from Damascus.

Read in This File:

• Despite Its Civilizational Achievements, Why Did the Umayyad State Fall?
• Umayyad al-Andalus: An Emirate of Knowledge, Urban Flourishing, and Tolerance
• How Did the Umayyads Deal with the Religious and Ethnic Communities?