Country: Iran

Emad Aysha29/06/2024

Petro preferences – A ‘novel’ way to answer lingering questions

The story is semi-science fiction set in the very near future. Iran is at war with Saudi Arabia, and the only way the Saudis can tip the balance back in their favour is to buy up General Motors, the company manufacturing Iran’s superior tanks. Worse still, the villainous Iran here is led by none other than the Shah
Salman Rushdie after the attack. Picture courtesy of Rachel Eliza Griffiths.
Paul Cliteur18/05/2024

In the Ayatollah’s grip: Salman Rushdie’s “Knife”

“I didn’t think very much about the man whose actions had put me in this […]
Ken van Ierlant08/02/2024

Proportionality in this Gaza war is neither possible nor desirable

Proportionality in the Israel-Gaza war is impossible and undesirable. This is a paradoxical statement that […]
Emad Aysha06/02/2024

Family disvalued – Cronenberg’s tragicomedy of the path to nowhere

Following on from my body horror piece on David Cronenberg’s Crimes of the Future (2022), […]
Emad Aysha22/01/2024

High-tech body horror – Cronenberg’s contribution to cyberpunk

David Cronenberg's movie Crimes of the Future (2022) was advised to me by an Iranian […]
Arthur Blok31/12/2023

The Liberum’s highlights of 2023: From Dubai Bling to Global Disasters & Arab Science Fiction

The last hours of 2023. It was another wild ride, just like the previous year. […]
Arthur Blok15/11/2023

The Israel-Hamas war illustrates the Arab World’s Incompetence and Iran’s regional Dominance

If the fighting between Hamas and Israel illustrates one thing, it is the incompetence of […]
The Liberum31/10/2023

Exclusive Report from the ground: Gaza Takes on Goliath

Palestinian resistance to Israeli hegemony has come to a head. Hamas’ paramilitary, the Ezzeldin AlQassam […]
Arthur Blok17/10/2023

The International Community’s hypocrisy towards the Hamas-Israel war has reached unprecedented levels

The Hamas attacks on Israel are still fresh in our minds; the reaction of the […]
Arthur Blok25/09/2023

Peace with Israel will turn Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman into the uncontested leader of a New Middle East

Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed Bin Salman’s (MBS) plans to reform and strategically reposition his country […]
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