Rima Najjar·Apr 28Endurance and Elimination: Iran, Zionism, and America’s Strategic CaptivityBoth Iran and Israel reject the Enlightenment’s universalist project — yet only one requires the elimination of another people.A response icon3A response icon3
Rima Najjar·Apr 12A Superpower Besieged: America Acts Like a Cornered Animal — and the World Will Pay the PriceThe negotiations in Islamabad have collapsed — exactly as scripted by Washington and Tel Aviv. After a tense second day, Iranian…A response icon1A response icon1
Rima Najjar·Apr 6Jordan Reassures Instead of Hedging: Stability Today, Risk TomorrowAs of April 2026, Jordan’s stability-first messaging remains crystal clear. In the midst of the US–Israeli military campaign against Iran…A response icon2A response icon2
Rima Najjar·Apr 3Calling Iran a “civilizational state” is not wrong; it is incomplete.Why Depth Is Only Acknowledged When Bombs Fail — And Why Arab Societies and Palestinians Remain Denied ItA response icon3A response icon3
Rima Najjar·Mar 29No Kings Day: Knowing Without FeelingI don’t know how others have been following the U.S.–Israel war on Iran, but for the past month I’ve tracked it closely through long-form…A response icon2A response icon2
Rima Najjar·Mar 27When the Middle East Becomes Just Israel: The Rise of “West Asia” Amid WarThe term “West Asia” is increasingly displacing “Middle East” in contexts that prioritize geographic precision, decolonial perspectives…A response icon1A response icon1
Rima Najjar·Mar 25Trump’s “Present” and the Asymmetry of Escalation in the Strait of Hormuz — A Reassessment1. The Gulf Asymmetry: Structural, But Not AutomaticA response icon3A response icon3
Rima Najjar·Mar 1The Iran War, Masar Badil, and the Unraveling of U.S.The Masar Badil conference in São Paulo (March 28–31) is no longer a theoretical exercise. It now convenes in the immediate aftermath of a…A response icon1A response icon1
Rima Najjar·Feb 17Masar Badil in São Paulo: Defiance, Organizing, and Critical ReflectionThe upcoming Masar Badil conference in São Paulo (March 28–31, 2026) stands as a deliberate and audacious escalation in the Palestinian…
Rima Najjar·Feb 14Jewish Judge Ruling? The Telegraph Sidelines Palestinian Rights in Favor of Identity PoliticsBy highlighting Dame Victoria Sharp’s heritage, The Telegraph distracts from a landmark rebuke of government overreachA response icon7A response icon7
