Moataz Khalil

How Media Framing Shapes Accountability Sudan's flag By Moataz Khalil In prolonged conflicts, visibility is never evenly distributed. It is structured—by access, by editorial priorities, and by the rhythms of global news production. In Sudan's ongoing war, that structure has increasingly concentrated international attention around one primary axis of reporting, shaping not only how the conflict is understood, but how accountability itself is applied. A significant share of global...

Ḥarakat al-Muqāwamah al-ʾIslāmiyyah (Hamas) flag Since October 7th, and especially following the June 2025 Israel-Iran war, and now the February–April (and possibly ongoing) 2026 US/Israel–Iran war, the Gaza-based Islamist terror group has shifted from Shia Iran to Sunni Turkey as its strategic sponsor. This Turkish support for Hamas, however, has a unique and curious historical parallel. Amid these shifts, the role of armed groups (mercenaries, even if ideologically driven) in the region has...

AI generated photo of the ideological conflict The United Arab Emirates has long been a target of hostility from the Muslim Brotherhood, and understanding the reasons behind this animosity requires looking at the UAE’s regional interventions and countermeasures. Since the rise of the Brotherhood in Egypt under Mohamed Morsi, the UAE has consistently opposed their political and ideological projects. In Egypt, the UAE supported efforts to curtail the Brotherhood’s influence and promote...