Benjamin Ashraf

1 month ago | newarab.com | Benjamin Ashraf |Joe Macaron |Mohamed Duar

Many young people thirst for these radical tactics, and in the absence of CHP leadership, they will gravitate towards ultra-nationalist alternatives, warns Orhan Kaya. [GETTY] I was having breakfast with my uncle and his wife during a work trip to Turkey that I had also used to visit family, when I saw the news that Ekrem İmamoğlu, the popular mayor of İstanbul and Erdoğan’s main political rival, was arrested on trumped-up terror charges.

1 month ago | newarab.com | Benjamin Ashraf

Despite the hell-bent fantasies of Islamabad and New Delhi, Kashmir and its people are not a zero-sum game where one side's loss is the other's gain, writes Benjamin Ashraf [photo credit: Getty Images] Not once, not in the past week, nor the last 76 years, have the governments in Islamabad and New Delhi ever bothered asking Kashmiris themselves if they wish to sacrifice their blood or freedom in this nuclear 'game of chicken'.

Feb 13, 2025 | newarab.com | Benjamin Ashraf

I'm sure it didn't take Onijah Robinson long to realise that, much like in New York, survival in Karachi is all about hustle. She must have felt it the moment she landed at Jinnah International Airport, surrounded by a sea of shalwar kameez-clad locals shouting, "Madame, please", as she grabbed her bags off the carousel, preparing herself to meet her e-husband in Pakistan for the first time.

Oct 2, 2024 | english.alaraby.co.uk | Benjamin Ashraf

Losing its leverage, Jordan has become Israel's insurance policy Jordan's attachment to the status quo has been eclipsed by Israeli expansionism, forcing its balancing act into uncharted territory, writes Benjamin Ashraf. When will Jordan, the anointed "oasis of calm" in the Middle East, admit it's stuck in quicksand?

Oct 2, 2024 | english.alaraby.co.uk | Benjamin Ashraf

Losing its leverage, Jordan could become Israel's 'human shield' Jordan's attachment to the status quo has been eclipsed by Israeli expansionism, forcing its balancing act into unprecedented terrain, says Benjamin Ashraf. When will Jordan, the anointed "oasis of calm" in the Middle East, admit it's stuck in quicksand?