Mohammad Ali Salih

Aug 17, 2024 | msn.com | Mohammad Ali Salih

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Aug 17, 2024 | salon.com | Mohammad Ali Salih

Ten presidential campaigns ago, in 1984, the Rev. Jesse Jackson, who was almost universally described by media and politicians as the first Black man to run a serious major-party campaign for president, also ran a parallel campaign — against being identified by his skin color.

Jul 21, 2024 | salon.com | Mohammad Ali Salih

Editorials in many major newspapers in Arab and Muslim countries were relatively restrained in addressing the attempted assassination of Donald Trump, mostly focusing on the well-known problem of violence in America. Social media comments, however, were another story, often reflecting the widespread view of Trump as an enemy of Muslims — if not of Islam in general.

Jun 19, 2024 | salon.com | Mohammad Ali Salih

During this month's traditional Flag March on Jerusalem Day, which commemorates Israel’s capture of the city's historic eastern sector during the 1967 Arab-Israeli war, marchers could be heard shouting racist, anti-Arab and anti-Muslim slogans, according to reporting from Haaretz, the BBC, AFP and other sources. One marcher reportedly shouted: "This is my country. I am the owner here.

May 11, 2024 | salon.com | Mohammad Ali Salih

Russia's deputy foreign minister, Mikhail Bogdanov, recently visited Sudan, where he met Gen. Abdul-Fattah Burhan, commander of the Sudanese armed forces and ruler of the country, to conveyed Russia's support. Burhan badly needs it. This was one recent example of Russia’s newfound strategy of intervention in Africa: Military “druzhba,” or friendship.