Author: Hakim Khatib

Hakim Khatib is a political scientist works as a lecturer for politics and culture of the Middle East, intercultural communication and journalism at Fulda and Darmstadt Universities of Applied Sciences and Phillips University Marburg. Hakim is a PhD candidate in political science on struggle over ideological power in the Middle East and the link thereof to democracy at the University of Duisburg-Essen and the editor-in-chief of the Mashreq Politics and Culture Journal (MPC Journal). His website is: https://www.almasdarnews.com/article/author/hakimkhatib/

Controversy of Islamist Politics on Other Belief Systems

January 23, 2017October 2, 2018 Hakim Khatib No Comments

Controversy of Islamist Politics on Other Belief Systems By Hakim Khatib Terrorist attacks have been randomly sweeping the world. While uncertainty around bloody conflicts in West Asia and Africa, sectarian politics in Arabia and Iran, Integration issues in Europe and North America and lack of democracy in Muslim majority states have become the norms of…

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Morocco Bans the Burqa

January 12, 2017January 12, 2017 Hakim Khatib No Comments

Morocco Bans the Burqa The Moroccan authorities have invoked security reasons to prohibiting the burqa, which is rarely worn by Moroccan women who prefer the hijab. Moroccan authorities have prohibited the manufacture and sale of burqas for security reasons. The measure appears to be motivated by security concerns, where “bandits have repeatedly used this garment…

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Perfect Assassination of Jordanian Writer

September 28, 2016September 28, 2016 Hakim Khatib No Comments

Perfect Assassination of Jordanian Writer, Nahed Hattar. A Jordanian writer, accused of sharing a cartoon considered offensive to Islam, killed two weeks after his release from prison on bail. A perfect assassination starts with demonizing of a person and ends with a condemnation of the assassin. By Hakim Khatib A Jordanian writer, accused of sharing a…

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Looking past religion in Middle East

August 31, 2016June 12, 2019 Hakim Khatib No Comments

Looking past religion in Middle East. Turmoil in the Middle East: Regional Dimensions Beyond Religion By Hakim Khatib Guest Contributor Given the current Middle Eastern scenario, one may reasonably hold the argument that the on-going turmoil in the Middle East owes its burden equally to the Machiavellian Anglo-American policies in the region and the harrowing…

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