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Iranian regime relying on foreign militias to bolster security efforts, suppress protests - report

Iran’s government has not officially acknowledged the role of these foreign militias.

A member of Iranian militia forces (Basij) gestures during an anti-Israeli march in Tehran, Iran, January 10, 2025; illustrative.
Children at Beersheba’s Hagar bilingual school read together

The language gap – and why it matters - opinion

Dongola. Qashqash Manuscript.

Polish archaeologists find evidence of legendary king hidden in south Sudan - study

A woman moves her hair while standing on a rooftop as smoke rises in the distance over Tehran following reported explosions in the city, on March 03, 2026 in Tehran, Iran.

JCFA International Women’s Day project brings together voices from across the Middle East


Voices from the Arab Press: The right of return shall prevail

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

US-based Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen at his home in Saylorsburg, Pennsylvania, US.

A democratic nation state of the Jewish people

The new law does not erode a single right or protection of any minority. It actually reaffirms Israel’s commitment to minority groups.

The Knesset votes on the nation-state bill, July 19, 2018

Arab mayor petitions High Court of Justice

The petition from Mayor Morsi Abu Mukh is the latest in a series of legal actions that Arab and Druze citizens are taking to challenge the controversial law.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu meets leaders of the Druze community: Likud MK Ayoob Kara, Sheikh Moafaq Tarif, the current spiritual leader of the Druze community in Israel, to discuss the controversial Nation-State Law, Brig.-Gen. Amal Asad (ret.) and former Labor MK Shakib Shanan

In response to Nation-State Law: Mass Arabic class held in Tel Aviv

“I will keep talking in Arabic until my last day.”

Mass Arabic class held on Habima square in Tel Aviv in protest of the Nation-State Law

Making history: first Arab woman appointed dean at Hebrew University

She is the first Arab woman to be appointed dean at the Hebrew University, and may well be the only Arab woman to serve as dean at any university in Israel.

Mona Khoury-Kassabri, Hebrew University, July 28, 2018.

Learning Arabic along the light rail

The posters that introduced an Arabic word at each station, which were displayed for a week, were part of the light rail’s “Arabic Language Week.”

DURING THE first week of July 2018 CityPass in Jerusalem has put up posters at each light rail station introducing an Arabic word with its translation in Hebrew just below

FIFA denies Israeli announcement on World Cup broadcasting rights

Israel's foreign ministry announced last week that the Israel Broadcasting Corporation will broadcast World Cup games via satellite in Arabic for free.

The FIFA world cup trophy is displayed during the Fifa World Cup Trophy Tour, in Amman, Jordan February 20, 2018.

Israel to broadcast 2018 FIFA World Cup to Arab states for free

Will Arab soccer fans turn to Israel for free World Cup coverage in Arabic?

Soccer fans take selfies during the FIFA World Cup Trophy Tour last month in Amman, Jordan

Voices from the Arab press: A shameful Egyptian deal

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

ANTI-GOVERNMENT protesters perform the Friday weekly prayers during a rally to demand the ouster of Yemen’s president Ali Abdullah Saleh in the southern city of Taiz in 2011

Is Israel a Colony?

The Jerusalem Post