Islamic Societies Review MONTHLY -- September 2026
Current Events: How Salafism Became Saudi Arabia's Weapon of Last Resort in Yemen
Friday, September 25, 2026 No comments When the Mufti Goes to WarFor more than a decade, Riyadh's framing of its war in Yemen was deliberately political. The Saudi-led coalition, launched in...
When the Mufti Goes to WarFor more than a decade, Riyadh's framing of its war in Yemen was deliberately political. The Saudi-led coalition, launched in...
The Man Who Would Be the Code... and the Strait
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 No commentsTrump's naming frenzy reveals a president building his own monument — and digging his own legacy's grave.There is a moment that captures this presidency better...
Trump's naming frenzy reveals a president building his own monument — and digging his own legacy's grave.There is a moment that captures this presidency better...
Media Review; Current Events: How and why the War on Iran Has Already Altered the International Order
Wednesday, September 23, 2026 No commentsThe most consequential fact about the current war on Iran is not the eventual fate of any government in Tehran, nor the precise terms of...
The most consequential fact about the current war on Iran is not the eventual fate of any government in Tehran, nor the precise terms of...
Sanaa’s Southern Advance and the New "Capital for Capital" Equation
Sunday, September 20, 2026 No comments
Escalation and the "Capital for Capital" Doctrine
As ground options have dwindled, the aerial dimension of the conflict has intensified dramatically. In a bid to halt the southern advance, Saudi warplanes have launched dozens of sorties over southern Taiz and western Lahj. When these strikes failed to disrupt Sanaa’s momentum, the Saudi-led coalition escalated its targeting to include strategic bridges, public roads, government buildings, schools, and civilian homes.
Media Review: How Fox News Amplifies Hostility Toward Those America's Wars Created
Sunday, September 20, 2026 No commentsThey'll Turn Anything Into a MosqueThere is a profound irony at the heart of contemporary American cultural politics: a fierce, often alarmist demand for cultural...
They'll Turn Anything Into a MosqueThere is a profound irony at the heart of contemporary American cultural politics: a fierce, often alarmist demand for cultural...
Media Review: China has privately urged Iran to rein in Ansarallah after Saudi appeal--Reuters Report
Friday, September 18, 2026 No commentsChina has privately urged Tehran to leverage its influence over Yemen’s Ansarallah (Houthi) movement to de-escalate recent military offensives, following a direct diplomatic appeal from...
China has privately urged Tehran to leverage its influence over Yemen’s Ansarallah (Houthi) movement to de-escalate recent military offensives, following a direct diplomatic appeal from...
An Arms-First Strategy is Undermining Saudi Development and Regional Stability
Friday, September 18, 2026 No comments The High Cost of Proxy Wars In the modern Middle East, the illusion that security can be purchased through advanced weaponry and proxy forces is rapidly...
The High Cost of Proxy Wars In the modern Middle East, the illusion that security can be purchased through advanced weaponry and proxy forces is rapidly...
Current Events: Saudi Arabia’s Emergency Defense Pacts Are Doomed to Fail
Wednesday, September 16, 2026 No commentsIn the shifting sands of Middle Eastern geopolitics, the gradual erosion of unconditional United States security guarantees has left Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) rulers scrambling...
In the shifting sands of Middle Eastern geopolitics, the gradual erosion of unconditional United States security guarantees has left Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) rulers scrambling...
Malaysia’s Cargo Ban and the True Measure of Global Leadership
Tuesday, September 15, 2026 No comments Principles Over PosturingIn an era where global supply chains are frequently weaponized and diplomatic alliances are dictated by profit margins, the true measure of a...
Principles Over PosturingIn an era where global supply chains are frequently weaponized and diplomatic alliances are dictated by profit margins, the true measure of a...
How Enlightenment Hostility Toward Islam Informs Modern Political Rhetoric
Sunday, September 13, 2026 No comments The Genealogy of a TropeWhen a prominent political figure, such as the Speaker of the House, asserts that "Iranians lie all the time because it...
The Genealogy of a TropeWhen a prominent political figure, such as the Speaker of the House, asserts that "Iranians lie all the time because it...
From Regime Change to a Single Sentence: The Irony and Impending Failure of Trump’s Iran Strategy
Sunday, September 13, 2026 No commentsWhen the current administration first set its sights on Iran, the rhetoric was defined by maximalist, almost imperial ambitions. The stated goals were uncompromising: the...
When the current administration first set its sights on Iran, the rhetoric was defined by maximalist, almost imperial ambitions. The stated goals were uncompromising: the...
Current Events: The Historic Significance of the 2026 BRICS New Delhi Declaration on Palestine and Lebanon
A Unified Global SouthIn a landmark display of consolidated diplomatic weight, the BRICS bloc has issued some of its strongest collective language to date regarding...
UAE Bet on the Wrong Horse and Paved the Way for Asian Hegemony
For decades, the United Arab Emirates was heralded as the definitive economic miracle of the twenty-first century. Rising from the desert sands, it transformed itself...
Media Review: How the ‘Fait Accompli’ in Syria Undermines Saudi Arabia’s Narrative in Yemen and Beyond
As the Arabian Peninsula navigates one of its most perilous geopolitical crises in decades, the diplomatic and strategic contradictions at the heart of Saudi foreign...
Media review; French political analyst answers the question: is this "worst American decision since World War II"
If the metric for the "worst American decision since World War II" is the sheer scale of damage to US prestige, the erosion of its deterrence, and the voluntary handover of global influence to its rivals, then the Trump administration’s handling of the war with Iran stands as a historic failure. According to French political analyst Pierre Haski, the United States was dragged into a senseless, horizonless conflict, transformed into a superpower flailing in what resembled a "barroom brawl"—striking without a clear objective and utterly clueless about how to end the fight.
This is the story of how that war unfolded, and how it reshaped the American political and economic landscape.
Chapter 1: The "Versailles Disaster" and the Political Backlash
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