# arab world (blogs) — RSS Amplifier Recent posts from the 2 feeds in the RSS Amplifier directory that cover arab world. Page: Feed: --- ## [From Elsewhere: Ebola in Congo, Piracy, Libya’s Instability, and Iraq’s Iran Problem](https://www.zinebriboua.com/p/from-elsewhere-ebola-in-congo-piracy) _2026-08-21 · Zineb Riboua · Beyond the Ideological_ Short note on some developments worth watching across different sectors. ## [Is America Entering an Age of Unfreedom?](https://www.zinebriboua.com/p/is-america-entering-an-age-of-unfreedom) _2026-08-17 · Zineb Riboua · Beyond the Ideological_ Weekly Column ## [Long Cycles #1: Turkey's Births, Kyrgyzstan's Returnees, Saudi's AI Ambitions, Madagascar's Reset, Brazil Becomes China's Space Anchor](https://www.zinebriboua.com/p/long-cycles-1-turkeys-births-kyrgyzstans) _2026-08-15 · Zineb Riboua · Beyond the Ideological_ Long Cycles is published on the 15th of every month and explores the structural changes transforming societies beyond the Western world. ## [Some Changes](https://www.zinebriboua.com/p/some-changes) _2026-08-13 · Zineb Riboua · Beyond the Ideological_ A New Chapter ## [The End of Dementia](https://isthatseattaken.substack.com/p/the-end-of-dementia) _2026-08-12 · Roland Tec · "Is that seat taken?"_ I really wasn't sure I'd live to see the day that science found a cure for this terrible terrible disease. ## [Ceuta, Morocco, Understanding the Situation](https://www.zinebriboua.com/p/ceuta-morocco-understanding-the-situation) _2026-07-31 · Zineb Riboua · Beyond the Ideological_ The Islamists have launched a new front ## [Why Trump Tied Saudi Arabia’s Nuclear Future to Israel](https://www.zinebriboua.com/p/why-trump-tied-saudi-arabias-nuclear) _2026-07-27 · Zineb Riboua · Beyond the Ideological_ A civilian nuclear deal with Riyadh could reshape the Middle East ## [Naming the Threat: Third-Worldism](https://www.zinebriboua.com/p/naming-the-threat-third-worldism) _2026-07-20 · Zineb Riboua · Beyond the Ideological_ “If tolerance is born of doubt, let us teach everyone to doubt all the models and utopias, to challenge all the prophets of redemption and the heralds of catastrophe. ## [Waking up on the eve of my language pledge](https://isthatseattaken.substack.com/p/waking-up-on-the-eve-of-my-language) _2026-06-28 · Roland Tec · "Is that seat taken?"_ I enter the dining hall at Proctor Hall on the campus of Middlebury College unsure of what precisely awaits me for the coming three weeks. ## [It's like riding a bike. (literally)](https://isthatseattaken.substack.com/p/its-like-riding-a-bike-literally) _2026-05-31 · Roland Tec · "Is that seat taken?"_ Friday afternoon I bought a bike. This morning I rode it. ## [Ship software peacefully (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/Ts8s5NhzRlFI) _2026-05-31 · **Sponsored**_ Connect your repo and deploy instantly — Railway handles config, scaling, and monitoring. ## [This video gives me hope.](https://isthatseattaken.substack.com/p/this-video-gives-me-hope) _2026-05-29 · Roland Tec · "Is that seat taken?"_ I discovered Phil's Guide to the World when I stumbled upon a travel video he made of his visit to Iran. Phil has a uniquely American openness and can-do/why not? approach to encounters abroad. ## [In Praise of Irritants](https://isthatseattaken.substack.com/p/in-praise-of-irritants) _2026-05-26 · Roland Tec · "Is that seat taken?"_ "Now is the time for all good men to come to the aid of their country." ## [Remembering Sarah and Yaron](https://www.zinebriboua.com/p/remembering-sarah-and-yaron) _2026-05-22 · Zineb Riboua · Beyond the Ideological_ A year ago, on this day,.. ## [Is this a world we can live in?](https://isthatseattaken.substack.com/p/is-this-a-world-we-can-live-in) _2026-05-20 · Roland Tec · "Is that seat taken?"_ Take a look at this video just posted to YouTube. ## [Anne Applebaum Astonishes Again](https://isthatseattaken.substack.com/p/anne-applebaum-astonishes-again) _2026-05-18 · Roland Tec · "Is that seat taken?"_ We all know she's a brilliant thinker, uncompromising historian and journalist, excellent writer. Now we must add Inspired Teacher to the list. ## [Safety .Net](https://isthatseattaken.substack.com/p/safety-net) _2026-05-18 · Roland Tec · "Is that seat taken?"_ More and more time spent in worlds that do not necessarily tack to the laws of our nature... will do what exactly to us long term? Your guess is as good as mine. ## [As the madness washes in from all directions, will you seek higher ground?](https://isthatseattaken.substack.com/p/as-the-madness-washes-in-from-all) _2026-05-15 · Roland Tec · "Is that seat taken?"_ The current water line of madness is rising every day and pouring in from all directions. It's heartening to see examples of human beings still following their own moral compass. ## [Xi-Trump Summit: Iran's Shrinking Margin](https://www.zinebriboua.com/p/xi-trump-summit-irans-shrinking-margin) _2026-05-14 · Zineb Riboua · Beyond the Ideological_ The Strait of Hormuz Is Not Iran's to Close ## [Trump's Iran Card](https://www.zinebriboua.com/p/trumps-iran-card) _2026-05-13 · Zineb Riboua · Beyond the Ideological_ How US statecraft has stymied China — and won Trump summit leverage ## [America’s Best Bet for a Secure AI Base Is Israel’s Negev](https://www.zinebriboua.com/p/americas-best-bet-for-a-secure-ai) _2026-05-13 · Zineb Riboua · Beyond the Ideological_ The U.S. is looking at sites in the Jewish state, which is a superpower in all areas of the technology. ## [Sync bookmarks across every browser (Sponsored)](https://crawlproof.com/a/fQFzbwIEiQjc) _2026-05-13 · **Sponsored**_ Two-way sync across Chrome, Firefox and Safari; built-in ad and tracker blocker. ## [Kissing my random edification standard goodbye](https://isthatseattaken.substack.com/p/kissing-my-random-edification-standard) _2026-05-03 · Roland Tec · "Is that seat taken?"_ For most of my adult life my moviegoing divided itself pretty neatly into two tracks: Films I felt I must see as a filmmaker for my own edification vs. Movies that held the promise of escape.