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Tallha Abdulrazaq

Tallha Abdulrazaq is a researcher at the University of Exeter’s Strategy and Security Institute and winner of the 2015 Al Jazeera Young Researcher Award. His research focuses on Middle Eastern security and counter-terrorism issues.

May 4, 2017 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Does Hamas now indirectly recognise Israel?
In what informed analysts have deemed as a move that was a long time coming, Hamas unveiled its new and improved charter at an event on Monday in the...
Published in: Article, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
April 17, 2017 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Turkey decides: Istanbul reacts to the presidential referendum
As morning broke over what many deem to be a new era in Turkey’s modern political history, everything in Istanbul seems like business as usual. The metropolis’ iconic fishermen...
Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Opinion, Turkey
April 16, 2017 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Hariri: ‘Hezbollah has taken Israel’s role in Syria’
Taking time out of a political visit to Turkey during the country’s intense referendum campaign, Ahmad El Hariri, the general-secretary of the Future Movement Party of Lebanon, spoke to...
Published in: Interviews, Lebanon, Middle East, Syria
April 15, 2017 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Referendum will either indict or vindicate Turkey’s political past
As Turkey gears up for a historic referendum on Sunday, Istanbul is teeming with banners, rallies and – most importantly in a democracy – opinions. As is the norm...
Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Opinion, Turkey
April 14, 2017
Turkey’s constitutional referendum: What you need to know
Since Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) announced a wide array of proposed constitutional amendments last December, the media has been awash with coverage of the upcoming referendum...
Published in: Europe & Russia, News, Turkey
April 14, 2017 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
The Fall of Baghdad began Iraq’s Stone Age
Precisely 14 years ago, the United States declared victory over the battle for the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, and began a formal military occupation. Although then-President Saddam Hussein’s statue...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion, US
April 10, 2017 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Remembering the Fall of Baghdad
Find out what happened to Baghdad after the United States led an illegal international coalition to invade Iraq on 20 March 2003.
Published in: Iraq, Middle East, On this day, Opinion, Videos & Photo Stories
April 7, 2017 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Trump striking Assad was a good start, but needs to go further
Earlier this morning, US President Donald Trump ordered a cruise missile strike launched from two US Navy warships in the eastern Mediterranean. Fifty-nine Tomahawk cruise missiles – the same...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, US
March 25, 2017 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
No one cares when civilians are obliterated in Mosul
In all the tragedy of the London terrorist attack last Wednesday, you may have missed that an even bigger tragedy unfolded in Iraq where hundreds of civilians were wiped...
Published in: Article, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion
March 16, 2017 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
London Book Fair: Promising future for Middle East publishing
The three-day London Book Fair came to a close today, with Middle Eastern publishers and writers making a strong showing for the region, making their presence felt and scooping...
Published in: Lebanon, Review - Events & Articles, Reviews, Turkey, UK, Videos & Photo Stories
March 16, 2017 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
The gassing of the Kurds at Halabja
Summary: 29 years ago today, thousands of Iraqi Kurds were killed when their village of Halabja was gassed in the closing months of the Iran-Iraq War. What: Mass killing...
Published in: Asia & Americas, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, On this day, Opinion, US
March 12, 2017 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Turkey should tell Europe where to stow its arrogance
Let us begin by first considering a hypothetical scenario. A minister from any European country – you can take your pick as to which one – turns up to...
Published in: Article, Europe & Russia, Germany, Netherlands, Opinion, Turkey
March 1, 2017 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Wild West Mosul
As we enter the tenth day since the Iraqi military began its assault to capture the western half of Mosul, it would perhaps be useful to remind ourselves that...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion, US
January 31, 2017 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Kill our kids, then call us terrorists
The past week has given us yet another insight into how Western powers habitually devalue Muslim lives. Here, I am not necessarily talking about US President Donald Trump’s controversial...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion, US, Yemen
January 20, 2017 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Trump is a walking war crime waiting to happen
Tomorrow the world will wake up to a slightly changed, slightly more deranged world as Donald Trump officially becomes the President of the United States, dragging the rest of...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine, US
January 12, 2017 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Analysis: Is Iraq’s Mosul Op progressing?
The Iraqi Security Forces (ISF) have now claimed to have captured eighty five per cent of the eastern half of Mosul, and have also claimed to have reached the Tigris...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion, US
January 9, 2017 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Hamza Yusuf is no brother to the Muslim Brotherhood
In all the anger over Sufi Sheikh Hamza Yusuf’s comments about the Black Lives Matter movement, we seem to have forgotten that he linked the Muslim Brotherhood to Daesh...
Published in: Africa, Article, Egypt, Opinion
December 30, 2016 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Saddam’s execution has been eclipsed by Iraq’s de-mock-racy
The fall of Saddam Hussein and his subsequent execution was not a fresh start for Iraq, as it spawned a regional power vacuum filled by Iran that has now...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, US
December 12, 2016 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Time to make Syria ungovernable for the terrorist Assad
Aleppo has fallen, and with it any notion that democracy is something worth fighting for in the Middle East
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Europe & Russia, Middle East, Opinion, Russia, Syria, Turkey, US, Videos & Photo Stories
December 9, 2016 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Iran’s attempted genocide of the Sunni Arabs
The military assaults against Mosul in Iraq and Aleppo in Syria are not as disparate and separate as people imagine. Yes, the cities are located in different countries. Yes,...
Published in: Article, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Middle East, Opinion, Syria
November 26, 2016 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
MEMO talks to Deputy Prime Minister of Turkey Numan Kurtulmus
As Turkey grapples with a number of serious domestic and international crises, much has been made about its record vis a vis its troubled relationship with the European Union,...
Published in: EU, Europe & Russia, International Organisations, Interviews, Iraq, Middle East, Syria, Turkey, Videos & Photo Stories
November 9, 2016 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Trumping ‘change’: What Trump’s victory means for the Middle East
“Let’s go finish what we started. Let’s elect Hillary Clinton!” outgoing US President Barack Obama said a couple of days ago. Of course, he was referencing his election motto...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, US
November 6, 2016 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
The Battle for Mosul: Concerns over the involvement of Shia militias
There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the powerful Iraqi Shia militias who operate under the banner of the Hashd Al-Sha’abi known as the “Popular Mobilisation Forces” or PMF
Published in: Explained, Iraq, Middle East, Videos & Photo Stories
November 2, 2016 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Can Iran claim to protect Islam whilst Houthis strike Mecca?
One would be forgiven for not knowing that Mecca, the holiest place on Earth to Muslims, was recently attacked. Islam’s holiest city had missiles fired at it, not once,...
Published in: Article, Iran, Middle East, Opinion, Saudi Arabia, Yemen
October 29, 2016
Battle for Mosul: Why are Shia militias in Tel Afar?
Explaining why Shia militias have launched a military operation against the Iraqi town of Tel Afar as part of the Battle for Mosul. Where is it happening? Tel Afar,...
Published in: Europe & Russia, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, News, Turkey
October 26, 2016 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Men of Capital: Scarcity and Economy in Mandate Palestine
Men of Capital is one of those rare books that attempts to write about how Palestine was before the creation of the State of Israel from a unique and...
Published in: Israel, Middle East, Palestine, Review - Books, Reviews
October 22, 2016
Battle for Mosul: Explaining Daesh’s assault on Kirkuk
A summary of the events on the ground during the Battle for Mosul in Iraq.
Published in: Iraq, Middle East, News, Videos & Photo Stories
October 20, 2016 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Mosul: Continuing the Iraqi Nakba and Holocaust
Iraq has been ignored for long enough. I do not mean that it is not in the news, because it almost always is. From almost daily bombings in Baghdad...
Published in: Article, Iraq, Israel, Middle East, Opinion, Palestine
October 15, 2016 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Shia militias and the impending Mosul bloodbath
During Ashura, a major Muslim date in the Islamic calendar, one of the main leaders of the Shia-dominated Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF) announced that the recapture of Mosul would...
Published in: Article, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion
October 1, 2016 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Clooney’s looney vow to prosecute Daesh misses the point
In the latest mad attempt to fight Daesh, Amal Clooney, celebrity-cum-lawyer, has announced that she will be prosecuting Daesh in international criminal courts. Clooney will be representing Nadia Murad,...
Published in: Article, Asia & Americas, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion, Syria, US
September 24, 2016 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
Film review: The White Helmets
To save a life is to save all of humanity
Published in: Middle East, Review - Films & Documentaries, Reviews, Syria
September 22, 2016 | Tallha Abdulrazaq
36 years on, the Iran-Iraq War is still relevant
It has been 36 years since the Iran-Iraq War erupted, engulfing the entire Middle East region in uncertainty, destabilising markets and causing immense loss of life and permanent impairment...
Published in: Article, Iran, Iraq, Middle East, Opinion

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