Category: Columns

Matein Khalid The history of Wall Street has taught me to be nervous on Mondays in October. This Monday is also crowded with meetings with

Matein Khalid Brazil stock market performance unfortunately vindicates General Charles de Gaulle's morose prediction "Brazil is a country of the future and always will be".

James M DorseyFor at least the last two decades, the United Arab Emirates, aided by some of the world’s foremost consulting and public affairs

Matein Khalid I had recommended a strategic buy on Airbnb (ABNB) at 137 in July after a 20-point hit as I saw multiple catalysts for

Dr. Louis PerronAngela Merkel’s reign will soon come to an end, but after Germans went to the polls yesterday, it is still unclear who

James M DorseyA year of diplomatic relations between the United Arab Emirates and Israel has proven to be mutually beneficial. The question is whether

James M. DorseySaudi and Emirati efforts to define ‘moderate’ Islam as socially more liberal while being subservient to an autocratic ruler is as much

By James M. DorseyA paradigm shift in jihadist thinking suggests that the US invasion of Afghanistan may prove to have achieved more than many

Manish Rai The Taliban after much wait has announced its 33-member interim cabinet. This new government is exclusively Taliban, and almost all the ministers are

James M DorseyThe Taliban takeover of Afghanistan may help Iran reduce its international isolation. At least, that’s what the Islamic Republic hopes when leaders of

Matein KhalidIf 2021 was an annus mirabilis for investors in US equities, Big Tech and REITs (we know who you are!). It was unquestionably

By Manish Rai The Taliban has announced a new interim government of their so-called "Islamic Emirate" in Afghanistan, more than three weeks after taking control

Matein KhalidAny investor who missed 2021's spectacular rally in the S&P 500 and Nasdaq has really missed out on an incredible money making epoch.The

James M DorseyThe US withdrawal from Afghanistan will likely clarify what the Gulf’s security options are.Gulf states are likely to monitor how Russia and

James DorseyRecent attacks on Kabul’s international airport by the Islamic State’s Afghan affiliate raise multiple questions as well as the spectre of paradigm shifts

Matein KhalidImran Khan described the fall of Kabul as liberation, I wonder if he has seen the images of desperate Afghans trying to flee

By Manish Rai The Taliban now control almost the whole of Afghanistan including the capital city, Kabul, almost two decades since they were driven out by US

By James M DorseyHaving taken control, the Taliban want the world to believe that they have become more pragmatic and inclusive in the twenty

James DorseyBoasting an almost 1,000-kilometer border with Iran and a history of troubled relations between the Iranians and Sunni Muslim militants, including the Taliban,

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Manish Rai General Ata Mohammad Noor, Leader of Jamiat-e Islami Afghanistan and the Former Governor of Balkh Province have been the most important strongman and

James DorseyChina may have no short-term interest in contributing to guaranteeing security in parts of a swath of land stretching from Central Asia to

James M DorseyA recent unprecedented alliance between Muslims and Evangelicals takes on added significance in a world in which human rights are on the defensive,

James M DorseyA major Muslim and Evangelical organization joined forces this week to significantly advance hitherto state-backed ceremonial inter-faith dialogues that seldom go beyond