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Political Analysis: A Reading in the Maps of Influence and Alliances in the Arab Region

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. Overview The Arab region suffers from a growing state of “strategic vacuum” and a continuing state of instability, formation [...]

Information Report (29): US Behavior Towards the Palestine Issue During Trump’s Term

Al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations in Beirut issued a new report on the US behavior towards the Palestine issue during Trump’s term. The 29th [...]

Academic Paper: Israel in the Mirror of Taiwan

By: Prof. Dr. Walid ‘Abd al-Hay.[*] (Exclusively for al-Zaytouna Centre). Introduction Was there any specific significance in the statement of US National Security Adviser Jake [...]

Political Analysis: The Constant and the Variable in US Policy in the Middle East

By: Prof. Dr. Mohsen Mohammad Saleh. If we go beyond the general readings of the US foreign policy focused on higher national interests and the [...]

Strategic Assessment (122): Biden’s Win in the US Presidential Election: Implications for the Palestine Issue

Summary: The United States (US) foreign policy under US President-elect Joe Biden, after he takes office, is expected to maintain its current broad features vis-à-vis [...]

Strategic Assessment (119): al-Aqsa Mosque: Future Tracks in Light of Trump’s “Deal of the Century” and the Israeli Measures

Summary: Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as the capital of Israel was a culmination of the US policy shift toward adopting the stance of the [...]

Overview:

Al-Zaytouna Centre conducts strategic and futuristic academic studies on the Arab and Muslim worlds. It focuses on the Palestinian issue and the conflict with Israel as well as related Palestinian, Arab, Islamic and international developments.

General Manager

Mohsen Moh’d Saleh, Ph.D., is an associate professor of Modern and Contemporary Arab History, the general manager of al-Zaytouna Centre for Studies and Consultations, editor-in-chief of the annual Palestinian Strategic Report, former head of Department of History and Civilization at the International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM), and former executive manager of Middle East Studies Centre in Amman.
He was granted the Bait al-Maqdis (Jerusalem) award for Young Muslims Scholars in 1997 and the Excellent Teaching Award (College level), given by IIUM in 2002. Dr. Mohsen is the author of 13 books and some of his books were translated into several languages. He contributed chapters to seven books. He is the editor/ co-editor of more than 30 books. Dr. Mohsen is the editor of electronic daily “Palestine Today,” which has so far published more than 3,777 issues. He has published many articles in refereed scholarly journals and magazines. He presented papers at innumerable academic local and international conferences and seminars. He is a frequent commentator on current issues on broadcasting media.
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