Raz Zimmt discusses the phenomenon of flourishing sex tourism in Mashhad in eastern Iran, which is presented as evidence of the worsening economic and social problems in the Islamic Republic, but which also has led users to publicly oppose the institution of temporary marriage.
Senior Research Fellow Prof. Bruce Maddy-Weitzman has published an article in the Times of Israel, where he compares and contrasts the French experience in Algeria with the Israeli experience in the post-1967 territories.
Caleb Esrig argues that Jordan's history of unhealthy fiscal behavior has made tax, subsidy, and spending reform difficult in Jordan, and has left the Kingdom beholden to the political demands of its donors.
