Rayna Stamboliyska is independent researcher & freelance writer with a particular interest in social justice & open technologies. Rayna is the founder of RS Strategy, which advises decision-makers on knowledge technologies & ICT4D in MENA & the Balkans. Rayna also founded OpenMENA to promote open knowledge in MENA. She tweets under @MaliciaRogue
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaNorth Sinai and Egyptian mediaEarly on 1 July, an Islamic State affiliate started a massive and unprecedented attack in Egypt. Once again, the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaOur otherness: imagining Balkan and mid-Eastern identitiesThe original quote by Orwell is “He who controls the past controls the future. He who controls the present controls...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFraud fighters wanted in the Middle East
Egypt is just one of the places in the Arab world where scientific misconduct is tolerated. But the onus is global....
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEveryone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression but conditions apply
Egypt has jailed journalists by the dozen; the Gulf is jailing people for tweets they send and surveillance...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBulgaria's 'chilly welcome' to Syrian refugees
As the civil war in Syria continues, refugees are desperately seeking refuge. It seems that Bulgaria has...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMENA doctors in troublePractitioners have regularly addressed funding deficiency and pandemic mismanagement in the last years, but no...