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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat are Syrian mercenaries doing in Azerbaijan?How can we understand the presence of Turkish backed Syrian mercenaries in Azerbaijan?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA year after the October uprising, Iraqis have more reasons to protestIraq’s October uprising was a wake-up call for desperate generations caught in an endless cycle of poverty,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhat exactly is happening in Libya?Libya has become part of a geo-political proxy war, where everyone involved has their own personal interests in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBBC’s documentary on the Iraq war overlooks genocideBBC’s documentary 'Once upon a Time in Iraq' ignores the decimation of the Christian and Yazidi communities.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWho’s talking about sex and modern relationships in Arabic?Sex and relationship conversations in Arabic media are dominated by conservative figures pushing a religious agenda.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn the absence of the state, people are leading Beirut’s recoveryA month after the Beirut blast, a people-centred recovery is key to peaceful change.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran’s #MeToo movement challenges patriarchy and western stereotypesThe movement is part of a global outpouring of anger against male privilege, with Iranian women as agents who do not...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMy name is Winnie, I survived Lebanon’s kafala systemWith Lebanon’s economic crisis deteriorating, the already dire situation of migrant domestic workers is getting even harder.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIs Iraq joining the Trump-MBS alliance?The Trump-MBS alliance could shore up Iraq’s corrupt ruling families in return for keeping US troops in the country.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAre we Palestinians waiting for Godot?The recent peace treaty between the UAE and Israel is the latest act of a long history of Arab regimes failing Palestinians.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFor Iraqis, the choice is between pandemic or povertyIn the streets of Baghdad, Iraqis battle a corrupt political class, war, poverty, and now a pandemic that has...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe capitalist roots of Egyptian authoritarianism: demystifying a stateThe Egyptian state, did not evolve organically, an elite superimposed it, in order to fulfill dynastic ambitions.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLebanon’s deadly blast: when corruption turned into carnageSince the massive explosion, the state has been absent, leaving people to fend for themselves – while leaders seem...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran: how to kill a languageZara Mohammadi was sentenced to 10 years in prison for teaching Kurdish. This is part of a state policy against minorities.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The defeat of the 'real' neo-OttomanistsIt was difficult to miss the irony of commentaries on the “triumph of neo-Ottomanism” on 24 July, when Erdoğan was...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPalestinians refuse to stop thinking forwardEverything starts with the Palestinian people and all options are now open in this decade of clarity and renewal.
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: InvestigationOxford and other top British universities under fire for sending students to illegal Israeli settlementsAmnesty says the universities are “actively linking themselves to a whole system of illegality, discrimination and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIranians say no to executionsWhile many are dying from COVID-19, the Iranian regime is still trying to execute those arrested in the November...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWill the new Iraqi government face the domestic violence epidemic?With domestic violence reaching alarming levels in Iraq during the pandemic, can the Iraqi government do the right thing?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaDuring a pandemic, domestic violence shelters are essential servicesIn the Arab region, the pandemic serves as a wake-up call, highlighting the need to view shelter and other domestic...