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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionFocusing on extremism won’t counter far-Right violenceThe main agents of rising far-Right violence are not ‘lone wolves.’ They are often connected to communities, legal...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionFrom mobilization to solidarity: The power of feminist struggles in Latin AmericaWith a woman murdered every two hours in the region, women are determined to be agents of change and resistance –...
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Published in: Countering the Radical Right: AnalysisTurkish extremist group Grey Wolves finds a favourable climate in GermanyHow decades-old networks continue to support Turkish ultranationalists in Germany – and why this must change
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionNo turning back: Women human rights defenders remain steadfast in perilous timesOur work is challenging. We face killings, arrests and attacks every day. But we persist, because we are more needed...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWomen have always been at the forefront of Sudanese resistanceA military coup carried out last month threatens to roll back the gains made in the 2019 revolution that overthrew...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionHow the global feminist movement can recover from COVID-19Our new series, coinciding with the campaign against gender-based violence, reflects on the importance of global...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?: OpinionIslamophobic raids hid Austrian government failure to prevent a terror attackWhile the Austrian government busied itself with its Islamophobic agenda, its intelligence services missed vital...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureI travelled around Taliban-controlled Afghanistan. This is what I sawAs an Iranian woman, I understood the fear and oppression facing Afghan women. I had to tell their stories to the world
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionRaisi’s first 100 days: a bad omen for what lies ahead for IranHopes for a better future for Iran, amid resumption of talks on the nuclear deal, seem slim while the regime remains...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionIn Sudan’s new revolt, women and youth will not settle for less than full civilian ruleThe Sudanese people have made up their mind to defy the 25 October coup, and there is no way back
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionCan states be trusted to protect the public from radicalised extremists?An examination of the radicalisation that leads to violent extremism such as the Liverpool bombing must include the...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionThe dilemma of Lebanese expats: to vote or not to vote?The shrouded line between casting a vote for change in Lebanon’s 2022 election or boycotting the system altogether
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureClimate change is killing Libya’s honey beesSweltering summers and cold winters as a result of climate change are hurting Libya’s traditional culture of...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureEgypt’s desertification is ruining fields, cutting crops and displacing farmersAgriculture accounts for 28% of all jobs in Egypt. With temperatures predicted to rise by 2-3% by 2050, many...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionKurdish group claims Turkey is using chemical weapons. Why is nobody investigating?The international community is failing in its duty to investigate allegations that Kurdish forces are being killed...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionIsrael has outlawed six Palestinian human rights organizations. Why?The groups were branded ‘terrorists’ and shut down, in a move that could be seen as linked to the International...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: InvestigationThe Yemeni women and girls being illegally imprisonedWomen are being illegally detained for not having a male relative to whom they could be released or even under the...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionLooking back, looking forward: inheriting the revolutions of the ‘Arab Spring’To mark the tenth anniversary of the ‘Arab Spring’, the Transnational Institute has produced a dossier documenting...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionWill climate change stop Arabia from being Saudi?The power of the House of Saud is a direct product of the West’s obsession with oil – can it survive a global shift...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionThe US is tying the hands of a UN agency for Palestine refugeesBy conditioning its funding to the UNRWA, the US effectively presides over a trusteeship that may affect the...