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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...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: no country for all womenRecent events in Egypt show how the country’s mistreatment of women is part of a system that uses violence against...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIn Oman, no security for the migrant health workers fighting the pandemicOman, like other Gulf states, has used migrant workers to achieve its development goals but has consistently failed...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaErdogan’s private police force: a new blow to Turkish democracyThe new strengthened neighborhood watchmen can further monitor and suppress Erdogan's political opponents under the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe looming genocide against the Kurds: history should not repeat itselfTurkey’s military operations are part of an extermination policy against the Kurdish populations.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaOnly one way out: a unitary state with equal rights in Palestine-IsraelEveryone who values democracy, justice and human decency should assist the Palestinians in achieving this goal.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWomen activists in the Middle East face online bullying and sexual harassmentA growing wave of online bullying and sexual harassment is forcing many women and feminist activists to abandon the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFor Tunisian protesters, democracy is not enoughIf youth grievances continue to fester in the country’s marginalized regions, any captivation with a hard won...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow a generation of Syrian children in Lebanon were robbed of their educationRacism, xenophobia, and corruption rendered hundreds of thousands of Syrian children “a lost generation”.
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Published in: HomeOusmane Sembène: and the part that has no part"Today, in the West, but especially in North America, we see the intimate ties between fascism and an increasingly...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: a state serving the militarySince the coup of 2013, there has been a process of structural change within the Egyptian state, where civilian...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPorts, ships and the human economy of global sea trade: an interview with Laleh KhaliliLittle has been written about the sea trade in the Gulf. Laleh Khalili’s latest book explores the complex realities...
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Published in: Pandemic BordersFor migrant workers in the MENA, flattening the curve of inequality is urgentThe global COVID-19 pandemic is not the root cause of migrant exploitation, discrimination and vulnerability but it...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSeeds of resistance: Palestinian farmers fight against annexation and pandemicThe violent Israeli encroachment and annexation of Palestinian land is putting the future of the West Bank and its...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhy do Arabs trust the military?Why do so many people in Arab countries trust armed forces, even though most armies in the region are highly corrupt?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSyria: local agreements, regional rivalry and a global pandemicAs the regime moves towards capturing Idlib, rivalry between Russia and Iran to control Syria is growing.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA history of violence: slavery, colonialism and coups d’etatOnly through an understanding of the historical impact of colonialism can we begin to heal the wounds caused by...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBlack lives should matter in the Mediterranean tooMalta’s fatal strategies to counter the growing number of refugees are part of the EU’s systematic racism and...