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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThere is a rotten stench coming from LebanonLebanese Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gebran Bassil tweeted as he usually does, yet another series of racist tweets.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Arab spring is still aliveLibya and Sudan prove that the simple struggle for freedom and democracy persists in the region. It’s the world that...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaJowan Safadi: making sustainable independent music is possibleJowan Safadi’s music is an important addition to the Palestinian music scene as a whole, making it a lot more...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaClemency for the lowly, free passes for the mightyTrump has already pardoned one war criminal. Who else is in line for a possible pardon?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIt’s less about Iran and more about stability in the Middle EastHistory suggests that attempts to exclude such regional powers produce instability, or worse.
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Published in: HomeIndia and America collude to disrupt the China-Pakistan economic corridorWhere India is now placed in the warm (yet unreliable) embrace of America, Pakistan finds itself paired with its...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAlgeria: Divisions as country heads towards controversial electionsWill the Algerian public unite again once time has unraveled a clearer picture for the future?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe obstacle to Gay rights in Lebanon: homophobia or westphobia?The negotiation between acceptability and repression is embedded in an East vs. West clash.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaVeiling and revolutions: from Algeria to SudanWith women leading revolutions in Sudan and Algeria, it is natural to wonder again, will Arab uprisings be finished by women?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow to lobby Washington to deathA business model from hell and the war in Yemen.
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?European elections: saving Europe means embracing the MediterraneanEurope cannot be revived by closing its geographical and mental borders. This is a lost cause. An Appeal.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaJournalism in Raqqa (IV): War, reconstruction and power strugglesThe media environment in Raqqa, as the one in Rojava, cannot be read through a black and white prism.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaKurdish women’s experience of state violence in TurkeyAn Interview with the Migration Monitoring Association (GÖÇİZDER) that illuminates the invisible aspects of the war...
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Published in: TransformationCan laughter make America great again?If you can make someone laugh, they can’t possibly hate you.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe fate of the Syrian KurdsThe fate of the region became unknown after US President Donald Trump announced the withdrawal of his troops from...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWelcome to the new Algerian revolution: an interview with Hamza HamoucheneWhile the first wave of the revolutions ended in defeat, it was sure to be back in Sudan and now Algeria with...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaJournalism in Rojava (III): The conflicting identities of independent mediaIn this four-part series Yazan Badran and Enrico De Angelis explore the media environment in northeastern Syria. The...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia“Sometimes it’s worth the fight”Actress and photographer Raneem Al Daoud on unpicking prejudice and chasing her ambition from Amman to Los Angeles...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAlgeria in revolt: “We woke up and you will pay!”The abdication of President Bouteflika is a historic victory for the Algerian people — but the struggle for a true...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaJournalism in Rojava (II): Independent media between freedom and controlThis four-part series explores the media environment in northeastern Syria. The first three articles will analyse...