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Published in: North Africa, West Asia“Where are my rights?” African refugees vs. UNHCR in LebanonA new episode unfolds in the long history of tensions between African refugees, migrants, and asylum seekers and UNHCR.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe audience of Syrian cinema in Germany: between production and restrictionsWhat does the Syrian cinema look like in the Federal Republic of Germany and who is its audience?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe road to exileA love letter to exiles about revolutions, authoritarianism, and the brutal dictatorship in Egypt.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUN’s warning that Gaza will not be a “liveable place” by 2020 has been realisedThe primary cause of this ‘unliveable’ environment is a highly restrictive Israeli blockade, now in its 13th year,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaNew Syrian cinema: young and gaspingDespite what many call a global news fatigue with Syria, powerful films continue to emerge.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEthiopia’s dam: a lifeline or a show of power?Are tensions between Egypt and Ethiopia over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam about regional influence or limited...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaGrappling between past and future: will Lebanon’s political economy reproduce itself?Will Harirism resuscitate yet again, perhaps under a different face, or will the Lebanese people successfully bury it?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWho is pushing Turkey to Libya: the partnership of Eurasianism and Islamism?Turkey is being submerged into yet another escapade that will profoundly and negatively impact the whole region.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran: wanting revenge but needing compromiseHow is Soleimani’s demise likely to alter Iran’s policy options?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIraq’s security 2003-2019: death and neoliberal destruction par excellenceBetween 2003 and 2020 the only constants have been the following: communal violence, terrorism, poverty, weapons...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaTraditions of absence and ambiguity: the Syrian documentary and its publicWhy are Syrian documentaries detached from the Syrian audience?
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEverywhere we looked was burning: an interview with Emel MathlouthiEmel Mathlouthi’s new album is the soundtrack of the apocalypse.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaQatar’s University of FearProfessors were in some respects treated as badly as the hundreds of thousands of immigrant workers comprising the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe double standards of American sanctionsHow the US punishes Chinese companies for Uighur oppression, but turns a blind eye on Israeli oppression of Palestinians.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMutations of Arab political filmmakingThe 2011 uprisings marked a turning point, as new forms of cinematic language and style began to emerge.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe time is ripe for comprehensive reform in TunisiaThis post election phase presents an important window of opportunity for reforming the media landscape in Tunisia.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPariah people in the 21st century: the Kurds’ predicament in the Middle EastThe resolution of the Kurdish question will pave the way for the democratisation of authoritarian regimes that...
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Published in: HomeIs the USA withdrawing from the Middle East?An increasingly limited US influence in the Middle East is exacerbated by policies that aggravate conflicts and lead...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIt was a bloodbath in Iran, but why should you care?A radical shift in understanding international relations is needed to form an unapologetically socialist and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe poverty of protestUntil the opposition is able to mature and offer a cohesive alternative, the old regimes will remain in power.