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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Next year in Jerusalem: the Serbian Embassy and Kosovo go on a pilgrimage with TrumpThe Trump administration’s Christmas wishlist for one corner of the Eastern Mediterranean.
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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: Home: OpinionShadow armies: how the West wages war but keeps its soldiers at homeISIS is enjoying a renaissance and the West is fighting back with a shadow war, free of public debate or political scrutiny.
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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: 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: Home: OpinionHow Trump is opening the way for the Taliban to take Afghanistan backTrump’s eagerness to ‘bring our boys home’ is leaving the Afghan government with little power to resist the Taliban...
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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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