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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: HomeWar crimes, torture and impunityBarack and Michelle Obama will surely see The Report and remember the hope sparked by his first day as the president...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Trump is outrageous – but US foreign policy is the killerTrump’s assassination of Qessim Soleimani follows a policy of international lawlessness that has been supported by...
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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: HomeThere’s one way Iran could cost Trump the electionAs the Pentagon rushes forces into the Mediterranean, Christian Zionists in the US will be pleased – but don’t...
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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: Home: OpinionWar on terror rages on because the West won’t learn from two decades of failureEighteen years ago the head of the UK’s military warned against relying on military solutions alone. But governments...
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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: Can Europe Make It?The EU-Africa nexus: promise and purposeOnly by recognizing and sharing the values derived from its unique transnational experience can Europe meet the...
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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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