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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: InterviewHow have the uprisings of the Arab Spring shaped the path of revolutions?Iranian-American scholar Asef Bayat, author of ‘Revolutionary Life: The Everyday of the Arab Spring’, on the...
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: NewsRevealed: Tory MP was ‘fed’ propaganda by Azerbaijani embassy for parliamentary debatesBob Blackman boasted: ‘On a regular basis I put down positions on behalf of our good friends in Azerbaijan’
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionGiulio Regeni’s murder speaks the truth about Egypt – and Europe tooFrance and Italy promote democracy and human rights while selling more and more arms to Egypt, where the student was...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureWhile displaced Afghans starve, international help is nowhere to be foundWithdrawal of funding, logistical problems and fear of the Taliban mean that thousands of Afghans are enduring a...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: NewsBBC Arabic owes journalists ‘thousands of dollars’ after three years’ unpaid feesOne contributor accused the channel, which is part of the UK licence fee-funded World Service, of withholding $10,000
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: InterviewShaping imagination in 1960s Beirut: a conversation with Zeina MaasriThe role of the visual in modern history, and the transnational nature of 1960s Beirut as a hub of politically...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: Feature‘I had no hope left’: Ex-NATO contractor forced to walk across Afghan borderWhen the Taliban began door-to-door searches for NATO contractors, Moheeb was left with no choice but to attempt to...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisSudan’s revolution enters its second phase: disrupting the stateResistance committees are mobilising at grassroots level to bring about a fundamental transformation of the state
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionTurkey’s broad definition of terrorism does nothing to halt radicalisationRather than tackling causes of violent radicalisation, Turkey takes a punitive approach that curtails individual...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionRefugees and racial hierarchies in LebanonHow refugee protection policies in the country ignore the prevalent problem of racism
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Published in: openDemocracyUK: OpinionWhy Tony Blair is just the right person to get Britain’s top honourBlair is responsible for countless war crimes and deaths – just the sort of thing the UK honours system was set up to reward
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionAn Iraqi in the capital of the US EmpireDo the people on the street in Washington DC know that their government decimated my home?
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: FeatureBeaten, begging and in hiding: Life for the Afghans the UK left behindIn August, thousands of people who worked for the UK in Afghanistan were left to the Taliban’s mercy. openDemocracy...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: InvestigationTurkish asylum seekers allegedly being pushed back in small boats by GreeceExclusive: Turkish nationals claim they were illegally put in boats by Greek authorities and returned to Turkey,...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: AnalysisSunni Islamic jurisprudence, sex reassignment surgery and transgender rightsThe Sunni religious establishment is resisting transgender demands by banning gender affirming surgery – while...
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Published in: Home: AnalysisWhile the West focused on Afghanistan, ISIS gained ground in Iraq and beyondFor jihadist groups, recruiting new adherents – primarily young men with few prospects – appears to be almost as...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionFighting repression in the Land of the Free: an Arab-American feminist perspectiveWhile the US criticises authoritarianism abroad, it represses its own Black, Arab and other minority citizens...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionFrom mobilization to solidarity: The power of feminist struggles in Latin AmericaWith a woman murdered every two hours in the region, women are determined to be agents of change and resistance –...
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Published in: Countering the Radical Right: AnalysisTurkish extremist group Grey Wolves finds a favourable climate in GermanyHow decades-old networks continue to support Turkish ultranationalists in Germany – and why this must change
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia: OpinionNo turning back: Women human rights defenders remain steadfast in perilous timesOur work is challenging. We face killings, arrests and attacks every day. But we persist, because we are more needed...
