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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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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaErdogan’s private police force: a new blow to Turkish democracyThe new strengthened neighborhood watchmen can further monitor and suppress Erdogan's political opponents under the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe looming genocide against the Kurds: history should not repeat itselfTurkey’s military operations are part of an extermination policy against the Kurdish populations.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaOnly one way out: a unitary state with equal rights in Palestine-IsraelEveryone who values democracy, justice and human decency should assist the Palestinians in achieving this goal.
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Published in: HomeIf Trump needs a war to win in November, which enemy will he choose?He’s failed on COVID-19 and the economy is tanking. Could a military adventure in Afghanistan, Iran or North Korea...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWomen activists in the Middle East face online bullying and sexual harassmentA growing wave of online bullying and sexual harassment is forcing many women and feminist activists to abandon the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFor Tunisian protesters, democracy is not enoughIf youth grievances continue to fester in the country’s marginalized regions, any captivation with a hard won...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHow a generation of Syrian children in Lebanon were robbed of their educationRacism, xenophobia, and corruption rendered hundreds of thousands of Syrian children “a lost generation”.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: a state serving the militarySince the coup of 2013, there has been a process of structural change within the Egyptian state, where civilian...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPorts, ships and the human economy of global sea trade: an interview with Laleh KhaliliLittle has been written about the sea trade in the Gulf. Laleh Khalili’s latest book explores the complex realities...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Reimagining victory by winning the peaceIf we want to see societies win the peace we need a concept of victory that is about justice and reconciliation,...
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Published in: Pandemic BordersFor migrant workers in the MENA, flattening the curve of inequality is urgentThe global COVID-19 pandemic is not the root cause of migrant exploitation, discrimination and vulnerability but it...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaSeeds of resistance: Palestinian farmers fight against annexation and pandemicThe violent Israeli encroachment and annexation of Palestinian land is putting the future of the West Bank and its...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Yemen’s war and the blackout in the Spanish press“Public opinion in western countries has been quite incapable of applying the necessary pressure to cut our ties...
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