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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaOur Sectarianism – not just the regime’s creationTalking about sectarianism in Syria is like standing on the line of fire. How can we talk about sectarianism without...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaUnhappiness and Mohamed Salah’s EgyptSalah is a hero of disruption, a political voice without talking politics.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMorocco's social protests across time and spaceBetween the Rif republic, the “Arab Spring”, and the diaspora in Europe, to what extent will current and future...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe “other” and oral sectarian culture in SyriaBefore the Syrian uprising, relationships between Syrian sects were, like those betwen the regime and the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe outcomes of Iraq’s 2018 electionsThe ramifications from Iraq’s elections do not mean we will witness a better Iraq, but it will certainly differ from...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA ‘creeping annexation’ of identity, culture, history and memoryThe Nakba lives on in the constellation of measures enacted by the State of Israel – often in violation of...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia“Why would Assad do it?” Debunking the abstract theories surrounding Syria’s chemical attacksThe April chemical attack in the Damascus suburb of Douma provoked widely-circulated theories questioning why the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaGaza regeneration: we all need dreams for the futureThe question now is not only how to respond to recent conflict on the border, but to address the underlying causes...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIran gripped by strikes and protestsThe triangle of domestic uprising, regional readiness to confront an expansionist regime, and a growing...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMental health in conflict: ‘occupation therapy’ needed for PalestiniansAnalysing the mental health of Palestinians living in a context of ongoing military occupation and conflict...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaProgressive psychoanalytic organization splits, silencing members over a Tel Aviv conferenceBoth the supporters and the opponents of a Tel Aviv conference are getting ready for the IARPP 2018 conference in...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIsrael’s wars: decisions for the fewIn many ways this is a “nation in arms”, in a constant situation of no war, no peace. Now, the Prime Minister and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEducation and orientalist discourseThe topic of education fits neatly into the orientalist middle class rhetoric about the poor, ignoring its role as...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA Syrian game of thrones: infotainment and New York Times’ spectacular coverageThe ‘catchiest’ New York Times’ articles about Syria since 2011, reveal an obsession with the spectacle, a failure...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe EU response to the Libyan crisis: shallow impact with a short-term visionBy securitizing migration, EU leaders have appeared to address the needs of European audiences more than those of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaFrom “this onion is Sunni” to “nice Sunnis like us”In the village where I grew up, insulting Omar Ibn Khattab, Abu Bakr and Othman was common to the extent that...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWhen the name Yazid is neither good nor badSyrians lack a common history and will continue to do so as long as the oral history of each group remains different...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaOral culture and identity in Syria - DossierWhat are the origins of sectarian consciousness in Syria? Did it appear from nothing or was it always dormant and...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHeritage peacebuilding in IraqAfter years of funding being pumped to Iraq’s NGO sector based on US military needs, local civil society is...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMigrant workers fighting for freedom under Lebanon’s Kefala systemIn Lebanon, a women-only group of migrant domestic workers have come together to fight for rights in the workplace.
