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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaGaza’s “Great March of Return”: an international rallying call for peace and justiceReduced to refugee status 70 years ago, subjected to three wars since 2008 and an eleven-year economic siege, Israel...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAs Afrin burns, where is the left?Kurds, it seems, have the misfortune of being victims of a “non-western” power and so their suffering barely...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWives of ‘muhajirin’: who’s your husband?Upon arriving in Syria, the first step a foreign fighter takes is to find a woman to marry. Why do Syrian women...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIt’s about time we all admit that Putin has prevailed in SyriaThe end game is clear: Assad, Russia and Iran will emerge victorious.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaYou've kept your power, Arab rulers, but at what cost?Let us never forget that those who make peaceful uprisings impossible will eventually make violent revolution irresistible.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWestern complicity is fuelling Yemen’s humanitarian crisisA besieged and starved population has been pushed to the brink of famine. The UK, US and France need to re-evaluate...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt: do you really want to counter terrorism?Is the failure intentional or a result of general incompetence? Because of repression or Islamic ideology? This...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaA ghost with red nail polish"Now begins another day in the days of war. It’s not a new day; there’s nothing new about war, even if the suffering...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaEgypt’s faltering counter-insurgency strategyThere is a lack of preparedness in countering the insurgency and the wave of repression has not lead to an improved...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe anti-Islamist campaign and Arab democracyEgyptians, Libyans, Tunisians, and other Arabs deserve better than to be told that they must choose between...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIraq’s security dilemma and the intractable problem of the PMFGiven the current political forces in Baghdad and security realities in Mosul, an incremental approach is needed.
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaPain, torture and alienationDue to Egypt’s dire political and economic situation, pain and alienation are bound to be a feature of the lives of...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaHay’at Tahrir al Sham’s gamble: the failure of bloodAs HTS grows at the expense of others, opposition representatives will continue to lose negotiating power in the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIS’ strategic management of deathThe concepts of life and death are utilized strategically to contribute to the military effort of IS. Examples from...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMental help: the story of Gaza’s trauma unitPalestine has the highest rate of mental health disorders in the MENA region. Even though resources are limited,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaLebanon in the eye of the regional stormHizbollah’s proven armed capability in Syria, Israel’s perceived political defeat in 2006, coupled with a possible...
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia‘Lost in Lebanon’ explores restless wait for returnThe film examines various dimensions of loss through a new concept of life in exile, in a country where precarious...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Egyptian Army’s violent trail of breadcrumbsSupporting Egypt’s particular brand of fighting terrorism is equivalent to supporting a climate of expedited radicalization.
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Published in: North Africa, West Asia“Women and Children First”: war, humanitarianism, and the refugee crisisIs a rethinking of laws of armed conflict or international humanitarian law, humanitarian assistance and refugee...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaBahrain: “Undeclared Martial Law”The outright militarization of the security apparatus has infected more and more sectors of Bahraini society. In...
