This debate hopes to recreate a historical moment for civil society participation and action, by arriving at a more articulate understanding of the nature of the conflict that enables us to suggest practical solutions.
As the Iraqi crisis haunts the Kurds, double standards in the principle of self-determination come to the fore.
NGOs in Egypt did not expect to have fewer freedoms under Sisi's presidency. But regressive laws and regulations governing them are now being reinforced.
Women in the Gulf are still waiting for paternalistic social norms to catch up with the economic and political freedoms they have gained.
The key to fiscal policy reform lies in ending the political stalemate through democratisation and public participation in policy making.
Efforts at the economic empowerment of women in Jordan are missing the point - there are political and social issues that need to be addressed first.
The structural violence, economic inequalities, and pervasive injustice that characterise Palestinian society under occupation have created a crisis of the spirit.
Open Bethlehem is a campaign to revive Bethlehem's legacy as a diverse, culturally rich, and entrepreneurial city, after decades of being suffocated by occupation.
Reforming educational curricula, especially where it pertains to values, is by necessity a matter of process and form as well as content.
The new draft law for NGOs proposed by the Egyptian state further narrows the space for civil society, and openly contradicts the new constitution.
Contrary to appearances, the embrace by some Egyptian liberals of anti-democratic practices may not be in contradiction with their liberal principles. This goes to show that the ‘goods’ of liberty and democracy are not identifiably the same or always harmonious, and it is mistaken to think so.
A review of Omar (2014), the most recent offering from the Palestinian director Hany Abu-Assad, which portrays the reality of life under occupation.
