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  Published in: Global Extremes

  How can religiously inspired ideas explain violent extremism in Egypt?

  Published on: 2 November 2020

  Written by: Georges Fahmi All articles by Georges Fahmi

  What role do religiously inspired ideas play in shaping the current wave of violent extremism in Egypt?

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia: Opinion

  Nagorno Karabakh and Turkey’s imperial ambitions

  Published on: 12 October 2020

  Written by: Maria Armoudian All articles by Maria Armoudian

  Written by: Serj Tankian All articles by Serj Tankian

  The ongoing war between Armenia and Azerbaijan is part of Turkey’s neo-imperial ambitions in the region and it must...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  In Sudan, women are still facing the deadly threat of the military

  Published on: 5 October 2020

  Written by: Sudanese Women Rights Action (SUWRA) All articles by Sudanese Women Rights Action (SUWRA)

  Women activists, journalists, artists and protesters remain at the forefront of the continuous struggle against the...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  What are Syrian mercenaries doing in Azerbaijan?

  Published on: 2 October 2020

  Written by: Veysi Dag All articles by Veysi Dag

  How can we understand the presence of Turkish backed Syrian mercenaries in Azerbaijan?

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  A year after the October uprising, Iraqis have more reasons to protest

  Published on: 1 October 2020

  Written by: Nabil Salih All articles by Nabil Salih

  Iraq’s October uprising was a wake-up call for desperate generations caught in an endless cycle of poverty,...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  What exactly is happening in Libya?

  Published on: 29 September 2020

  Written by: Shahed Ezaydi All articles by Shahed Ezaydi

  Libya has become part of a geo-political proxy war, where everyone involved has their own personal interests in...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  BBC’s documentary on the Iraq war overlooks genocide

  Published on: 22 September 2020

  Written by: Elizabeth Monier All articles by Elizabeth Monier

  BBC’s documentary 'Once upon a Time in Iraq' ignores the decimation of the Christian and Yazidi communities.

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  Who’s talking about sex and modern relationships in Arabic?

  Published on: 18 September 2020

  Written by: Aman Bezreh All articles by Aman Bezreh

  Sex and relationship conversations in Arabic media are dominated by conservative figures pushing a religious agenda.

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  In the absence of the state, people are leading Beirut’s recovery

  Published on: 11 September 2020

  Written by: Aseel Naamani All articles by Aseel Naamani

  Written by: Ruth Simpson All articles by Ruth Simpson

  A month after the Beirut blast, a people-centred recovery is key to peaceful change.

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  Iran’s #MeToo movement challenges patriarchy and western stereotypes

  Published on: 1 September 2020

  Written by: Sara Tafakori All articles by Sara Tafakori

  The movement is part of a global outpouring of anger against male privilege, with Iranian women as agents who do not...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  My name is Winnie, I survived Lebanon’s kafala system

  Published on: 28 August 2020

  Written by: Winnie Linet All articles by Winnie Linet

  With Lebanon’s economic crisis deteriorating, the already dire situation of migrant domestic workers is getting even harder.

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  Is Iraq joining the Trump-MBS alliance?

  Published on: 27 August 2020

  Written by: Zayd Alisa All articles by Zayd Alisa

  The Trump-MBS alliance could shore up Iraq’s corrupt ruling families in return for keeping US troops in the country.

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  Are we Palestinians waiting for Godot?

  Published on: 19 August 2020

  Written by: Israa Khater All articles by Israa Khater

  The recent peace treaty between the UAE and Israel is the latest act of a long history of Arab regimes failing Palestinians.

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  For Iraqis, the choice is between pandemic or poverty

  Published on: 18 August 2020

  Written by: Nabil Salih All articles by Nabil Salih

  In the streets of Baghdad, Iraqis battle a corrupt political class, war, poverty, and now a pandemic that has...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  The capitalist roots of Egyptian authoritarianism: demystifying a state

  Published on: 11 August 2020

  Written by: Maged Mandour All articles by Maged Mandour

  The Egyptian state, did not evolve organically, an elite superimposed it, in order to fulfill dynastic ambitions.

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  Lebanon’s deadly blast: when corruption turned into carnage

  Published on: 7 August 2020

  Written by: Walid el Houri All articles by Walid el Houri

  Since the massive explosion, the state has been absent, leaving people to fend for themselves – while leaders seem...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  Iran: how to kill a language

  Published on: 6 August 2020

  Written by: Haidar Khezri All articles by Haidar Khezri

  Zara Mohammadi was sentenced to 10 years in prison for teaching Kurdish. This is part of a state policy against minorities.

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  Published in: Can Europe Make It?

  The defeat of the 'real' neo-Ottomanists

  Published on: 5 August 2020

  Written by: Karabekir Akkoyunlu All articles by Karabekir Akkoyunlu

  It was difficult to miss the irony of commentaries on the “triumph of neo-Ottomanism” on 24 July, when Erdoğan was...

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  Published in: North Africa, West Asia

  Palestinians refuse to stop thinking forward

  Published on: 5 August 2020

  Written by: Sam Bahour All articles by Sam Bahour

  Everything starts with the Palestinian people and all options are now open in this decade of clarity and renewal.

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  Published in: openDemocracyUK: Investigation

  Oxford and other top British universities under fire for sending students to illegal Israeli settlements

  Published on: 3 August 2020

  Written by: Adam Ramsay All articles by Adam Ramsay

  Written by: Walid el Houri All articles by Walid el Houri

  Amnesty says the universities are “actively linking themselves to a whole system of illegality, discrimination and...