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Violence Against Women and Girls Sees Spike in MENA
Gender Issues

Violence Against Women and Girls Sees Spike in MENA

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Assad’s Regime and the Syrian Crisis (2011-2022)
Arab Spring

Assad’s Regime and the Syrian Crisis (2011-2022)

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The Hijab: A Religious Symbol and a Tool for Discrimination
Society

The Hijab: A Religious Symbol and a Tool for Discrimination

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Tunisia: A Difficult Journey with the IMF
Economy

Tunisia: A Difficult Journey with the IMF

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Pinkwashing: One of Israel’s Many Strategies to Deflect from Crimes Against Palestinians
Palestinian-Israeli Conflict

Pinkwashing: One of Israel’s Many Strategies to Deflect from Crimes …

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Society
An Uphill Battle: Equal Rights for LGBTQ+ in MENA
June 27, 2022

An Uphill Battle: Equal Rights for LGBTQ+ in MENA

June is Pride Month, a month dedicated to honoring LGBTQ+ people all around the world.

Editors' Picks

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Queer Arabs Fight for Digital Freedom

In the digital age of social media, the LGBTQ+ community in Lebanon is combatting stereotypes and providing diverse representations of various genders and sexual orientations.

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LGBTQ Palestinians Face Double Discrimination

In the same vein, LGBTQ Palestinians in Israel suffer discrimination on two counts: for being queer and Palestinian.

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LGBTQ+ in Kuwait: Time to Change the Narrative

What makes people so afraid of the LGBTQ+ community? A narrative.

Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing is Part of a Wider Pattern of Impunity

Shireen Abu Akleh’s Killing is Part of a Wider Pattern of Impunity

Political Interference in Israeli Police and Judiciary Indicates Widespread Corruption

Political Interference in Israeli Police and Judiciary Indicates Widespread Corruption

Moussa Hassouna, a 32-year-old Palestinian citizen of Israel and father of three, was shot …

Ahmad Manasra: A Childhood Lost Behind Bars

Ahmad Manasra: A Childhood Lost Behind Bars

Arbitrary and illegitimate arrests, according to humanitarian experts, are scare tactics …

Muslims and Christians in Palestine Choose Faith Over Fear

Muslims and Christians in Palestine Choose Faith Over Fear

The Negev Summit and the Normalization of Authoritarianism

The Negev Summit and the Normalization of Authoritarianism

These developments all point to the larger intention behind such a summit for the Arab …

A Struggle to Survive: Palestinian Christians and Israeli Land Grab

A Struggle to Survive: Palestinian Christians and Israeli Land Grab

In Bethlehem, Israeli settlement expansion and land grab has shrunk the city to less than …

Culture
Dubai Architecture: Where Ancient Meets Modern

Dubai Architecture: Where Ancient …

Western-style detached buildings, massive water-features, and outdoor green spaces (terraformed at great material cost), cement Dubai’s reputation as having transcended the technical limitations of its desert environment, thanks to its immense …

Sufism for the West? On Elif Shafak’s ‘Forty Rules of Love’

Sufism for the West? On Elif Shafak’s ‘Forty Rules of Love’

Iraq’s Courtyard Houses, a Cultural Heritage to Behold

Iraq’s Courtyard Houses, a Cultural Heritage to Behold
Society
On the Representation of Middle Eastern Women in Western Film and Television

On the Representation of Middle Eastern Women in Western Film and Television

The relevance of representation can extend beyond race and religion to the minutiae, such as exhibiting Middle Eastern traits that Hollywood has not previously normalized.

Muzaffar Al-Nawab: Poetry as a Revolutionary Weapon

Muzaffar Al-Nawab: Poetry as a Revolutionary Weapon

Turkey, a Popular Destination for Arabs with Low-ranking Passports

Turkey, a Popular Destination for Arabs with Low-ranking Passports
Religion
Iraq’s Shiites: One Banner, Many Allegiances

Iraq’s Shiites: One Banner, Many Allegiances

Shiite parties and militias affiliated to them don't share the same ideology in Iraq.

Women and Girls Education in MENA Key to Region’s Stability

Women and Girls Education in MENA Key to Region’s Stability

The Forgotten Relationship between Japan and Islamic Art

The Forgotten Relationship between Japan and Islamic Art
Faces
Mohamed Bin Salman: External Pressures and Internal Challenges

Mohamed Bin Salman: External Pressures and Internal Challenges

Mohammad bin Salman wants to be a significant player regionally and internationally.

Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah (r. 2006-2020)

Sabah al-Ahmad al-Jaber Al Sabah (r. 2006-2020)

Muammar Qaddafi (1942 – 2011)

Muammar Qaddafi (1942 – 2011)
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Religions of Middle East & North Africa Knowledge Quiz

Religions of Middle East & North Africa Knowledge Quiz

What is your level of knowledge on religions of the Middle East and North Africa? Take Fanack's challenging knowledge quiz test to find out and have fun!

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Disputed Borders in the Middle East and North Africa Knowledge Quiz

Disputed Borders in the Middle East and North Africa Knowledge Quiz
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10 years later: Did the Arab Spring fail?

10 years later: Did the Arab Spring …

The uprisings of ten years ago, and the 'sequel' to it in 2018 and 2019 in countries such as Iraq, Lebanon, Sudan, Algeria and Morocco, definitely had meaning and it would be simplistic to state that the Arab Spring has 'failed'. Thus, while aspiring …

Enkidu for Music Dies and Does not Rise

Enkidu for Music Dies and Does not Rise

Erdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy

Erdogan positions powerful Turkish military as backbone of regional strategy

Fanack Energy

Qatar’s Energy

Qatar’s Energy

Qatar’s crude oil and lease condensate production ranks 17th in the world, with most of the country’s production exported. Unlike some other OPEC countries, Qatar did not raise its official …

Can Trump Tweet Iran out of the Oil Market?

Can Trump Tweet Iran out of the Oil Market?

Iran Braces for New US Sanctions But May Weather the Storm with EU Support

Iran Braces for New US Sanctions But May …

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Groundwater of the MENA region

Groundwater of the MENA region

Jordan Water Report

Jordan Water Report

Water Resources in Jordan

Water Resources in Jordan

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