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Traditional Medicine Makes a Comeback in MENA Region
Culture

Traditional Medicine Makes a Comeback in MENA Region

2 days ago
Support Program Helps Lebanon’s Hasbaya Olive Farmers Adapt Amid Crisis
Economy

Support Program Helps Lebanon’s Hasbaya Olive Farmers Adapt Amid Crisis

3 days ago
Saint Barbara for Christians of the Levant: Preservation and Tradition
Culture

Saint Barbara for Christians of the Levant: Preservation and Tradition

4 days ago
Arab Mediation of Ukrainian Crisis: Limited Possibilities
Politics

Arab Mediation of Ukrainian Crisis: Limited Possibilities

7 days ago
Kakaism in Iraq: Long History and Ongoing Persecution
Society

Kakaism in Iraq: Long History and Ongoing Persecution

1 week ago
Culture
MENA Experimental Music: A Force to be Reckoned With
November 30, 2022

MENA Experimental Music: A Force to be Reckoned With

The term "experimental music" was ascribed to ultra-modernist music practices in the middle of the 20th century that applied unusual composition …

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Traditional Water Systems in the MENA Region

In this article we highlight some of the research from our water reports, with examples of Morocco, Yemen, Syria, and the United Arab Emirates.

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Iraq’s Shiites: One Banner, Many Allegiances

Today, in Iraq’s most crucial Shiite heartland, the Shiite community resents the successive Shiite-led governments.

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Yom Kippur – The Holiest Day for the Jews

The Jews celebrate Yom Kippur or “Yom Ha-Kippurim Day” with rituals that completely differ from other holidays and occasions, as preparations begin forty days before.

Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
Iranian Women and the Fight Against Mandatory Hijab

Iranian Women and the Fight Against Mandatory Hijab

“Mo” brings Palestine to Western Audiences

“Mo” brings Palestine to Western Audiences

According to analysts, the series' significance goes beyond mere entertainment and offers …

On Israel and Gaza, an Imbalance of Power and Media

On Israel and Gaza, an Imbalance of Power and Media

The disparity in Palestinian deaths incurred is directly connected to the imbalance of …

On the Israeli War on Gaza

On the Israeli War on Gaza

The Palestinian Cause in Hollywood

The Palestinian Cause in Hollywood

Hollywood plays a pivotal role in shaping Western awareness of the Palestinian cause.

The August 4 Blast Investigation: Between Political Sabotage and Public Despair

The August 4 Blast Investigation: Between Political Sabotage and Public Despair

The fifty-year-old port housed 2,750 tons of poorly stored ammonium nitrate, which caught …

Culture
Damascus Ancient Houses Smuggled Abroad

Damascus Ancient Houses Smuggled …

Damascus ancient houses have been reduced to a commodity in the hands of antiquity smugglers. Once homes to owners and museums to visitors, these houses and their architectural identity are at risk of being lost. Nowadays, they are disassembled and …

For Women, Life, Freedom

For Women, Life, Freedom

We Veil Our Eyes Instead of Our Women’s Faces

We Veil Our Eyes Instead of Our Women’s Faces
Society
Doctors’ Immigration: Time Bomb for Gaza

Doctors’ Immigration: Time Bomb for Gaza

The Gaza Strip has recently witnessed a growing trend of doctors’ immigration a result of many complications including the Palestinian political division. In addition to …

Cholera: A New Pandemic Threatening Northern Syria

Cholera: A New Pandemic Threatening Northern Syria

The Endless Struggle of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon

The Endless Struggle of Palestinian Refugees in Lebanon
Religion
Morocco: The Coming of Islam

Morocco: The Coming of Islam

An overview of the history of Morocco during the coming of Islam.

Iraq’s Shiites: One Banner, Many Allegiances

Iraq’s Shiites: One Banner, Many Allegiances

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

Women and Girls Education in MENA Key to Region’s Stability
Quiz
Middle East & North Africa General Knowledge Quiz

Middle East & North Africa General Knowledge Quiz

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

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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Faces
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 aimed at crippling Palestinian resistance and traumatizing younger generations by …

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

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

Faces of Oman

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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

Energy Sector of Egypt

Energy Sector of Egypt

Egypt has not suffered the energy infrastructure damage that Libya, Yemen and other countries have, but the Arab Gas Pipeline that eventually feeds into a connector pipeline to Israel has been …

Energy Sector of Kuwait

Energy Sector of Kuwait

Energy Sector of Jordan

Energy Sector of Jordan

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Fanack Water

Iraq Water Report

Iraq Water Report

Water Resources in Iraq

Water Resources in Iraq

Water Quality in Iraq

Water Quality in Iraq

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