Middle East

Activists Invade the Guggenheim: Holding US Institutions Accountable for Labor Abuses in Abu Dhabi

Activists Invade the Guggenheim: Holding US Institutions Accountable for Labor Abuses in Abu Dhabi Activists Invade the Guggenheim: Holding US Institutions Accountable for Labor Abuses in Abu Dhabi

The disruption at the Guggenheim was just a visual articulation of global, grassroots demands rising outside the museum walls.

May 26, 2014 / Michelle Chen

5 Concrete Steps the US Can Take to End the Syria Crisis

5 Concrete Steps the US Can Take to End the Syria Crisis 5 Concrete Steps the US Can Take to End the Syria Crisis

We in civil society must sharpen our demands.

May 14, 2014 / Phyllis Bennis

As Jordanian Women Leave the Home, Sexual Harassment Reaches Unprecedented Levels

As Jordanian Women Leave the Home, Sexual Harassment Reaches Unprecedented Levels As Jordanian Women Leave the Home, Sexual Harassment Reaches Unprecedented Levels

Social media platforms are enabling women to speak out anonymously and show that harassment exists—but that hasn’t resulted in culture change.

Mar 18, 2014 / Feature / Elizabeth Whitman

How One Country Emerged From the Arab Spring With a Democratic State

How One Country Emerged From the Arab Spring With a Democratic State How One Country Emerged From the Arab Spring With a Democratic State

In Tunisia, secularists and Islamists produced a landmark constitution—without Western interference.

Feb 12, 2014 / Feature / Yasmine Ryan

A Voice for Democracy Against Egypt’s ‘Fascist Buildup’

A Voice for Democracy Against Egypt’s ‘Fascist Buildup’ A Voice for Democracy Against Egypt’s ‘Fascist Buildup’

Amr Hamzawy was one of the few liberals who condemned both the Morsi government’s misrule and the military coup. Now he’s increasingly isolated.

Feb 12, 2014 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt, Three Years Later

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt, Three Years Later Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt, Three Years Later

Reporting from Cairo, Kouddous speaks to Democracy Now! about recent crackdowns against Egyptian journalists and the ascendancy of a repressive security state. 

Jan 30, 2014 / Press Room

The US Continues to Stand By Bahrain

The US Continues to Stand By Bahrain The US Continues to Stand By Bahrain

Chuck Hagel's paeans to “political reform” in the Gulf must have sounded strange to political prisoners in repressive Bahrain, where he delivered his remarks.

Jan 13, 2014 / Amanda Ufheil-Somers and Foreign Policy In Focus

The Arc of Justice and the Long Run

The Arc of Justice and the Long Run The Arc of Justice and the Long Run

You can’t always trace it, but everything and everyone has a genealogy.

Dec 30, 2013 / Rebecca Solnit

From Syria to Bosnia: Memoirs of a Mujahid in Limbo

From Syria to Bosnia: Memoirs of a Mujahid in Limbo From Syria to Bosnia: Memoirs of a Mujahid in Limbo

A Syrian national who fought in Bosnia and now languishes in immigration detention reflects on the Bosnian war, his predicament and the civil war in Syria.

Dec 19, 2013 / Franco Galdini and Foreign Policy In Focus

Egyptian Athletes Take a Stand and Pay a Price

Egyptian Athletes Take a Stand and Pay a Price Egyptian Athletes Take a Stand and Pay a Price

Egypt: where you are taking your career in your hands by the simple act of raising four fingers.

Nov 14, 2013 / Dave Zirin

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