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Category: Middle East

Comments/Middle East

How the World’s Largest Oil Company ‘Greenwashes’ the Truth

Posted on May 2023 by Beckett Pechon-Elkins

“Investing in Growth, Innovating for Sustainability” Typed in sleek white ink, these six words headline a 230-page document complete with modern visuals and tre...

Africa/Africa/Global Issue/Middle East

Algerians Don’t Appreciate the Audacity

Posted on April 2023 by Layla Hedroug

For decades, Algerians have proudly chanted the slogan “One, Two, Three – Viva l’Algerie!” in the face of adversity. Yet even this slogan, which has...

Comments/Middle East

Does the Israeli-Lebanese maritime border agreement have any gas left in its tank?

Posted on April 2023 by Roi Gil Kantor

Historical Background Think of someone you disagree with the most — maybe you have even scuffled once or twice — and now you two must sit in a room together and...

Middle East

The Land Between two Rivers: Iraq’s Water Crisis and Tensions with Turkey

Posted on April 2023 by Noor Kareem

Amber rice, a staple crop of southern Iraq known for its strong aroma, has been noticeably missing last year. Along the tributaries of the Euphrates, the green ...

Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas holds a meeting. Photo: APAImages/Rex/Shutterstock
Middle East

The Dawn of the Third Intifada

Posted on March 2023 by Alex Greene

Recent coverage of Israel and Palestine has focused on the new Netanyahu government’s efforts to weaken Israel’s supreme court, expand settlements in the West B...

Global Issue/Middle East

Israel’s Campaign Against Palestinian Olive Trees

Posted on March 2023 by Layla Hedroug

“If the Olive Trees knew the hands that planted them, their oil would become tears”– Mahmoud Darwish  Olive Oil and Life Olive trees have been a key ...

Comments/Middle East

Human Rights in the 2022 Qatar World Cup: No Humans Left

Posted on February 2023 by Lilia Chatalbasheva

Sports and politics have always gone together, especially when the event is as global as the world cup. While most people believe in football’s reforming power ...

Africa/Africa/Global Issue/Middle East

The Ongoing Fight for Abortion Rights in Morocco

Posted on January 2023 by Layla Hedroug

Moroccan protestors gathered outside of parliament in Rabat with hundreds of signs that read “We are all Meriem.” Meriem was the latest victim of Morocco’s stri...

Comments/Middle East

In the Middle East, Some Human Rights Are More Equal than Others

Posted on January 2023 by Beckett Pechon-Elkins

On September 13, 22-year-old Jina “Mahsa” Amini was detained by Iran’s morality police. The accusation? Wearing her hijab in a way that made some of her hair vi...

Comments/Middle East

Invisible Women: What Happens When the Taliban Take Away Education’s ‘Visibility’ Superpower from Afghan Women

Posted on December 2022 by Lilia Chatalbasheva

An Unconventional Approach to US & UN Involvement in Afghanistan Kabul, Afghanistan. History repeats itself as on a normal school day, girls are sent back h...

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