Middle East
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Arab World
MENA’s Corruption Battle
News One in three public service users in the Arab world – that’s nearly 50 million people - admitted they…
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Syria’s Lost Generation
Article The raging war in Syria has displaced over four million children, according to the latest U.N. data. Today, half…
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The Road from Aleppo to Argentina (Global Post)
Photo story Imagine how terrifying life is for an 8-year-old who has to swallow pills to fall asleep, because the…
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Muslims Tackle Reproductive Health
Article Islamic countries committed to improve women’s health - a key component of it being sexual and reproductive health and…
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How Tobacco Companies are Aggressively Pushing into the Middle East
Feature The Middle East, which has the most rapidly growing rate of smokers on the planet, has become a lucrative…
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Jordanians Against Rape Law
Article Despite conservative laws hindering gender equality in Jordan, a vibrant civil society has striven to improve women’s legal and…
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Qatar’s Stand on Women Rights (Your Middle East)
Photo story Doha seeks to convey the image of a moderate Islamic nation where women are well respected. But how…
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UN Acts on Women Rights
Article 7% of women will be sexually abused at some point in their lives, says the UN on the International…
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Pregnant in War, a Fact of Life
Article Imagine giving birth in a refugee camp after you fled the brutal repression of an Islamic group or while…
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UN Calls for Dialogue after Bombing
Article “Fighting terrorism needs to be accompanied by a genuine process including all Syrians,” said the new UN Special Envoy…
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Middle East, Ebola Hamper UN MDGs
Article On-going turmoil in the Middle East and the recent outbreak of Ebola are impeding the United Nations’ Millennium Development…
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Arab women’s battle
Analysis The Arab Spring has moved in a retrograde direction. Religious parties have marginalized women in politics and society, shifting…
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Food, Politics & War
Feature Humans were given mouths for two reasons. 1) to eat, 2) to argue about what they just ate. Feuds…
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Analysis
China’s Non-Intervention Approach Wins Arab hearts
Analysis Arab activists called for a one-day boycott of Chinese and Russian goods following the two countries' veto of a…
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Asia
Mongolia & the Middle East
Research Using Mongolia’s wealth to spur social development: a comparative approach with the Gulf countries. Mongolia is now commonly called…
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Arab World
Women of the Arab Spring
Column: Arab Spring: The Storm after the Storm (published in Daily News & Analysis) The Middle East has seen twelve…
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Aspiring to freedom in Palestine
Opinion The human right concept of Freedom of Movement asserts that a citizen of a country "generally has the right…
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