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Technology, Democracy and the New World Order

Technology, Democracy and the New World Order

MAGA, Myths and the Middle East

by Ramon Blecua

If we want to play a role in the world to come, we need to understand the extent

Members of the Popular Mobilisation Forces marching in Iraq, November 2016.

Jihadism vs Muqawamism

Are Shia Militias Jihadist?

by Daniel Gerlach

Bedan el-Sisi is played on every street-corner of Cairo

Subtle Freedoms in Egypt

Protest Is a Child’s Game

by Katie McDougall

The harvest this year in the Bekaa Valley was rich.

A Model Farm

Seeds of Hope

by Sunniva Rose

Since the summer of 2016, Libya has become the number one transit country for illegal migration into Europe. Here, a group of migrants who have been rescued by a MSF vessel.

Interview with Wolfram Lacher

Stopping Migrants - At What Cost?

by Stian Overdahl

Lilas Hatahet, a Syrian refugee, journalist and separated mother of two boys, sits on the train on her way back home after finishing her work day in Copenhagen where she’s working as a Media Advisor.

Syrians in Europe

Rebuilding Lives in Exile

by Carole Alfarah

Stade Radès in Tunis at the Tunisia-Libya world cup qualification match.

Football in a War Zone

Football’s Enduring Power

by Simon Speakman Cordall

Yousef Al Otaiba, the UAE ambassador, on the US television show Morning Joe in 2014.

Ambassador of Charm

The UAE’s Man in Washington

by Stian Overdahl

Destruction and Resistance

Attacking Sufi Heritage in Libya

Destruction and Resistance

by Nader Elgadi

Launch Photo Gallery

Abubaker and a friend visited the Al Andalusi shrine in the aftermath of its bombing in 2013. The shrine was a significant icon of the city of Tajoura in the east of Tripoli.

Tahrir Square in Cairo. Since 2013, Egypt has experienced extremist attacks in its major cities and on the Sinai Peninsula, most recently the 24 November mosque attack that killed more than 300 worshippers.

Civil War Libya and its Spillover to Egypt

The Libyan Link in Egypt’s Terror

by Alessandra Bajec

Mohammad Al-Zway and Ragab Benghuzzi in the Al Aesema station in Tripoli in 2013. They have since left Libya over concerns about their safety.

Libya’s War on Journalism

Persecuted for Truth

by Mat Nashed

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