Investigation
Lebanon: Silencing Journalists and Lawyers
From silencing opposition voices to subjugating the judiciary and imposing a patriarchal logic in dealing…
Iran: Is There Life after “Woman, Life, Freedom”?
Iran has a long history of feminist struggle. From Tahereh Qurrat al-Ayn, who took off…
Egypt’s Economic Crisis Triggers Huge Crime Rise
With some 60% of the people living under the poverty line, Egypt is facing a…
“Pleasure Marriage:” Thinly Veiled Legal Prostitution
This investigation reveals how Iraqi clerics continue to support Nikah Mut’ah (pleasure marriage), although the…
Size Matters: Among the Syrian Women Working in Istanbul’s Textile Factories
“What would you do if you won 7,000 euro in the lottery?” I asked the…
Syria: Humam Haidar’s Stellar Career in Baath, Business and Bribes
“A village is a hive of glass, where nothing unobserved can pass,” the late Charles…
Lebanese Honorary Consuls: A Shortcut to Money Laundering and Illicit Financing
Some 500 current and former honorary consuls around the world stand accused of wrongdoings or…
Dead land
Due to climate change and uncleared mines, thousands of acres have been lost in Egypt…
All Is Not Well with Uber Lebanon
Rebecca Rykes’ murder put the spotlight on Uber for all the wrong reasons, while the…
Frozen accounts and ransacked homes: How Houthis have looted Yemen’s Baha’i
Since the Houthi group seized power in 2014, it has systematically targeted Yemen’s Baha’i minority,…