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Diana Moukalled
| 02.08.2023
Child Abuse in a Lebanese Nursery: What if Men Partnered in the Household?
Recognizing domestic work as work acknowledges the daily effort women exert to sustain productive operations elsewhere and solidifies the principle that the household is a

patrick george
Forced Migration, Murder, and More: A Week in the Life of Egypt’s Copts
On July 9, 2019, Daraj published this “look into a week in the life of Egypt’s Christians,” for which author

Diana Moukalled
Should We Declare the Defeat of the Arab Spring?
“As deadlock and darkness expand in the region, the question arises if the costs of the crushed revolutions have been

Evanour Hamadeh
Blog: Can Lebanon Stand the “Test of Time”?
For Lebanon not to become a topic on any future MUN conference, and for the sake of its own future,

Ahmad Rajabi
“See no Evil:” The Israeli Army’s Policy of Targeting Journalists
Shireen Abu Akleh is not alone. The Israeli army In recent years killed or maimed numerous Palestinian journalists working in

Forced Migration, Murder, and More: A Week in the Life of Egypt’s Copts
patrick george

Should We Declare the Defeat of the Arab Spring?
Diana Moukalled

Blog: Can Lebanon Stand the “Test of Time”?
Evanour Hamadeh

“See no Evil:” The Israeli Army’s Policy of Targeting Journalists
Ahmad Rajabi

Nour Sleiman
| 03.07.2023
“Egypt Has Become One Big Prison”
Having spent 7 years behind bars in Egypt, Moka was detained in Lebanon on May 24. “They told me: ‘you are going to Egypt now.’

Nour Sleiman
| 21.06.2023
“Knock on My Grave Upon my Son’s Return”
During Lebanon’s Civil War some 17,000 people were kidnapped or “disappeared.” Most were never heard of again. In the book Windmills of Our Hearts 14

HADEELARJA
| 30.05.2023
The Shocking Practice of “Forced Puberty” in Northern Syria’s Camps
Young displaced girls, who have not yet reached puberty, are forced to take hormonal drugs, and beaten on their backs, to speed up menstruation in
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Politics

Rima Ibrahim
| 20.11.2024
Gunfire Before the Airstrike: A Grateful Acknowledgment to the Gunmen
This exhausting routine couldn’t last forever. Over time, I developed a grim familiarity with the attacks—their sounds, timing, and aftermath. Gradually, I learned to manage

Badia Fahs
| 21.05.2024
A Short Biography of Ebrahim Raisi, the “Ayatollah of Execution” and “Number One Enemy of Women”
He was one of the most enthusiastic proponents of the Hijab and Chastity Bill, which imposed specific regulations on the legal dress of Iranian women,

Marwa Saab & Zainab Chmiss
| 07.05.2024
A Gang Exploits Minors through TikTok in Lebanon: A Race Between Hypothetical and Actual Justice
Investigations are still ongoing, and the number of victims has not yet been announced. Yet, this list will not be exhaustive, as there are many

Youssef Bashir
| 02.02.2024
Nine Months of War in Sudan
Since April 15, 2023, Sudanese people have been living in fear of the ongoing conflict between the army and the Rapid Support Forces evolving into

Zeina Allouch
| 11.01.2024
Illegal Adoptions: An Added Layer of Violence Against The Children of Gaza
Stories of Palestinian families who have lost contact with their children are widespread. This is especially true in areas where Israeli ground invasions are taking

Hiba Anis
| 11.01.2024
Electronic Extortion Threatens the Lives of Egyptian Women
The horror of electronic extortion continues to haunt many Egyptian women. Despite the numerous scandals, crimes, and the penalties imposed on the perpetrators of this

Sahar Mohamad
| 12.12.2023
Empowering Yemeni Women: Eman’s Journey from Adversity to Clean Energy Leadership
Dubai, COP28 - Eman, a resilient woman in her thirties, has traveled from the war-torn region of Abs, Hajjah, in north Yemen to participate in

Sahar Mohamed - Tareq Hassan
| 07.12.2023
Yemen’s Climate Crisis: Navigating Challenges, Seeking Justice, and the Urgency for Climate Finance at COP28
In the coming weeks, Yemen will be actively participating in the twenty-eighth session of the Conference of the Parties (COP 28) to the United Nations

Illegal Adoptions: An Added Layer of Violence Against The Children of Gaza
Zeina Allouch
| 11.01.2024

Electronic Extortion Threatens the Lives of Egyptian Women
Hiba Anis
| 11.01.2024

Empowering Yemeni Women: Eman’s Journey from Adversity to Clean Energy Leadership
Sahar Mohamad
| 12.12.2023

Yemen’s Climate Crisis: Navigating Challenges, Seeking Justice, and the Urgency for Climate Finance at COP28
Sahar Mohamed - Tareq Hassan
| 07.12.2023
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Investigations

Esraa Al Araj
| 12.03.2025
What Are The Challenges Threatening Water Security in Jordan?
Since the beginning of the current winter season, Jordan has been experiencing a shortage of rainfall due to increasing climate changes. By mid-December, accumulated rainfall

Ammar Mamoun & Firas Dalati
| 01.03.2025
From Berlin to Damascus: How Anna Alboth Landed in a Syrian Intelligence Report
One of the names mentioned in a report from Branch 279 of the General Intelligence is Anna Alboth, a Polish journalist residing in Berlin and

Santiago Montag
| 28.02.2025
Syria’s Kurds: Between Resistance and Integration In a New Era
As the new rulers try to consolidate power and unify the armed forces, the Autonomous Administration of Northeastern Syria (AANES), the Kurdish-led multi-ethnic authority that

Hiba Monzer
| 28.02.2025
Gag Orders in Israel: An Intelligence Failure Hidden Behind “Success”
So little of the cybersecurity breaches make it to the news as a result of Israel’s extensive use of gag orders to silence the media

Jana Barakat
| 21.02.2025
Anti-Assad Syrian Prisoners in Roumieh On A Hunger Strike Behind Bars
Detained Syrians in Lebanon are now demanding their release, arguing that the collapse of the regime invalidates the terrorism-related accusations against them, which were originally

Jonathan Cole
| 20.02.2025
Bank Al Mawarid Chairman Marwan Kheireddine Transferred Luxury UK Real Estate after 2023 Money Laundering Probe
Daraj Media previously reported that the notorious banker and former minister and his family, most notably his brother Wassim, own a number of offshore companies

Zeina Allouch
| 18.02.2025
Before Syria, There Was Russia: The Hidden Children of Care Institutions
The disappearance of children of detainees in the Assad regime's prisons is still shrouded in mystery, especially concerning the involvement of orphanages in general and

Ranine Awwad
| 17.02.2025
Has Israel Used A Chemical Weapon As A Weapon of War in Lebanon?
According to the National Council for Scientific Research, Israel has turned southern Lebanon into a “Biosphere of War to disrupt life in the region.”

Anti-Assad Syrian Prisoners in Roumieh On A Hunger Strike Behind Bars
Jana Barakat
| 21.02.2025

Bank Al Mawarid Chairman Marwan Kheireddine Transferred Luxury UK Real Estate after 2023 Money Laundering Probe
Jonathan Cole
| 20.02.2025

Before Syria, There Was Russia: The Hidden Children of Care Institutions
Zeina Allouch
| 18.02.2025

Has Israel Used A Chemical Weapon As A Weapon of War in Lebanon?
Ranine Awwad
| 17.02.2025
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