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Cenderalla Azar
| 30.08.2025
Pathways to Justice in Lebanon: Engaging the public in the Justice and Accountability Pipeline
The Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) has launched Pathways to Justice in Lebanon, a platform designed to break through the silence and open

Diana Moukalled
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

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,

Child Abuse in a Lebanese Nursery: What if Men Partnered in the Household?
Diana Moukalled

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

Ahmad Rajabi
| 05.07.2023
“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 the occupied territories. Take photographer

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
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Politics

Ghiwa Abi Haidar
| 04.08.2025
How Do We Remember Ugly Cities After Their Destruction?
Poverty is ugly in every sense, and Dahieh has always been home to the poor, refugees, outlaws, and war fugitives. Perhaps that’s why collective memory

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

Nine Months of War in Sudan
Youssef Bashir
| 02.02.2024

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
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Investigations

Ranine Awwad
| 03.09.2026
Evidence Without Accountability: Why Lebanon’s Case Against Israel Remains Stalled?
Despite the multiple legal avenues available for holding Israel accountable internationally, activating some of them still depends on a Lebanese political decision. In contrast, others

Moshira Tawfiq
| 31.08.2026
Cash Aid in Gaza: Who Gets It, Who Doesn’t, and Why?
The shift toward cash assistance has also exposed other shortcomings related to the protection of beneficiaries’ data. One of the most significant was disclosed by

Mohamad Abu Shahmah
| 17.08.2026
Miscarriages Surge in Gaza as Starving Dogs Threaten Graves
According to estimates from the Palestinian Ministry of Health, the increase in miscarriage rates in the Gaza Strip is linked to the spread of infectious

Ayyoub Saad
| 28.07.2026
Trapped Between Borders: Foreign Mothers Fighting for Their Children in Iraq
He explains that some foreign wives enter Iraq under the sponsorship of their Iraqi husbands and are subsequently unable to leave the country without their

LAYLAKHALED
| 21.07.2026
“We Don’t Want a Church”: Why Church Construction Remains a Flashpoint in Egypt
The attacks included the burning of the home of a Coptic resident, while other Christian homes were pelted with stones and Molotov cocktails. Demonstrators marched

Hala Nasreddine
| 17.07.2026
€79 Million Share Deal Links Lebanon’s IBL Bank to an Italian Drug Trafficker
In a country whose courts continue to struggle to investigate and hold senior figures accountable for the financial collapse, the IBL Bank case, along with

Najat Abdul Samad
| 16.07.2026
Inside Sweida National Hospital: Testimonies from the Days of Siege and Massacre
According to the report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on the Syrian Arab Republic, medical staff were forced to kneel in the hospital

Nadim Khoury
| 15.07.2026
Um Fidaa Witnessed the Execution of Her Husband and Son: “We Survived with Only Half a Family.”
"I had to search for my father, my brother, and my uncle among 53 bodies," Fida recalls. "I turned over each one, staring at their

“We Don’t Want a Church”: Why Church Construction Remains a Flashpoint in Egypt
LAYLAKHALED
| 21.07.2026

€79 Million Share Deal Links Lebanon’s IBL Bank to an Italian Drug Trafficker
Hala Nasreddine
| 17.07.2026

Inside Sweida National Hospital: Testimonies from the Days of Siege and Massacre
Najat Abdul Samad
| 16.07.2026

Um Fidaa Witnessed the Execution of Her Husband and Son: “We Survived with Only Half a Family.”
Nadim Khoury
| 15.07.2026
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