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Egypt: My Brother Orchestrated my Rape to Take My Inheritance 

Eman Adel
Egyptian Journalist

Statistics of the Egyptian Ministry of Justice indicate that 35% of women who were deprived of their inheritance were subjected to physical abuse, 15% to extortion, while the remaining 50% were forced to give up their rights due to blackmail or fear for family disputes. 

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Investigations

“I Will Remember Him Until He Comes Back”… Wafa’s Story, Detainee Ali Mustafa’s Daughter

Tracy Jawad
– Lebanese Journalist and Political Researcher
Opinion

Azerbaijan Conveys the Problems of the Middle East to the Caucasus

Vicken Cheterian
– Armenian Journalist and Writer
Investigations

Thirst Threatens 12 Million People in Syria and Iraq

Khaled Suleiman
– Iraqi Writer and Journalist
Investigations

The Pandora Papers Open a Window On Hezbollah-Affiliated Businessmen

Diana Moukalled
– Lebanese Writer and Journalist
Investigations

The Pandora Papers Expose Iraq’s Cigarette King Khamis al-Khanjar

Rami El-Amin
– Lebanese Journalist
Investigations

Pandora Papers: Father and Son Bougherbal Rule Offshore World of Fishing 

Alsalek Zeid
– Mauritanian Journalist
The already bleak prospects of the Syrian economy have worsened in recent months with the Lebanese crisis, the enactment of the Caesar Act and now the coronavirus pandemic. This paper examines their impact on the Syrian economy and the population at large.
Read more about it on the Arab Reform Initiative

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Egypt: Five Years Imprisonment for Writing for Daraj 

Daraj
Daraj joins the voices of the Egyptian human rights organizations that have a issued a statement condemning the referral of Zaki to the emergency court, while affirming its commitment to defending public freedoms in Egypt and other countries in the region where many of the authorities have targeted social and political activists. 
News

Daraa: Syrian Government Resorts to Old tactics of Siege and Bombardment

Diana Semaan- Amnesty International Syria Researcher
If the international community, and particularly Russia, does not intervene to pressure Syrian authorities to end the siege the residents of Daraa have little hope of an end to their suffering in sight. 
News

Jordan: How Torn Jeans Tore a Country Apart

Rami El-Amin
Many Jordanians remain very traditional and chastise anyone who tries to break the prevailing tribal and moral codes. Especially when such an attempt is made by a woman, as national basketball star Rubi Habash just learnt.

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Investigations

Pandora Papers: Beirut Money Transfers, Syrian Regime Allies and The Virgin Islands 

Ali Nour
In the Pandora Papers, the name of the advisor to the President of the Lebanese Republic, Amal Abu Amal Zaid, is associated with the co-founder and director of “Agon Holding S.A.”, a company that was registered in the Virgin Islands on June 1, 2007.
Investigations

Lebanon: The Al-Khayat Family’s Links to the British Virgin Islands

Ali Nour
Tahseen Khayat, Karim, Karma and Nadia… The appearance of the Khayat family’s name in the “Pandora Papers” may indicate their desire to avoid the tax costs that would result from registering companies in Lebanon or Europe.
Investigations

Lebanon: “Gang Leader” Marwan Kheireddine and his Offshore Companies!

Hala Nasreddine
Lebanese banker and notorious big game hunter Marwan Kheireddine suggested for the banking sector to run the state. But what does he know about the crisis? Having a string of foreign and offshore companies, he bought a yacht and New York penthouse, while the Lebanese lost everything.  

Opinion

Vicken Cheterian

Azerbaijan Conveys the Problems of the Middle East to the Caucasus

The war evidently did not end this conflict. It only succeeded in adding Middle Eastern problems to the already complicated Caucasus!
Vicken Cheterian

The Unbearable Silence of Turkish Intellectuals

Turkey waging yet another war against Armenians, a century after annihilating Ottoman Armenians is not something politically neutral that leaves any intellectual silent.

Culture

living in a country that hates you

Nayla Rida
– Moroccan Journalist

Egypt: Hardly Any Copts Play Professional Football: Who Is to Blame?

Mahdi Mohammad

Syrian Photographer Mohammed Badra: Crossing the Sirat with a Camera in Hand

Bunasser Al-Taffar – Lebanese writer and rapper

Egypt: Where a Facebook Post May Land You in Prison for a Decade (1)

Rana Mamdouh
– Egyptian Journalist

Gender

Egypt: My Brother Orchestrated my Rape to Take My Inheritance 

Eman Adel
– Egyptian Journalist

Lebanon: The Economic Crisis and Period Poverty

Myriam Sweidan
– Lebanese Journalist

Gaza: Wife Beaten to Death Over Missing Cash

Mustafa Ibrahim –
– Palestinian Human Rights Activist

Egypt: Women Under 40 Forbidden to Book Rooms

Tamer Mawafi
– Egyptian Journalist
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Be “Dangerous”, Not SilentMisogyny is rooted in our societies, both legally and culturally. “She’s Dangerous” chose to confront these issues with comedy…

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Ghalia Al Alwani is a Syrian academic living in Beirut, Lebanon. In this video she expresses how in the aftermath of the Beirut Port Explosion, like many of the youth that were still in the country, she has lost hope in any change. She explains that the corrupt ruling class in Lebanon don’t prioritize the youth, which is why many of them leave.

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