An anthropologist of religion shows how Coptic Christians navigate two competing realities: the narrative of Christian persecution abroad and the suspicion surrounding migrants in the contemporary US.
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The national intelligence community has seemingly been sidelined from Trump’s Iran war decisions – a far cry from previous administrations, writes a former National Security Council member.
Besigye’s decision to break with the president put him in intense and prolonged personal danger.
The 2011 revolution transformed religious life in unexpected ways – especially among some young Egyptians.
Donald Trump’s tariffs will create greater instability in international affairs for the foreseeable future.
The Correspondent is based on the jailing of Australian journalist Peter Greste and his Al Jazeera English colleagues. It is a masterclass in political subtlety.
There has been a major shift in the focus of an important and influential Islamic sect across the Middle East and North Africa.
Syria faces real challenges. A look at the research on post-Arab Spring challenges offers some answers for a region wracked by many crises.
Lebanon – home to thousands of Syrian refugees – has long suffered at the hands of the Assad family’s 54-year rule.
The Syrian revolution is profoundly significant to those who suffered suffocating repression, surveillance and everyday indignities under a brutal dictator.
Tunisia’s president has won a second term in an election marred by repression.
The controversy over the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam reflects historical conflicts rather than a careful analysis of modern challenges.
Digital technologies can help more people to participate in building their countries’ democracies.
Jordan’s foreign policy has landed the kingdom in hot water.
The first Arab woman nominated for two Oscars, Kaouther Ben Hania is a visionary and a feminist.
Throughout If We Burn, Vincent Bevins shows that “movements that cannot speak for themselves will be spoken for”.
From the Arab Spring to the Belarus Awakening and the ongoing Iranian protest Women, Life, Freedom, female-centered imagery and social media are battlegrounds of resistance and oppression.
Freedom of expression was the one remaining gain of Tunisia’s 2011 revolution, but it is now severely threatened by a populist president.
Political protests in Kenya have become insular, sectarian, tribal and unashamedly personality driven.
Football provides a way for unpopular elites to build political capital – but also creates space for citizens to voice dissent.
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