Egyptian women and men are coming forward against sexual violence online. While state institutions encourage survivors to speak up, other voices are being silenced. A commentary about a fundamental, yet confusing moment of Egyptian feminism....
Egyptian activist Sarah Hegazi was arrested, tortured and exiled - for raising a rainbow flag. Yesterday she was found dead. In her final letter, Sarah bestows forgiveness upon a cruel world. Those left behind, can’t be as forgiving.
State...
The EU visa system strongly limits the freedom of movement of Tunisians. Especially young people who want study or do an internship abroad are left in limbo for months – without being able to leave Tunisia.
In the context of the coronavirus,...
Throughout the year of 2019, people took to the streets all around the world – including in West Asia and North Africa. We asked activists from Iraq, Syria, Lebanon, Sudan, and Algeria how they perceive the protests in their neighboring countries...
The protests sweeping Lebanon are breaking social divides, taboos and stereotypes. For the first time since the civil war, there is a unified call to end corruption, while women are on the frontline of the protests.
“For the first time in the...
Mounir Baatour aimed to become Tunisia's first openly gay president, but his candidacy has been rejected. Prior to that, Tunisian LGBTIQ * activists have criticized him sharply. By Julia Nowecki and Eva Tepest
Mounir Baatour is the first openly...
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict also takes place in the arena of international law. Nadija Samour, a German-Palestinian lawyer specializing in international criminal law, writes about the role of civil society for bringing about a law-based...
One of the main functions of the Palestinian Conflict Resolution Center WI’AM in Bethlehem is conflict mediation: Sulha is the Arab traditional way of mediation, dating back to the pre-Islamic tribal period and still often preferred to the state...
Cairo Cycling Geckos is a grassroots initiative in Cairo that tries to combine Women Empowerment with charity. The founder Nouran Salah spoke to Alsharq about their approach to empowering Aufgehorcht women through sports as they are distributing...
