The Root Cause of Anti-Regime Protests in Iran: Modernization Without Democratization
The Iranian regime is unwilling, or unable, to adapt to a society it has transformed over the past four decades.
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Probing Social Pressures With Textiles and Ice Cream
Emirati artist Maitha Hamdan, featured in a UAE Embassy exhibition in DC situating women in the intimate space of the majlis, uses video performance to explore the more public social restrictions imposed on women.
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Neither Bread nor Freedom in Iran
Protests are likely to continue flaring up in Iran as a function of the regime’s attempt at modernizing the country while denying personal and political freedoms to the children of modernization.
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Asim Abdulaziz: Pushing Boundaries Through Experimental Film in Yemen
A Yemeni filmmaker takes an experimental approach to capturing emotion during the ongoing conflict in Yemen.
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Perilous Growth: Bulging Population Endangers Iraq’s Future
The Iraqi government’s failure to invest in human capital and reconstruction has left the country unprepared for the current rate of population growth.
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Saudi Arabia Walks the Line With Social Opening and Curbing Harassment
The public decency law aims to regulate social behavior in a way that reflects positively on Saudi Arabia’s image, the anti-harassment law is meant to regulate public behavior among individuals in society.
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The Optics of Women in the Workforce
There is a recent culture of promoting women’s workforce participation in the Middle East and North Africa, but looking solely at the data misses some of the broader discussion on women’s empowerment.
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Iraq’s Elections: Will Boycott Efforts Delegitimize or Entrench Discredited Status Quo?
No matter the outcome, the October elections will show that a young generation has altered the political landscape in Iraq.
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Kuwait’s Ongoing Struggle Against Gender Violence
Grassroots activism demanding an end to gender-based violence in Kuwait has gained national traction and is encouraging more legislative action.
Filling the Religious Void: Yoga and Self-Awareness in Saudi Arabia
The marginalization of religious figures in Saudi Arabia has prompted a rise of trends focusing on spirituality and meditation to promote self-awareness.
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