Saudi Arabia’s Abaya Signals a New Era of Fashion, Empowerment, and Cultural Pride
The contemporary Saudi abaya and its alternatives have come to represent high fashion and individual style.
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Padel Picks Up: The World’s Fastest Growing Sport Finds a Home in the Gulf
Mohammed Saadon Al Kuwari explains how a simple racket sport became a local favorite across Gulf countries.
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Iraq’s Corruption and Rule of Law Deficits Nourish a Worsening Drug Problem
Since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, Iraq has become a transit country for drug cartels. And as social conditions in Iraq have deteriorated, drug addiction among Iraqis has increased.
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Zayed University Adopts Experimental Approach, Prompting Skepticism and Support
Students, faculty, and community members are apprehensive about a new interdisciplinary approach pitched by a collaboration between the UAE’s Zayed University and U.S. educational technology developer Minerva.
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Iraq Protest Movement Defies Odds, Outperforms in Elections
Results from Iraq’s elections show that a determined young generation can organize and win seats, no matter the obstacles placed in the way by a political system most Iraqis lost faith in long ago.
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IN NARRATIVE: Exploring Urban Gulf Spaces Through Fiction
A Kuwaiti-Bahraini duo engages Gulf architects, designers, and the public in bringing the built environment to life through storytelling.
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The Gulf’s New Sound: Indie Music and Global Change
There is a new talented class of musicians in the Gulf states. Their music is a clarion call for personal change along with sociocultural renewal from Jeddah to Manama and New Orleans.
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The Long Game in Iraq: Shia Clerics, Activists Find Common Cause To Confront the State
A new generation of Iraqis fighting for a reimagining of their country have formed an informal alliance with Iraqi clerics – a radical departure from the trend in most Arab states.
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Gulf States Promote Fitness and Well-Being This Ramadan
During the holy month of Ramadan, Gulf initiatives encourage a balance between traditions of preparing delicious meals and staying fit.
Are Iran and Egypt on a Path to Entente?
A thaw with Egypt may help an economically besieged Iranian government rattled by popular protests boost its regional standing.
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