- Lecturer in Translation Studies, Cardiff University
Saat banyak perempuan bisa dengan bebas memutuskan pilihan mereka untuk memakai hijab, ada pula perempuan-perempuan lain yang justru dipaksa memakainya.
Las activistas feministas utilizan Internet para desafiar a la clase dirigente conservadora y empoderar a las mujeres árabes.
Feminist campaigners are using the internet to challenge the conservative establishment and empower Arab women.
Why young Iraqis to took the streets in protests that left more than 100 people dead after a brutal suppression.
Konflik Suriah adalah perang banyak pihak. Berikut ini kepentingan para pemain kunci.
The Syrian conflict is a war of many sides. Here’s a rundown of the key players.
After the US invasion brought their dictator down, Iraqis’ everyday lives were marked by chaos and violence.
Iraqis are proud of the victory in Mosul, but worried about the huge tasks ahead.
The destruction of the al-Nuri Mosque and its minaret is a sad blow to Iraqi culture – and a rallying cry too.
A victory in its second-biggest city would be a spectacular turnaround, but the country still has years or even decades of rebuilding ahead of it.
As the Chilcot Report’s release approaches, Iraqis are helping each other survive terror, insecurity and corruption.
Iraq looks to have a good chance of retaking the capital of Anbar province from Islamic State. But what comes next?
The group believes that it represents a religion – denying that won’t get us anywhere.
The Camp Speicher massacre was one of Islamic State’s earliest and worst mass killings – but it was nearly buried under a tide of misinterpretation and denial.
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