human rights

Essential Resources on LGBTQIA+ Issues in the Middle East

To mark Pride Month, we’re sharing a list of resources for anyone who’d like to learn more about LGBTQIA+ issues across the Middle East and North Africa, and in diaspora communities around the world. The list includes books, podcasts, articles, online platforms, music and Instagram accounts to follow.

6 Ways to Support Palestinians Today

If you’ve been following the news coming out of Palestine and are looking for ways to help, here are 6 tangible things you can do starting today to support the Palestinian people.

The Iranian women’s movement is seeing a slow revolution

It’s hard to imagine a society that prohibits the participation and viewing of sports based…

Revolution for Dummies: The Egyptian heart surgeon exiled for making jokes

Bassem Youssef, a heart surgeon living with his wife and baby daughter in Cairo, was…

Middle East Monthly Roundup: October

Here’s your monthly summary of the biggest stories in the Middle East, explaining why they…

What a tiny island in the middle of the Irish Sea is doing to help Syria

The Syrian conflict has preoccupied hearts, minds and newsfeeds around the world for the last…

10 badass Middle Eastern women you need to know about on International Women’s Day

To celebrate International Women’s Day, we’ve put together this list of 10 Middle Eastern women…

“Driving while female”: Manal Al Sharif and the fight for women’s rights in Saudi Arabia

“Rain begins with a single drop.” If you’re looking for some inspiration this week, look…

Cairo’s Ballerinas are redefining Egyptian society

In 2015, Egyptian filmmaker Mohamed Taher had an idea. Inspired by New York City’s Ballerina…