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Arab Network for Human Rights Information • 10 min read
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European governments are prioritizing Egypt's curbing migration to Europe over human rights concerns
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detox • 23 min read
Detox: Issue 03
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Beyond the Factory • 1 min read
Video | Beyond the factory: The zincographer
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fiction • 23 min read
In Other Words | The Ways of the Lord by Shady Lewis
Shady Lewis | In Other Words is a new series of translated excerpts from contemporary Arabic literature.
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Arish • 8 min read
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Journalists Syndicate • 4 min read
Police storm home of Al-Mashhad newspaper editor-in-chief and arrest his son
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Arab League • 3 min read
Sources: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Bahrain to condemn Qatari media at Arab League for broadcasting “false information”
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aviation • 6 min read
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activist arrests • 8 min read
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Alaa Abd El Fattah
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Alaa Abd El Fattah
Do we really have a Constitution?
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Parastou Hassouri
What 2 new migration compacts tell us about how the world deals with the ‘migration crisis’
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