In Iraq, Violence against Women Comes in Many Shapes and Forms
Dima Yassine 2022-08-04
“The girl is a disgrace,” the man yelled out as he murdered his ten-year-old daughter, Zainab. The victim did not...
Poetry as a commodity
Omar Al-Jaffal 2015-03-29
Violence is no longer confined to the streets and social media web sites. Neither are Bombs and gunpowder limited...
The curious case of the Egyptian Minister of Interior
Ismail Alexandrani 2015-03-29
You cannot slaughter an entire people all at once, but you can divide the mission into successive stages. And...
Violence in Egyptian schools
بسمة فؤاد 2015-03-29
Domestic, sectarian, sexual and political violence rates have skyrocketed recently. Violence in Egyptian society draw inspiration from traditional street...
Yemeni Spring, Crime Spring
Tawfiq Al-Janad 2015-03-29
Politically-motivated crimes, as well as conventional crimes, have been on steady rise since 2011 in Yemen. Terror attacks have...
Managing Brutality
Harith Hasan Al-Qarawee 2015-03-29
There is a consensus that the success of ISIS to control Mosul was a big surprise and that the...
Egypt is ailing
Nahla Chahal 2015-03-29
On 23 January, 2015, 17-year-old Sondos Ridha was killed after being shot in her head and chest during...
The Gunslinging Legislators of Amman
Mohamed Fdilat 2015-01-20
Date: September 10, 2013. Place: Jordanian House of Representatives. Incident: An MP storms into the House of Representatives brandishing a...
Baghdad, Where I Wheel Hope Into the Morgue
Omar Al-Jaffal 2014-02-05
In their haunted capitol, Iraqis largely confront their demons on their own now; the American army is gone, and with...