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On January 31, 2019, Behrouz Boochani was announced as the winner of the 2019 Victorian Prize for Literature, worth $100,000. He also won the Prize for...

On Friday, January 25, Egyptians marked the eighth anniversary of the 2011 Revolution, which ousted former President Hosni Mubarak. Less than three years...

On January 7, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu decided to suspend the third round of Qatari funds intended for Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, leaving...

On Friday, January 11, Tulsi Gabbard (D-HI) announced on CNN that she would run for president in 2020. Her formal declaration is expected within the coming...

In September 2018, French President Emmanuel Macron officially acknowledged France's use of systemic torture during the Algerian War of Independence (1954 –...

Only five months away, Ramadan is quickly approaching, and with that, so is Ramadan television season. A time for family, reflection, and religion,...

On December 19, protestors in eastern Sudan congregated after noon prayers to demonstrate against worsening economic conditions in the country. Hundreds took...

On December 15, Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison announced that Australia would recognize West Jerusalem as the capital of Israel. Though the country...

On November 30, Denmark’s center-right government and right-wing Danish People’s Party unveiled new anti-immigration legislation. Part of a finance bill...

On Wednesday, November 28, the United Nations observed the  International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People. The day was filled with speeches,...

On November 22, Fox Networks announced a deal with a Saudi media group to launch a new TV streaming service in the Middle East and North Africa. A subsidy of...

On November 13, the Republican-led House Rules Committee advanced the “Manage Our Wolves Act” to the House floor. The act will remove grey wolves from the...

On November 8, some 4.5 million Lebanese residents received a strange alert on their mobile phones. The message was a text from the Ministry of Economy which...

Hate is on the ballot this week. On Tuesday, November 6, Americans will vote in one of the most important midterm elections in contemporary history, and decide...

In early 2018, CNN reported thousands of Uyghur Muslims were being detained in political education camps in Xinjiang, an autonomous region located in...

On October 16, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi declared a state of emergency for three months, lasting until January 2019. The most recent presidential...

On October 9, a report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), commissioned by the United Nations, revealed that the planet has heated up by...

The United Arab Emirates is a country often known for pushing the creative boundaries in renewable energy, technology, and construction. Now, the country has...

On September 5, the official start of the Moroccan academic year, controversy erupted over the high cost of school textbooks. Around the same time, fake images...

On Sunday, September 16, Institut Montaigne, a non-profit, trans-partisan think tank based in France released a 617-page report titled “The Islamist...

On Wednesday, September 12, Morocco enacted what is locally known as the Hakkaoui law, a new piece of legislation criminalizing “harassment, aggression,...

On September 7, more than $20 million in U.S. foreign aid to East Jerusalem's hospitals was cut. This network, which is comprised of six hospitals, is the...

On Friday, August 31, the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) called upon the Greek government to immediately address the dire situation inside the...

Since independence, North African governments have struggled to effectively manage and secure their borders. Fragile borders have long been seen as a...

Five years ago on Monday, August 14, 2013, one of the largest killings of demonstrators in a single day in recent history took place in Egypt. The event is...

As the U.S. Muslim population continues to grow, only two Muslim Americans currently hold seats in Congress, André Carson and Keith Ellison. But, now,...

“You look like something from the Third World,” Leila Aboulela writes in the story The Ostrich, one of thirteen short-stories featured in her new book,...

On Wednesday, August 1, hundreds gathered in Copenhagen to protest a new ban on the wearing of face veils in public. Passed by the center-right government on...

On July 26, U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo lifted restrictions on a $195 million aid package to Egypt. In August 2017, his predecessor, Rex Tillerson,...

This month, Egypt’s parliament passed two new bills that will increase the power of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s regime. On July 3, parliament approved...

On July 12, the Irish Senate, known as the Seanad Éireann, passed a bill to prohibit the import and sale of goods, services, and natural resources,...

On July 5, the Wall Street Journal ("WSJ") published an op-ed titled “Expose the Palestinian ‘Refugee’ Scam” by Richard Goldberg and Jonathan Schanzer....

On June 30, Egypt celebrated the anniversary of protests that ousted its first democratically-elected president, Mohamed Morsi, and laid the ground work for...

Every June, LGBTQ+ communities celebrate around the world with events and parades to commemorate sexual diversity. But as millions rejoice in proclamations...

On June 14, the 21st FIFA World Cup kicked off in Russia, the first World Cup held in Eastern Europe. The bidding procedure for nations to host the tournament...

Between 2015 and 2016, hate crimes against Muslims rose significantly in the United States, surpassing the peak after the September 11 attacks. Much of the...

The latest victim of President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s press and activism crackdown is University of Washington PhD student Walid Salem. Often going under the...

As the number of dead and wounded Palestinians climbs from the Great March of Return in Gaza, protests resume. Still, Palestinian artists have been able to...

Hadi Damien, the founder of Beirut Pride, was arrested by Lebanese security forces at a theater reading on May 15. Held overnight by authorities, Damien was...

On May 7, Egypt’s parliament approved a law regulating ridesharing companies Uber and Careem and permitting both to operate in the country. The...

On May 4, residents of Jerada, Morocco resumed protests over the authorities' failure to respond to various economic and social concerns....

On April 25, Kuwait’s Foreign Ministry declared Philippine Ambassador Renato O. Villa persona non grata and recalled Kuwait's envoy to Manila. The...

On April 20, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry invited officials and ministers from Sudan and Ethiopia to Cairo to resume discussions on the Grand...

On Sunday, April 29, the first Palestinian museum in the Americas will open its doors in Woodbridge, Connecticut. The independent, not-for-profit museum is...

On April 4, the Polisario Front’s senior leader Ahmed Boukhair passed away after a long illness. The news of Boukhair’s death came a few days after Morocco...

Last Saturday, March 24, Facebook shut down Gaza-based news outlet Safa Palestinian Press Agency without warning over claims of incitement to violence. While...

According to a newly released report from the Global Detention Project, Algeria is failing to adhere to immigration detention laws and practices recommended by...

As the Egyptian army continues to combat the insurgency in Sinai, President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi signed a $10 billion investment deal with Saudi Arabia on...