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Internet crackdown is blow for activism in Middle East

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MIDDLE EAST

Prior to the 2011 Arab uprisings many states in the region lacked legal frameworks to regulate or control digital platforms and online media, but this is no longer the case. In…

Digital gender abuse will increase in the Middle East

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MIDDLE EAST

Among other things, the safety and security of women and gendered communities is being undermined by the abuse of poorly regulated technology. The impunity of online violence…

The Middle East’s young people face lifetime struggles

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MIDDLE EAST

The fallout from conflict and the COVID-19 pandemic also clouds the horizon for many. The survey suggests an increasing divide between young people in the Gulf states, who seem…

Online activism will cross Maghreb national divides

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NORTH AFRICA

For a quarter of a century, tensions between national governments in North Africa (notably between Morocco and Algeria, over the Western Sahara conflict) have obstructed regional…

Grassroots will drive North Africa women’s rights push

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NORTH AFRICA

The past year has seen women’s rights movements come to the fore across the Maghreb, a region where previous initiatives have been driven by Western political pressure and from…

Jihadist groups in North Africa will be resilient

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NORTH AFRICA

The country saw a number of terrorist attacks earlier this year, and the whole of North Africa struggles with residual or more active jihadist threats.

Islamic State fears will fuel Maghreb political risks

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MAGHREB

The request comes after extremists affiliated with Islamic State group (ISG) beheaded 21 Egyptian Christians in Libya on February 15. The slayings raise new fears of ISG expansion…