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The IHC was created in 2003 to attract international humanitarian organisations and associated commercial businesses to Dubai and raise the international visibility of the United…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB272382
ISSN: 2633-304X
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The state of emergency coincided with more restrictive rules for NGOs, notably on foreign funding. Moreover, proposed legislative amendments that would narrow the space for free…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279025
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Mental health problems in Lebanon.
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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB249826
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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…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB197781
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The July 19 law’s limiting of the right of national self-determination in Israel to the Jewish people has angered the Arab minority and provoked international criticism, including…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB236805
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The GCLW is the traditional umbrella organisation for Lebanese trade unions, but has long been seen as too close to the political authorities. It has been increasingly outflanked…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB230132
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He claimed Turkey had implemented many reforms to improve women's situation, but he and those around him have adopted an increasingly conservative discourse on women and been…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB260050
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However, the HRC stopped short of establishing an international probe -- a key demand of Lebanese protesters who complain the local process is stalled. They reject in particular…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB276583
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No organisation has yet claimed responsibility for the worst terrorist attack in Turkey's history, but it is believed to have been carried out by Turkish nationals sympathetic to…