Abstract Airstrikes and weapon deals have been on the forefront of media coverage of the Yemeni conflict. However, Yemenis are suffering more than due to violence in…… Read more “Famine in Yemen: An expedited international response after murder of journalist Khashoggi”
Project Type: MENA
The Impact of Sanctions on Iranians
Abstract On November 5, 2018, the US completed its move to reinstate all economic sanctions against Iran that had been lifted under the 2015 Joint Comprehensive Plan…… Read more “The Impact of Sanctions on Iranians”
Reconstructing Syria · Will Russia be the better global policeman?
Abstract In 2011, protests against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad marked the beginning of what would become a destructive internationalized civil conflict. The tide of war turned in…… Read more “Reconstructing Syria · Will Russia be the better global policeman?”
Transforming populations in the Middle East and North Africa
Abstract The image of the Middle East and North Africa (here referred as MENA) has been shaped by recent incidents, such as the migration wave in 2015,…… Read more “Transforming populations in the Middle East and North Africa”
MENA ・ Violence and tradition keep millions of Afghan girls from school
Educational systems around the world show increasing disparities between countries. Compared to the rest of the world, the situation of girls in Afghanistan is extremely concerning and…… Read more “MENA ・ Violence and tradition keep millions of Afghan girls from school”
MENA • Yemen: “A Humanitarian crisis out of control”
Embroiled in conflict for the past two years, Yemen is facing today a crisis of unparalleled proportions. In this country of about 28 million people[1], a total…… Read more “MENA • Yemen: “A Humanitarian crisis out of control””
MIDDLE EAST ∙ After ISIS, living together in the Iraqi society (Part II)
Part II – After ISIS ISIS recruits amongst Sunni Arabs. The others communities are considered profanes: Shias (the majority of Iraq’s population), Yezidis, Kurds (even though most…… Read more “MIDDLE EAST ∙ After ISIS, living together in the Iraqi society (Part II)”
MIDDLE EAST ∙ After ISIS, living together in the Iraqi society
The Islamic State (ISIS) used to occupy a territory representing one-third of Iraq, composed of major cities like Mosul. There, it set up from 2014 onwards a…… Read more “MIDDLE EAST ∙ After ISIS, living together in the Iraqi society”
MENA • Urban sustainability & waste valorization: the case of Cairo’s waste disposal system
As cities of the urban South are rapidly expanding, they are confronted with an increasing number of environmental issues. Waste disposal is one of them for it…… Read more “MENA • Urban sustainability & waste valorization: the case of Cairo’s waste disposal system”
MENA • Assessing the integration of Syrian refugees in Greece: A human perspective
Immigration is imprinted in the Greek national DNA. Greeks massively left their impoverished country in the 1900s and 1960s, fled pogroms in Asia Minor in the 1920s…… Read more “MENA • Assessing the integration of Syrian refugees in Greece: A human perspective”
