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How the world grew to understand the Nakba

Recognising the catastrophe of Palestinian expulsion in 1948, the Arabic term 'Nakba' has emerged as a political concept, using collective memory as resistance

Saudi Human Rights

The nightmare inside Saudi Arabia's shelters for women and girls

Iran and the US: When friends fall out

'Do you think we should all go home?' How Saudi Arabian money ignited a golf war

The Conservative Party and its cold war against Islam

'Ripping it apart': How an anti-discrimination law transformed Istanbul

There were bodies as far as the eye could see. Remembering Rabaa, 10 years on

The Silicon Valley 'progressive' pushing for closer US ties to Modi's India

'The only solution is to leave': Suspected police killing intensifies misery in Marseille

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State of terror: How the West helps Middle East dictators crush dissent

The Conservative Party and its cold war against Islam

The neo-conservative think tank that defined British Muslims

The persecution of Julian Assange

Saudi Human Rights

The nightmare inside Saudi Arabia's shelters for women and girls

'Undeclared reasons': Why Israel is suddenly so eager to grant Gaza thousands of work permits

'Ripping it apart': How an anti-discrimination law transformed Istanbul

Iran and the US: When friends fall out

The rise of Jenin's armed resistance

After #WhereisNoof, Qatari women question how safe they really are

France has 300 women and children in IS camps. When will they go home?

Turkey blamed Syria for a deadly air strike. Its troops blame Russia

Palestine state

The Balfour Declaration: Why Britain decided to back Zionist ambitions in Palestine

Gaza Under Attack

'The war is not over': The Gaza Strip's unexploded bombs

Palestine state

Gaza 2021: When Israel's arrogance was broken

'Turkey will deport your son': Egypt's political exiles living in fear amid Cairo-Ankara detente