The Gulf's race to the top on the backs of the bottom
In the Gulf, countries continue to show off their economic power by building more and more. A 1,000-metre Kingdom Tower in Jeddah is being built to take Burj Khalifa’s spot as the world’s tallest...
View ArticleLicense to kill in South Kurdistan?
As the heart beats faster, the patient becoming more anxious with the eyes swelling up and the room fills up with a strong odour. The odour originates from a combination of factors, one being fear of...
View ArticleVictimizing the employer: Gulf media's backward reporting
Imbalanced media reporting is a regular topic featured by Migrant Rights; migrants are too often spoken of, but rarely spoken to, as employers and government officials dominate the narrative...
View ArticleCyber-Activism in Tunisia: What is the 'Obscene' Trying to Tell Us?
Anonymous played a decisive role in the last days of the dictator, and even before. Its logo has been: disturb the system in all anonymity In the last 2 decades, cyber activism modified history once...
View ArticleClean your honor with blood, and be protected by law – Interview with Haneen...
Haneen Baker is a Jordanian activist for the movement ‘No Honor in Crime’ (لا شرف في الجريمة), She is 22 years old and She is studying Architecture at the University of Jordan. She starts her...
View ArticleBack In My Day…
I cannot help but wonder about our differences between every age gap. The word “generation” is somewhat meaningless now. A generation is said to be every 25 to 30 years, or so I’ve been taught, which...
View ArticleOnce Upon a Burqa: From Niqab to Disbelief
Around three years ago I enthusiastically logged into Mideastyouth.com to blog about my new found spiritual enlightenment; a nineteen year old me had decided to wear the niqab – or known commonly as...
View ArticleFinding Che In the Middle East
Havana Cafe in Abu Dhabi. There’s a restaurant called Havana in almost every major city in the Middle East. Travel to Beirut, and you can munch on Turkish taquitos in a French colonial...
View ArticleAre you for real?
I find it funny when a person is so sure of how they describe themselves. They paint this brilliant picture composed of rich experiences, complete know-how, and an A-Z guide of their thought processes....
View ArticleThe Egyptian Media War on non-religious
Over the past few months, the Egyptian media has repeatedly portrayed atheists and non-religious people as psychotic and dangerous to society, as people who should be gotten rid of, thrown in jail, or...
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