Rola Dashti appointed to Kuwaiti Cabinet
Former member of parliament Rola Dashti was appointed state minister for planning and development and state minister for National Assembly affairs in Kuwait. She is the only woman in the newly formed...
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Iran is now viewed unfavorably in 14 out of 20 Arab and Muslim countries, according to a new poll by Zogby Research Services. The survey results show a growing antipathy towards Tehran,...
View ArticleChallenges to Women’s Security in the Middle East
Many women in the Middle East and North Africa are experiencing physical violence and are being pushed out of public life, according to a new report by the Woodrow Wilson Center for...
View ArticleReport: Female Workforce Participation 25 Percent in Mideast
Women in the Middle East and North Africa are more educated than ever before, but their participation in the workface is 25 percent – about half of the world average, according to a new...
View ArticleSurvey: Arab Youth Optimistic About Future
Three-quarters of youth in 15 Arab countries think “our best days are ahead of us,” according to a new survey by Asada’a and Burson Marsteller. About 70 percent of respondents think the...
View ArticleSurvey: Fair Pay Top Concern of Arab Youth
Fair pay, unemployment and rising living costs are top concerns of Arab youth, according to a new survey by Asada’a and Burson Marsteller. “Being paid a fair wage” is the top priority of 82...
View ArticleU.S. Report on Religious Freedom in Middle East
Blasphemy and apostasy laws were applied in a discriminatory manner in several Middle Eastern and North African countries in 2012, according to a new report by the U.S. State Department....
View ArticleOminous Divide: Shiite Iran vs the Sunni Gulf
Frederic WehreyWhat is the current state of Sunni-Shiite tension in the Gulf? How has it changed over the last 15 years?
View ArticleIn Bahrain, Arab Spring Hopes Are Freezing Over
On the fourth anniversary of protests aimed at reforming Bahrain’s autocratic monarchy, recent events—including 72 people being stripped of citizenship for “harming the interests of the...
View ArticleRola Dashti appointed to Kuwaiti Cabinet
Former member of parliament Rola Dashti was appointed state minister for planning and development and state minister for National Assembly affairs in Kuwait. She is the only woman in the newly formed...
View ArticlePoll: Iran Unpopular in Arab and Muslim World
Iran is now viewed unfavorably in 14 out of 20 Arab and Muslim countries, according to a new poll by Zogby Research Services. The survey results show a growing antipathy towards Tehran,...
View ArticleChallenges to Women’s Security in the Middle East
Many women in the Middle East and North Africa are experiencing physical violence and are being pushed out of public life, according to a new report by the Woodrow Wilson Center for...
View ArticleReport: Female Workforce Participation 25 Percent in Mideast
Women in the Middle East and North Africa are more educated than ever before, but their participation in the workface is 25 percent – about half of the world average, according to a new...
View ArticleSurvey: Arab Youth Optimistic About Future
Three-quarters of youth in 15 Arab countries think “our best days are ahead of us,” according to a new survey by Asada’a and Burson Marsteller. About 70 percent of respondents think the...
View ArticleSurvey: Fair Pay Top Concern of Arab Youth
Fair pay, unemployment and rising living costs are top concerns of Arab youth, according to a new survey by Asada’a and Burson Marsteller. “Being paid a fair wage” is the top priority of 82...
View ArticleU.S. Report on Religious Freedom in Middle East
Blasphemy and apostasy laws were applied in a discriminatory manner in several Middle Eastern and North African countries in 2012, according to a new report by the U.S. State Department....
View ArticleOminous Divide: Shiite Iran vs the Sunni Gulf
Frederic WehreyWhat is the current state of Sunni-Shiite tension in the Gulf? How has it changed over the last 15 years?
View ArticleIn Bahrain, Arab Spring Hopes Are Freezing Over
On the fourth anniversary of protests aimed at reforming Bahrain’s autocratic monarchy, recent events—including 72 people being stripped of citizenship for “harming the interests of the...
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