Egypt’s other revolution erupts under the radar
A decade after Egyptians rose up against Hosni Mubarak, the counterrevolution appears victorious in the political domain. However, under the radar, a social revolution is in motion.
Read MoreThe demographic dimension: The role of population growth in the Arab uprisings
Decades of unprecedented population growth have played a significant role in Arab regime repression, the two main waves of revolutions that swept the region, and the fierce counterrevolutions that followed.
Read MoreTunisia: Freedom and the pursuit of unhappiness
With greater freedom has come greater unhappiness in Tunisia. Behind this apparent paradox is economic hardship and nostalgia for a past that never was.
Read MoreEgypt’s other Tahrir: The invisible social revolution
Tahrir may have been pacified for now, but the revolution is still playing out in Egypt’s economic and social squares.
Read MoreWatanili: The art of helping Syrian children rediscover childhood
Through art, film and education, Watanili is a grassroots initiatives which is working to give traumatised Syrian kids a dose of normal childhood.
Read MoreThe Brussels connection: Turning the tide on radicalisation
Belgium says it is working to combat radicalisation in Brussels. But is it doing enough to counter jihadist narratives and address exclusion?
Read MoreFrom Gaza’s sinking boat to the Tahini Sea
Amer and Saleh from Gaza felt “condemned to failure”, so they decided to escape to Europe. Sadly, their aborted endeavour ended in narrowly averted death.
Read MoreOne year on: Gaza, life with hard labour
With rubble the only growth industry in Gaza, people are unable to pick up the pieces of their broken lives, face psychological ruin and dream of escape.
Read MoreDefusing the social media timebomb
Countering the “weaponisation of the internet” with top-down initiatives are unlikely to succeed. What we need are true grassroots efforts.
Read MoreYoung and futureless in Iraq under ISIS
Mosul’s youth are desperate, disillusioned and terrified because “ISIS will never let us have a future, we could die any second.”
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