Moroccan women press to legalize abortion amid pending bill
Source: Associated Press PARIS (AP) — It was a small demonstration on a big topic for some Moroccan women trying to make some abortions legal. Two dozen activists gathered in […]
The West is silent over the death of a man it once called the great hope of Arab democracy
The lack of comment from our heads of state is positive encouragement to every Middle Eastern leader who now knows their own misdeeds will go unpunished Robert Fisk @indyvoices The […]
Former President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi dies in court
Source: Daily Sabah Former President of Egypt Mohamed Morsi has died in court, Egyptian state television said Monday. It said Mursi had fainted after a court session and died afterwards. […]
As Sudan falls deeper into crisis, it’s increasingly clear what’s missing: support from the international community
An internet shutdown has been issued across the country, making it almost impossible for Sudanese people to communicate the unfolding atrocities on the ground. This is as good a time […]
Fatima Al-Fihri: The Mother of Moroccan Intellectuals
Source: Morocco World News Morocco’s history is full of figures who contributed to changing the course of humanity. Throughout time, Moroccans have influenced the fields of science, geography, philosophy, religion, […]
Bloated bodies in the Nile show Sudan protesters were right to fear the arrival of Saudi and UAE money
The US has found itself in an even more embarrassing situation than it did in Egypt Robert Fisk @indyvoices The Independent Voices The Sudanese democracy demonstrators were the first to […]
Mediterranean will be ‘sea of blood’ without rescue boats, UN warns
Refugee agency says risk of people dying attempting crossing is at its highest Lorenzo Tondo in Palermo @lorenzo_tondo Sun 9 Jun 2019 The risk of migrants and refugees becoming […]
Pakistani Ahmadis still languish in Tripoli jail – security source
By Sami Zaptia. London, 5 June 2019: The five Pakistani nationals arrested in Tripoli in 2013 accused of practicing the outlawed Ahmadi (Ahmadiya) interpretation of Islam are still languishing […]
Will the West allow Sudan’s generals to drag the country towards a catastrophic civil war?
The generals are turning the country into a powder keg, and stability in the Middle East and East Africa is on the brink Ahmed Aboudouh @Abodou7 The Independent Voices AFP/Getty […]
The myth of climate wars?
Jun 04,2019 – JORDAN TIMES By Alaa Murabit and Luca Bücken NEW YORK — In the years leading up to Syria’s civil war, the country endured three consecutive record-breaking droughts. […]
Jordan’s king tells Trump adviser peace can only come with a Palestinian state
Arab News May 29, 2019 Jordan stands by a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict This exposed a rift with the US as the Trump administration tries to rally […]
Secret spectacles – The story of a migrant spy
By Joel Gunter BBC Africa Eye It was close to midnight when the young man crawled into the desert. All around him was darkness. A hundred metres away, a handful […]
How to buy a revolution: Sudan’s story
IMRAN JAN Published 15.05.2019 The U.S. and regional autocrats are repeating their policy stance from the so-called Arab revolutions against the current Sudanese protests and follow an interest-based strategy backing […]
Egypt teaches students about love and marriage in attempt to curb divorce
May 14, 2019 (reuters_tickers) By Lena Masri CAIRO (Reuters) – During a recent class at Cairo University, students laughed as they watched a skit acted out by their peers about […]
Muslim Brotherhood and terrorism
May 13,2019 – JORDAN TIMES – Hassan A. Barari US President Donald Trump is considering labelling the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation. While it is not clear yet as […]
Up to 70 migrants drown after their boat sinks off Tunisia
AP May 10, 2019 Tunisia’s state news agency TAP said 70 people drowned as the boat sank and that fishing boats rescued 16 others So far this year, 17,000 migrants […]
Sudan: what future for the country’s Islamists?
Source: The Guardian By Peter Beaumontand Zeinab Mohammed Salih in Khartoum As members of Sudan’s Islamist Popular Congress party arrived for a meeting in Khartoum one Saturday afternoon, they were greeted by […]
Explainer – Who is targeting the Muslim Brotherhood?
THIS CONTENT WAS PUBLISHED ON MAY 3, 2019 FILE PHOTO: A woman takes a selfie with an effigy depicting Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi during the second day of […]
The silence on Christian persecution is because of trade, not political correctness
Andrew Brown Jeremy Hunt’s mission is noble but hollow – after all, his government does business with Saudi Arabia, Egypt and China Fri 3 May 2019 ‘The government is […]
Egypt-Israel land swap idea likely to be a dead end
DR. ABDELLATIF EL-MENAWY April 28, 2019 Palestinian security forces loyal to Hamas stand at the Rafah crossing point between Egypt and the southern Gaza Strip in Rafah. (File/ AFP) Concerns […]