The Taliban have announced they will reopen schools and universities to women. A success for more social participation? Not really, argues Mina Jawad. She finds their decision rather rejects women´s complex realities in Afghanistan.
The Taliban are back. International troops have left, and the people are facing a new dangerous political reality in Afghanistan. dis:orient spoke with two activists stuck in Kabul.
Ten years after the Ben Ali Regime was overthrown, Tunisians are protesting again. They demand the end of corruption, the release of imprisoned demonstrators and, public freedom. In short: everything they fought for during the revolution of 2011.
After AKP appointed a new rector at Istanbul’s Boğaziçi University, protests organized by students and staff continue as they call for a democratic process. Dis:orient spoke to a student collective and one of the professors involved.
Following the appointment of Melih Bulu as rector of Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, protests have erupted on campus. Bediz Yılmaz sheds light on the ongoing fight for academic freedom in which the current events represent a decisive moment.
The EU visa system strongly limits the freedom of movement of Tunisians. Especially young people who want study or do an internship abroad are left in limbo for months – without being able to leave Tunisia.
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict also takes place in the arena of international law. Nadija Samour, a German-Palestinian lawyer specializing in international criminal law, writes about the role of civil society for bringing about a law-based...
Cairo Cycling Geckos is a grassroots initiative in Cairo that tries to combine Women Empowerment with charity. The founder Nouran Salah spoke to Alsharq about their approach to empowering women through sports as they are distributing goods and meals...
The participation of women in the 2018 “Velvet Revolution” was highly emphasized by Armenian and foreign media. Alsharq talked to queer feminist and activist Anna Nikoghosyan about the role of women in the country’s current transformation and...
Qahera is an Egyptian hijabi comic hero who uses her super powers to address pressing societal issues online. Her creator Deena Mohamed , a 24-year old artist and graphic designer, talks to Alsharq about the character of Qahera, her Muslim feminist...
If the German position remains that the Palestine-Israel question should be resolved by a two states approach, a much more active differentiation policy is urgently needed, writes Sara Husseini.
“Connecting resistances” seeks to overcome the geographical and emotional distance that nationalist border-practices manifest. Through political involvement, compassion is cultivated, and a shared sense of belonging developed. But this is heavily...
