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Tunis attack, a wake-up call for Tunisia’s political leaders

by Alessandra Bajec October 30, 2018

Tunis, Tunisia – On Monday afternoon, a suicide bomb blast struck Habib Bourguiba Avenue, one of the most iconic and heavily protected places in the heart of the Tunisian capital, Tunis. A female attacker reportedly …

October 30, 2018 448 views

Tunisian Women March to Demand Equal Inheritance

by Alessandra Bajec March 13, 2018

TUNIS, Tunisia– Tunisian activists are stepping up their campaign in support of new laws that grant men and women equal inheritance rights. More than 1,000 people, mostly women, took to the streets …

March 13, 2018 454 views

Meeting Lebanon’s slaves

by Alessandra Bajec July 25, 2017

BEIRUT, Lebanon -News of a young Ethiopian woman who died a few weeks ago while trying to escape from a seventh-floor balcony east of Beirut prompted outrage across social media, including this …

July 25, 2017 507 views

Syrian refugees wait amid fatigue and tension in Lebanon

by Alessandra Bajec July 7, 2017

BEKAA VALLEY, Lebanon -Since the outbreak of the war in Syria in 2011, Lebanon has absorbed more than one million Syrian refugees, registered with the UN’s refugee agency, making it the country …

July 7, 2017 494 views

Egypt NGO Law ‘a Disaster’ for Civil Society

by Alessandra Bajec January 9, 2017

A draft new law targeting non-governmental organisations’ funding would be the latest blow to Egypt’s beleaguered civil society and a further erosion of civil liberties Egypt’s beleaguered civil society is facing new …

January 9, 2017 333 views

Incriminated for her inspiring words: Dareen Tatour

by Alessandra Bajec September 1, 2016

Poet Dareen Tatour joins hundreds of Palestinians arrested over the past year because of their social media posts. The simple act of expressing resistance to the Occupation is enough for Israel to …

September 1, 2016 357 views

Babies Born From Prisoners’ Smuggled Sperm, in Palestine

by Alessandra Bajec November 7, 2014

HEBRON, Palestinian Territories- More cases of Palestinian prisoners becoming fathers via sperm smuggling have come out since the first successful artificial insemination of its kind was reported in 2012. Just over a month …

November 7, 2014 432 views

West Bank’s boycott of Israeli products does not last long

by Alessandra Bajec October 20, 2014

RAMALLAH, Palestinian Territories- Israel’s recent offensive in Gaza triggered an unprecedented boycott of Israeli products across the West Bank, as many Palestinians opted for local equivalents in response to the Israeli military …

October 20, 2014 372 views

Churches on the Frontline

by Alessandra Bajec April 25, 2014

TRIPOLI, Lebanon- Father Arabius knows his city well. He serves St. Michael’s Orthodox Church in Ebbe, a district of Lebanon’s second city, Tripoli. Ebbe is bordered by two rival neighborhoods where a …

April 25, 2014 463 views