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Syrian Kurds stand behind a barbed wire fence that marks the Turkey-Syria border on the outskirts of Kobani, seen from the Turkish side of the border on November 14, 2014. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Syrian refugees tortured at Turkey’s border crossings: report

by Grace Perriman | Nov 20, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Turkey is struggling to accommodate 1.6 million Syrian refugees and its border guards have in some cases shot at Syrians trying to cross the border, said a report issued by Amnesty International on Thursday. At least 17 people have been killed...

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Kurdish refugees from the Syrian town of Kobani take shelter in a camp in the Turkish town of Suruç, on October 14, 2014. (Reuters/Umit Bektas)

ISIS tortured Kurdish child hostages: rights group

by Grace Perriman | Nov 4, 2014 | Middle East

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) tortured and attempted to indoctrinate Kurdish children from the besieged Syrian town of Kobani, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday. Four boys aged 14-16 told the rights watchdog that they were...

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Views of Mecca and Medina by HA Mirza & Sons, 1907

Digital library poised to change understanding of Gulf’s history, say experts

by Grace Perriman | Nov 2, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Accessing detailed accounts of what life used to be like in the Arabian Peninsula has long frustrated historians. If you wanted to learn about the daily existence of Najdi Bedouin or the dealings of imperial agents who jealously guarded their...

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Volunteers sit in wooden boxes at Parliament Square, to represent living conditions in Gaza, during a protest in London, United Kingdom, on August 14, 2014. (Reuters/Dylan Martinez)

British public opinion shifts after latest Gaza war

by Grace Perriman | Aug 31, 2014 | Features

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—While the skies over Gaza have fallen silent, the struggle between Israel and the Palestinians for global public opinion continues as it has for the best part of a century. In the UK, the recent fighting in Gaza has led to a small but...

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Demonstrators protest against the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in central London on August 16, 2014. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Kurds rally in London against ISIS, call on UK to help protect Iraqi minorities

by Grace Perriman | Aug 16, 2014 | World

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Several hundred demonstrators marched in London on Saturday to call on the international community to help protect Iraq’s minorities against the advances of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS). Kurds from a coalition of organizations...