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Ahwazi activists and human rights groups attend conference on Iranian violations against the Arab Ahwaz region last February in Vienna , Asharq Al-Awsat

Facing Iran Oppression, Ahwazi Activists Warn Rise in Pre-Election Arrests

by Adel al-Salmi | Mar 15, 2017 | Uncategorized

London- Arab activists have warned of unprecedented rise in arrests made by Tehran forces against activists based in the controversial city of Ahwaz. Arbitrary arrests increased just as the date of presidential and municipal elections scheduled for mid-May neared....

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Children in India protest against terrorism. (Reuters)

Citizenship and Diversity: Modern Tools in Combatting Terror

by Emile Amin | Mar 13, 2017 | Features

Cairo – The repercussions of Arab and international developments demand that modern means and mechanisms to fight terrorism and violence be reached in order to eliminate the culture of hate. It seems, however, that the waves of armed confrontations and calls for...

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President Donald Trump speaks in the Roosevelt Room of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 10, 2017, during a meeting on healthcare. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

The Trump-media Duel: both Sides Seem to Benefit

by Amir Taheri | Mar 13, 2017 | Media

London- The European media refer to it as “the latest American soap opera”. To the Russian media, however, it looks more like “a new American civil war.” The “it” in question is the seemingly endless fight between the United States newly elected President Donald J...

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Kurdish fighters near the Syrian-Turkish border. (Reuters)

Region’s Kurds and International Agendas

by Paula Astih | Mar 11, 2017 | Features

Beirut – The Kurdish scene is appearing ever more divided today since the eruption of the Syrian crisis in 2011, leaving major changes on the ground in northern Syria and causing the displacement of around 40 million Kurds. Spread over Turkey, Iraq, Syria, Iran...

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Syrian bio-medical engineer and sign language teacher Wisal Al Ahdab communicates using sign language with 21-year-old deaf student Riyad Hommos during a class at the EEMAA association, an NGO center for the deaf in Damascus’ Midan district on March 7, 2016. Joseph Eid/AFP

Deaf Syrians Learn the Language of War

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Mar 10, 2017 | Features

Damascus- At an NGO in Damascus, two young deaf Syrians, Bisher and Ryad, are working to create special sign language characters so thousands of Syrians like them can talk about the war that has ravaged their country for the past six years. They have created a way to...