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Palestine Reporting

World Bank: Israel control of Area C costs Palestine $3.4 bln annually

October 8, 2013 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on October 8, 2013. BETHLEHEM (Ma’an) — Israel’s control over the largest part of the occupied West Bank deprives the Palestinian economy of an

Palestine Reporting

Tel Aviv conference plans for Palestinian return

October 4, 2013 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ma’an News Agency on Ocrober 4, 2013. TEL AVIV (Ma’an) — There are few topics that scare the Israeli public more than the potential realization of the

Iran Reporting

Welcome to Qom: City of Samosas and Mullah Factories

March 8, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published by Ajam Media Collective on March 8, 2012. The first glimpses of Qom are always a let-down. The approach begins about an hour into the journey south on

Lebanon Reporting

Not Just Decor: The Struggle for Real Women’s Rights in Lebanon

January 16, 2012 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Transit, the blog of the Goethe Institute in the Middle East. On Saturday, January 14th 2012, Lebanese women and men marched against rape, demanding law reforms that criminalise marital

Reporting

Qom: Land of samosas and talebe factories

August 31, 2011 by Alex Shams

Originally published on Mashallah News. The first glimpses of Qom are always a let-down. The approach begins about an hour into the journey south on the Tehran-Qom road, when, after

Lebanon Reporting

A community in grief and rage: Nepalese and Lebanese hold vigil for deceased migrant worker

May 22, 2011 by Alex Shams

Published on Hibr in May 2011. A large banner bearing a death announcement fluttered in the wind last Sunday beside an apartment in Jdeideh as some thirty people gathered nearby

Lebanon Reporting

Beirut’s revolutionary space: Martyr’s Square

May 14, 2011 by Alex Shams

Originally published in Mashallah News on May 14, 2011. “Think Lebanese, think secular” The Arab and global audience has borne witness in recent months to massive pitched battles in the central

World Bank: Israel control of Area C costs Palestine $3.4 bln annually

Tel Aviv conference plans for Palestinian return

Welcome to Qom: City of Samosas and Mullah Factories

Not Just Decor: The Struggle for Real Women’s Rights in Lebanon

Qom: Land of samosas and talebe factories

A community in grief and rage: Nepalese and Lebanese hold vigil for deceased migrant worker

Beirut’s revolutionary space: Martyr’s Square

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