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Arabiske kvinder fortæller, hvad de har gjort for at undgå arrangerede ægteskaber
”Han sagde, han hadede lugten af røg, så jeg begyndte at ryge.”
Vi er nødt til at tale om manden, der er blevet bidt i pikken af en edderkop – for anden gang
Det vigtigste spørgsmål er vel: Er det her en superhelts oprindelseshistorie, eller er manden komplet idiot?
Kvindelige flygtninge fortæller om beskidte, smertefulde og dødbringende fødsler i ørkenen
I ørkenen mellem Jordan og Syrien er kvinderne, der flygter fra Islamisk Stat, overladt til sig selv. Udfordringerne inkluderer madmangel, vrede optøjer i lejrene og at føde børn i ørkenen uden lægehjælp.
Mashrou' Leila Are Banned from Jordan for Supporting LGBTQ Rights but Refuse to Be Censored
We talk to the wildly popular Lebanese band about their recent ban in the wake of the Jordanian conservative authorities pressuring the country's Ministry of Tourism.
Meet the Cartoonist Trying to Tackle Extremism with Comic Books
Extremist groups package terrorism as heroism – Suleiman Bakhit wants to counter that by giving young Arab Muslims an entirely different set of heroes: superheroes.
Six Banned Middle Eastern Books You Should Read
In honour of the brave authors who continue to challenge censorship and Banned Books Week, we made you a reading list.
Brewing Beer in the Middle East Is a Tough Business
The battle between Jordan's first microbrewery and the state.
Syrian Refugees Are Stuck at the Border with Jordan and Can't Get Out
There's nowhere to go and no humanitarian aid.
The Hangover News
This weekend, a nine-month-old boy was accused of attempted murder (and quickly bailed, because he's nine months old).
I Learned to Fight Like an American at the FSA Training Camp in Jordan
Putting American tactics to work in the Syrian civil war.
These Guys Build the World's Tallest Flagpoles for Authoritarian Regimes
Nothing says national pride like a massive pole.