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This multilingual platform presents articles, opinion pieces and interviews about various social taboos that impact people, most often women, in the Arab region.
When examining the youth in the Middle East and their political involvement between the past and the present, we will find that in the Arab revolts against British and French rule of earlier decades, the youth had a prominent role in those…
I look at laws regulating the right of women to pass on their nationality to their children in Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon.
Arab youth get involved when they find that their work makes a difference. The problem is not the youth’s involvement in politics, but rather the structure of the political system in Lebanon.
There is no doubt that young people have an important role in any society, as they usually are large in number and oftentimes are the best and most capable group to advance society economically, socially, culturally and politically.
Unlike previous generations who, despite difficult circumstances on the ground took the initiative to engage in electoral participation, the new generation simply show less of an interest in participating in politics.
The state cannot deliver services to citizens unless all Iraqis – men, women and the youth – are involved on the political level to help build a future better Iraq where people can live in dignity, peace and prosperity and where the…
The political situation for young people in Yemen is very different compared to other countries. The youth here try to participate actively on the political scene and always seek to contribute to political decision-making. However, due to numerous obstacles and marginalisation, their…