I look at laws regulating the right of women to pass on their nationality to their children in Iraq, Yemen and Lebanon.
Yemen would be in a good state if only all of our political parties could gather around the dialogue table and leave behind partisanship and sectarianism.
If the truce remains in place and expands to include the opening of key roads between the governorates and re-launching of commercial flights, then the situation for Yemenis will significantly change.
The thought of immigrating to a new country has always been etched in the minds of young people in the Middle East and North Africa. I also belong in this category of people.
Lebanon, once the envy of the Arab world, is now a failed state from which there appears to be no escape. Its political system is paralysed and its economy is collapsing.
In light of the crises and instability Lebanon is currently going through, it´s as if we the Lebanese are sitting in the cinema and waiting for the movie to end in a way that we expect.
Following the collapse of Lebanon´s…
I never wanted to be onboard those flights without a return ticket. Even after so many years of tasting the bitterness of life in our country, I still hate being on a plane that does not intend to return its passengers.
Corruption often comes as a result of economic, social and political crises in a country. It can appear when the state becomes embroiled in domestic civil wars, conflicts in foreign lands or when the country is plagued by sectarian and religious issues.
My country is heading towards increased instability. Corruption, political rivalries and nepotism are increasing and the Iraqi government lacks the most basic elements of a democracy.