More than a decade after the Arab Spring, women in Libya face an unprecedented level of violence and intimidation that limits their ability to participate in public safely and freely, in both ...

This article is an excerpt from the Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum’s recently published policy paper on UK AI Diplomacy. Critical minerals, metals, and rare earth elements (REEs) are ...

Despite Egypt’s favourable description of improvements made to women’s status and position in their National Report on Human Rights, submitted in October 2024 in accordance with the United Nations ...

Lebanon’s welfare system is fragmented and poorly regulated with little government oversight over issues relating to personal status, which religious courts rather than civil bodies adjudicate over.

The Trump administration’s change of tone on the US’ transatlantic commitments and the possibility of the president reducing American military presence in Europe has propelled forward policy ...

Manara – “Lighthouse” – aims to foster critical conversations on the Middle East and North Africa region through the voices of established and emerging specialists in politics, international relations ...

To permit the widest possible range of submissions, the ‘Middle East’ is defined broadly as including all Arab League states, Iran, Afghanistan, Israel and Turkey. Pitches will be considered based on ...

Dr. Roby C. Barrett specializes in Gulf and regional security issues. He is a former Foreign Service Officer with a background in intelligence and special operations. A graduate of the Foreign Service ...

“The Hamas-Israel War and its Regional Implications” is the first issue of Manara Magazine in 2024. As a dynamic online issue, published in Manara Magazine since the outbreak of the Hamas-Israel war ...

Manara Magazine’s forthcoming issue will highlight the ongoing policymaking challenges that countries most affected by climate change in the Middle East and North Africa face, as well as analyse case ...

Compiled retroactively on 8th May, 2024, with additional rolling pieces to be published.

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