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West Asia and North Africa in 2024: Turmoil, transformation, and trauma

Written by Walid El Houri

23 December 2024

The story of Qatari women’s rights defender Noof Al-Maadeed

Written by خالد إبراهيم Khalid Ibrahim

Translated by Khalid Ibrahim

10 September 2023

Sanctions against violators of women’s rights: A political lens

Written by Stephanie Wild

23 May 2023

Call to Action on International Migrants Day: Stop forced labour and restore workers’ agency

Written by Ambika Tandon, Francisca Ankrah, Tsigereda Brihanu, Sandigan Kuwait

18 December 2022

Stories about Qatar

Trade wars and military threats: The battle for economic influence in WANA

WANA nations are diversifying trade away from the US, but Trump’s economic and military pressures raise tensions, threatening to turn economic rivalry into conflict.

Written by Walid El Houri

14 February 2025

Erdoğan threatens to intervene in Israel, though pundits call it an empty threat

Israel urged NATO to expel Turkey

Written by Arzu Geybullayeva

1 August 2024

Nepali migrant workers who built the World Cup stadiums are completely forgotten

"No one will ever remember them other than their families"

Written by Benju Lwagun

1 December 2022

How football and politics are intertwined in a polarized post-election Brazil

Bolsonaro received more support among athletes during his campaign

Written by Richard Wanjohi

21 November 2022

Bangladeshis join the 2022 football World Cup frenzy, but this year it's a little complicated

Fans have hoisted country flags on rooftops, held street rallies, painted graffiti

Written by Rezwan

21 November 2022

Australia’s World Cup team urges better treatment of migrants and LGBTQ+ individuals in Qatar

Football is also about respect and dignity for all.

Written by Mong Palatino

19 November 2022

Qatar refuses payoffs to FIFA World Cup 2022 workers

Qatar claimed millions of dollars in unpaid wages were already disbursed

Written by Nepali Times

14 November 2022

Opening of shipping routes from Ukraine will not abate commodity and food pressure on the Middle East and North Africa

Low harvests, destroyed equipment, occupied lands threaten global food supply

Written by Global Voices Central & Eastern Europe

14 August 2022

World Cup theme songs through the ages

These songs have been sources of national pride and politicization

Written by Richard Wanjohi

27 July 2022

Where is Qatari human rights defender Noof Al-Maadeed?

The 23-year-old faced grave risk to her life from her family

Written by Khalid Ibrahim

29 December 2021

Qatar urged to release 21 detainees held for protesting ‘discriminatory’ election laws

First Shura elections spark controversy

Written by Gulf Center for Human Rights

30 September 2021

Arab states’ reconciliation with Qatar leaves pro-unity Saudis behind bars

Saudi critics of kingdom's rift with Qatar languish in prison

Written by Dahlia Kholaif

13 January 2021

‘Stop silencing MENA critical voices,’ say activists in open letter to Twitter and Facebook

Human rights defenders denounce censorship by social media platforms

Written by Dahlia Kholaif

20 December 2020

Migrant workers face racism and rampant human rights violations across the Gulf

Migrant workers face COVID-19 with no medical care or unions

Written by Khalid Ibrahim

17 June 2020

Information warfare: COVID-19’s other battleground in the Middle East

The internet breeds and amplifies state-sponsored fake news and propaganda

Written by Saoussen Ben Cheikh

10 June 2020

Stranded Nepali migrant workers protest to return home, Nepali government drags its feet

During COVID-19 lockdown in UAE, Nepali migrants stranded

Written by Saprina Panday

20 May 2020

A lethal combination: How MENA governments use cybercrime laws and spyware to target activists

Gulf governments continue to deploy cybercrime laws as an arbitrary legal cover to target target human rights defenders.

Written by Khalid Ibrahim

6 September 2018

Audrey Azoulay, the Second Woman at the Head of the UNESCO

She won the title after five voting rounds, with 30 votes in her favor against 28 votes for her opponent Hamad bin Abdulaziz Al Kawari, from Qatar

Written by Abdoulaye Bah

Translated by Maysun Hassanaly

11 December 2017

Netizen Report: Gulf States Say ‘Pro-Qatar’ Speech Now Constitutes Cybercrime

Global Voices Advocacy's Netizen Report offers an international snapshot of challenges, victories, and emerging trends in Internet rights around the world.

Written by Netizen Report Team

8 June 2017

Things Are Not What They Seem: The Week That Was at Global Voices Podcast

This week, we take you to Paraguay, Iran, Qatar and the Caribbean.

Written by L. Finch, Sahar Habib Ghazi

23 December 2016

I’m Qatari, and I Want to Be Able to Decide For Myself Who I Marry

"My marriage changed me. It took my outside my bubble, and made me question our culture’s values."

Written by Guest Contributor

22 November 2016

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