Helen Patuck met Khaled a year ago while working in Syria. Here he shares a message of solidarity and practical advice on how to keep hopes up when it isn’t safe to leave home. This is an article from the current issue of Middle East Solidarity magazine – help us continue our work by donating…
Palestinian activist Zeinab al-Hajj talks to Helen Patuck about the wave of protests which took place last year across the refugee camps This is an article from the current issue of Middle East Solidarity magazine – help us continue our work by donating £2 for a digital copy online Why now?” Zeinab al-Hajj asks about…
The revolt in Lebanon has brought thousands into the streets demanding change. Helen Patuck asks Sophie Chamas if it will expand to include demands for justice for the millions who are not Lebanese citizens. This is an article from the current issue of Middle East Solidarity magazine – help us continue our work by donating…
For the past year, a massive popular movement has repeatedly shaken Algeria. Shelagh Smith draws up a balance sheet. This is an article from the current issue of Middle East Solidarity magazine – help us continue our work by donating £2 for a digital copy online On 12 December 2019 a new president was declared…
A year after the revolution forced out dictator El Bashir Sudan’s activists are bracing themselves for the pandemic, report Anne Alexander and Irang Bak. This is an article from the current issue of Middle East Solidarity magazine – help us continue our work by donating £2 for a digital copy online A year ago Sudan’s…
Palestinian activists Manar Raje and Haya Abu Shukhaidem speak to Oisin Challen Flyn about the growing movement over violence against women in Palestine. This is an article from the current issue of Middle East Solidarity magazine – help us continue our work by donating £2 for a digital copy online Across Palestine a new slogan…
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Qasim Muhammad analyses the grievances behind demonstrations in the Iraqi capital and southern cities which have faced violent repression by the security forces. From Middle East Solidarity magazine, issue 12. Order a print copy or download as a pdf here The popular movement which exploded in early October was driven by young people using social…
Students and university staff played a key role in Sudan’s revolution and are continuing to organise and push for real justice and democracy, writes Dr Iman Hamza From Middle East Solidarity magazine, issue 12. Order a print copy or download as a pdf here El Bashir’s regime created what was called the ‘Higher Education Revolution’,…
Olivia Palmer analyses the roots of Iraq’s agricultural crisis in war, occupation and neoliberal reforms. From Middle East Solidarity magazine, issue 12. Order a print copy or download as a pdf here Iraq is the birthplace of agriculture. Its wheat, legumes and other seed crops have been developed and refined for local conditions over a…
