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In recent years, as sex education curriculums remain unattainable in most Arab countries, several Arab women have taken on the task of providing alternatives, offering sex-related information via social media to an increasingly curious youth. As of now, Tunisia remains the only Arab country with a sex education curriculum, introduced through a pilot program in the public-school system in 2020.
Since its occupation of the West Bank, Gaza, and East Jerusalem in 1967, Israel has practiced a policy of Jewish-only settlement expansion over Palestinian land. A land that the International Community designated as the territory of a future Palestinian State. Jewish-only settlements constitute a violation of international law and the Fourth Geneva Convention, but they have remained a stable policy of consecutive Israeli governments. But who are the American non-profits supporting Israeli settler expansion in the Occupied Territories? I speak with journalist Alex Kane.
Since the beginning of Ramadan in mid-April, tensions have been rising in the old city of Jerusalem. Palestinians have been protesting an Israeli court decision to evict four Palestinian families from their homes in the neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah to make room for Israeli settlers. To learn more I spoke with journalist Nidal Rafa.
Here's a list of some of my favorite listens (in Arabic and English) this Ramadan to help bring some sense of familiarity and maybe peace and connectedness. Some of those suggested listens are more to do with the tradition and rituals of Ramadan, others are interesting episodes from Muslim creators that I listened to while preparing iftar.
I wrote the Palestine entry for this book edited by Karen Wells. In this post, I share the book description, to order the book, visit abc-clio's website.
I wrote a book chapter for the book “Wired Citizenship: Youth Learning and Activism in the Middle East” edited by Linda Herrera & Rehab Sakr. In this post, I share the book description and table of content, to order go to Routledge's website.
How can we understand the turmoil inside the royal family and is there truly a rift at the highest ranks of the Jordanian regime? How do these events link to the public discontent around the country's suffering economy? And how will it impact civil liberties and the social and political movements already bearing the brunt of restrictive anti-terrorism and cybersecurity laws?