It’s no secret that life for women in Egypt is not always easy. Typically ignored by authorities and politicians – whichever their background – sexual harassment…
Author: Itxaso Domínguez
Itxaso Domínguez
Spanish idealist expert in international relations (or at least tries to be), and particularly in Middle East affairs.
A score of inspectors sent by the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons, the brand new winner of the Nobel peace price founded in 1997…
One of the unforeseen consequences of the much bragged about Russia and U.S. backed deal on Syrian Weapons of Mass Destruction has been casting light on one key…
While two weeks ago Western intervention in Syria seemed imminent, today it merely stands as the second track after the diplomatic option that the US, Russia and Syria have…
[Ed. note: The opinions contained in this analysis are solely those of the author and do not necessarily represent the opinions of Scoop Empire or the…
It seems a US strike on Syria is now imminent. Presumably without the backing of a United Nations Security Council resolution. Apparently, Assad has trespassed the red line President Obama…
Last time I wrote about Tunisia things were not going exactly well. And this hasn’t pretty much changed. Weeks ago, an assassination shook the country once…
You know I’m not the pessimistic kind of person, but the opposite. Nonetheless, every time I take a glance at what is happening in Syria, I…
Tamarrud (Rebel yourself in Arabic), Egypt’s most famous protest movement, the one that sparked the 30 June huge demonstrations that ultimately ousted Mohammed Morsi, has inspired…
Nobody doubts the Tamarrud movement has breathed new momentum into Egypt’s stalled politics, thus somewhat reviving the spirit of the revolt that overthrew Mubarak more than…
