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Category: West Asia

Jailed, For Her Reportage

Niloufar Hamedi, the journalist who triggered the Anti-Hijab Movement in Iran by clicking photos of Mahsa Amini in the third week of September 2022, is currently in a prison. It […]

In Solidarity With Their Sisters

The death of 22-year-old Mahsha Amini in police custody on September 16, 2022 has ignited a firestorm of anger among the Iranians. Protests have erupted in every corner of the […]

From Russia, Through Azerbaijan

Iran is all set to import gas from Russia through neighbouring Azerbaijan. Tehran and the Kremlin signed an important agreement a couple of months ago under which the West Asian […]

Tirana’s Tiff With Tehran

Albania, the Muslim-majority country in southern Europe and a NATO member, announced on September 7, 2022 that it snapped diplomatic ties with Iran. As Edi Rama, the Prime Minister of […]

Iran’s ‘George Floyd’ Movement

She came out from her residence, without wearing a proper hijab. Hence, the Guidance Patrol of the Islamic Republic of Iran, a special Police squad in charge of public implementation […]

Saudi Women: A Different Picture

Saudi Arabia has claimed that women own 45% of the start-up companies in the Kingdom. In its latest report, the General Authority for Small and Medium Enterprises (Monsha’at) has mentioned […]

After Two Years…

Qasem Soleimani, an Iranian Major General, was killed by a US drone strike at Baghdad International Airport on January 3, 2020. The drone had targeted Soleimani while he was on […]

The Host & ‘Unwanted’ Guests

Qatar, which is all set to host the FIFA World Cup in November-December 2022, has once again stood by Palestine, as the peninsular Arab nation has removed Israel from the […]

Satanic

The author and one of the Midnight’s Children was attacked while he was delivering speech at a literary event in New York on August 12, 2022. Salman Rushdie, the 75-year-old […]