Unprecedented state violence against women between the time of the revolution (2011) and the election of a new government (2012) contravened international law, and violated the spirit of the revolution.
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Cologne sex assaults: Muslim rape myths fit a neo-Nazi agenda | Voices | The Independent - 0 views
Allison Pearson: The Brexit referendum will be swung by the Cologne sex attacks - Teleg... - 0 views
Walsall to Syria: Fighters, travellers and victims? - BBC News - 0 views
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This article is definitely an interesting read. It talks about a network of travelers from Walsall that are now part of ISIS. I think that we really need to better understand why people in Western countries feel the urge to leave everything they have and go live under Islamic rule in Syria. There has to be some sort of brainwashing involved because this article shows one of the men having claimed not to be murderous, and that he just wants to "live under Islamic law and help the oppressed amongst us."
Syria: Assad regime kills so many detainees it amounts to 'extermination' of civilian p... - 0 views
Egypt's Arab Spring reverts to a winter of fear and torture | Voices | The Independent - 0 views
Murdered Cambridge student Giulio Regeni 'was killed by Egyptian secret services' | Dai... - 0 views
ISIS video shows British boy dubbed 'Jihadi Junior' blowing up four alleged spies | Dai... - 0 views
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This video shows shocking footage of a four year old who has joined the fight for ISIS. The young boy has been called "Jihadi Junior" because he blew up four allege spies in a car bomb.
Nato orders fleet to deploy in Aegean Sea 'to help end Europe's refugee crisis' | Europ... - 0 views
Gulf states invest billions in missile defences to protect against Iran - Telegraph - 0 views
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Gulfs states have been investing in missile defences to line the border with Iran. Saudia Arabian spent $2 billion last year on missile defence which has remained a large portion of the Gulf's total miliatry budget of $113 billion.
Syria conflict: Damascus remains a war zone - but some families are returning | Middle ... - 0 views
What's happening in Syria? - CBBC Newsround - 0 views
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The whole Syrian civil war began when 15 kids were arrested for writing anit-government things. Protestors began to fill the streets, peacefully, in 2011. The government opened fire on the protestors.
Inside Zaatari refugee camp: the fourth largest city in Jordan - Telegraph - 0 views
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More information on the Za'arari camp that our speaker was discussing with our class yesterday. I found it interesting that Jennie Corbett, a policy analyst for Europe's RAND Research Institute, described the "acts of resilience and entrepreneurship" as "more poignant and impressive" vs. our speaker yesterday who said NGOS/UN groups should not use the term "resilient" so robustly.
'Highly dangerous' radioactive material stolen, sparking fears of Isis 'dirty bomb' | M... - 0 views
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Iraq had some material stolen from them that has sparked fear of possible future ISIS attacks that may contain this dangerous material. It was stolen from a US owned storage facility and according to the documents about the material, it could be attatched to explosives to make a dirty bomb.
Egyptian figures reveal 92% married women suffered female genital mutilation ... - 0 views
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This article describes how 92% of married women in Egypt have suffered female genital mutilation. Earlier this year, an Egyptian doctor Raslan Fadl was convicted of manslaughter and performing female genital mutilation that led to the death of a 13-year-old Sohair el-Batea. He was only sentenced 2 years in prison.
Ankara explosion: At least 18 killed and 45 injured after 'car bomb' hits centre of Tur... - 0 views
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According the Independent, a middle east news center, reported today an explosion in Ankara with at least 18 killed and 45 injured; a car bomb hit Turkey's capital. Turkish officials assume that the Kurdish Worker's Party is responsible; possibly due to an unsuccessful peace negotiations between Turkey and the PKK.
Women's rights in post-revolution Egypt - Asfar - 0 views
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Egypt’s first democratically-elected, post-revolution government overwhelmingly failed to recognise crucial women’s issues such as marital rape and human trafficking and contributed to the culture of sexual harassment; one of the most pressing problems for Egyptian women today.
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This article talks about the details of the women's rights movement since 1952. After the revolution in 2011, women's rights has yet to become a topic of importance.
Yemen crisis: Who are the Houthi rebels? - 1 views
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The Houthi rebellion brought forth a conflict with multiple players. The competing factions include the Houthis, the government, al-Qaeda, Al-Islah (a Sunni Islamist political faction), and Al-Hirak (the Southern Movement demanding secession).
Syrian Kurds open diplomatic mission in Moscow - Telegraph - 0 views
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Opening of a representative office of Syrian Kurdistan in Moscow - Russia seeks to "demonstrate it has allies other than Bashar al-Assad. I believe this is a great step for Russia as well as the Syrian Kurds for standing up next to Russia's ambiguous relationship w/Syria's dictator Assad.
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