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Across the Zagros

Iranian influence in Iraqi Kurdistan This article was first published by the Tehran Bureau for The Guardian. The complicated relationship between Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan has been thrown into stark relief in recent weeks. On 30 October, Adel Murad, a founding member of the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan (PUK), publicly voiced his support for the involvement of Iran, rather than Turkey or Saudi Arabia, in Iraqi affairs. The PUK is one of the largest political parties in Iraqi Kurdistan and its leader, Jalal Talabani, is the…

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A gathering swarm

Could locusts escalate tensions between the Sudans?This article was first published on Think Africa Press. Whether it is disagreements over oil fees, disputes over borderlands, or accusations of fuelling rebel groups in each other’s territory, there is no shortage of tensions between Sudan and South Sudan. The rhetoric from both sides of the divide is often barbed, and relations between political figures in the two countries are ever heated and precarious.

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London conference addresses plight of Kurdish women in Iran

This article first appeared on Rudaw. “Kurdish women in Iran face a double-whammy: They are a minority ethnicity and they are women in an…

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Why Rabaa Al-Adaweya?

The story behind the mosque

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The hunt for the Mubaraks’ assets

This article was first published on Jadaliyya. The current financial crisis in Cyprus has thrown a harsh light on that island’s economic…

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