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Arab Awakening
Arab Awakening news and analysis from The Nation
October 10, 2019
This month’s protests in Syria, Iraq, and Egypt prove that what began in 2010 was just the beginning of a long revolution.
September 3, 2019
Zahra Hankir’s anthology Our Women on the Ground elevates vital but often overlooked voices from Morocco to Gaza to Yemen.
June 25, 2019
Recent uprisings in Sudan and Algeria have avoided mistakes of 2011.
June 4, 2019
A new generation of musicians and artists has been inspired by—and is inspiring—the uprising.
April 26, 2019
“We held each other and cried. Everyone around us was crying and chanting.”
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March 28, 2019
The most striking feature of today’s uprising is that the gigantic rallies are peaceful and socially mixed, with men and women, old and young, taking part—and adamant in their resolve to get rid of the regime.
December 21, 2018
A historian of the Middle East unpacks the widely misunderstood origins of one of the world’s most devastating conflicts.
December 20, 2018
Major political breakthroughs provide an opportunity to rein in the world’s worst humanitarian disaster. But progress is fragile.
December 14, 2018
The outspoken advocate details the plight of her native Yemen—and explains what needs to happen to avoid further disaster.
March 20, 2018
But with friends like this—a repressive monarch, a war criminal, and a sectarian ideologue—who needs enemies?
