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Junior Jihadis: A New Era For Child Soldiers?
We are inundated with stories of children crossing continents to join the battle and to help to establish a caliphate.
All That Glitters: Tunisian Democratic Exception?
Media coverage of the MENA region is plagued by blanket statements and superficial analyses. International news outlets reserve even the right to name events. The so-called ‘Arab Spring’ is an example of a de facto ...
Worst 5 Human Rights Violations Of 2014
Today marks World Human Rights Day. Unfortunately, the term “human rights” is often associated with the violation of human rights, rather than the advancement of it. Although 2014 has seen many successes in variou...
Top 5 Human Rights Successes Of 2014
Today marks World Human Rights Day. However, in today’s world, the term “human rights” often takes a somber tone. As we look back on 2014, it’s disappointing to note the sheer number of high profile h...
Can we export this Canary Island energy self-sufficiency plan?
Since last summer, El Hierro, in the Canary Islands, is the first island in the world with a project working to make it energy self-sufficient. A hybrid hydro-wind generation system is currently working to provide the island ...
Beirut’s Road Block To Sustainability
A highway construction project put on the back-burner for more than thirty years is to be implemented if Beirut’s municipality gets its way. The decision to use a proposal to alleviate traffic in the congested Beirut neighbor...
