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Reform or reshuffle? A comparative glance at Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan

May 10, 2019 Authoritarianism, human rights, MBS, Mirziyoyev, Mohammad bin Salman, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan

In late 2016, most people had never heard of Muhammad bin Salman or Shavkat Mirziyoyev. Both, however, would take control

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Event Review 

Breaking the silence on LGBTQ rights in the Middle East and North Africa

November 14, 2017February 21, 2018 Arab Conference at Harvard, human rights, James Chater, LGBTQ

A historic first: the first ever panel on LGBTQ rights in the Middle East and North Africa at the Arab Conference at Harvard.

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Podcast: Trump’s U-turns

April 17, 2017April 19, 2017 Arms sales, Bahrain, chemical weapons, Donald Trump, human rights, Jordan, King Abdullah II, Sisi, Syria, WMD

A special Middle East Weekly episode this week looks at Donald Trump’s u-turns of U.S. policy in the region. Our team

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Analysis 

What’s Holding Up Labor Reforms in Qatar?

May 21, 2016October 18, 2016 Doha, human rights, human rights Qatar, kefala, labor reform Qatar, labor system Qatar, MENA, migrant workers, migrant workers Qatar, Qatar, Sam Bollier, World Cup 2022, World Cup Qatar

The Gulf state of Qatar has repeatedly promised to reform its much-criticized labor system. Yet two years after its government

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