Jordanian Bedouin border guards on parade.
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The old ways of doing things still matter – it’s just that some of it now takes place online.
A scene from Zaatari refugee camp, Jordan.
Brian Tomaszewski
Maps can be an invaluable tool in a natural disaster or humanitarian crisis. A pilot project trained Syrian refugees at a Jordan camp to create their own.
Iris scanning technology in use in Jordan.
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From eye-scanners to 3D printers, technology in humanitarian crises can be a positive force for disenfranchised people.
Protestors stand behind burning barricades during clashes with riot police near the Tunisian capital of Tunis in January 2018. Violent protests over price hikes raised fears of broader unrest in the country that was the birthplace of the Arab Spring.
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Decentralization in the Middle East and North Africa is supposed to lead to greater public representation in municipal politics. In fact, it is largely strengthening authoritarianism.
Protester mocking President al-Sisi.
Alisdare Hickson
Public disaffection in Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries betrays deep-seated tensions beneath the surface.
Ahd Kamel stars as the sister of a murdered asylum seeker in Collateral.
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Why are Iraqi applicants for asylum in the UK treated so much worse than Syrians?
Syrian refugees arrive to start a new life in Germany.
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Refugees hold religious prejudices against each other too – separating them by religion is not the answer.
Protesting the Trump administration’s decision in Bethlehem.
EPA/Abed Al Hashlamoun
With a single cut in donations to a UN agency, Donald Trump has abandoned another norm of US foreign policy. The consequences could be disastrous.
People praying on the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem’s Old City.
REUTERS/Ammar Awad
Wondering why Jerusalem matters so much? A 25-year veteran of the Israeli Foreign Service explains what you need to know.
Recent Tunis protests.
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Protests in Tunisia and Morocco show underlying causes of the Arab uprisings remain intact.
Syrian refugees on the Jordanian side of the border wait to enter a medical clinic in March 2017.
Jamal Nasrallah/EPA
Employing Syrian refugees is not the same as protecting them.
Malawi is a country that’s particularly vulnerable to the impact of drought and flood.
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Understanding the connections between basic food demands and accessibility to water and energy is important when it comes to climate change and its impact on agriculture and livelihoods.
Life is in limbo for Syrian refugees in Jordan.
Jamal Nasrallah/EPA
With the many interconnected conflicts within Syria continuing, and with routes to safety increasingly blocked, what can Syria’s 4.8m refugees expect in this ‘new’ year?
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A PhD candidate retells the moving stories of Syrian women, as they try to find a place in their new neighbourhoods.
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The beautiful game has never seemed uglier. But it also can bring joy and togetherness, even to the most desperate.
Living in limbo: children at the Qab Elias Syrian refugee camp in Lebanon.
Wael Hamzeh/EPA
It’s not just children who need support to cope, their families and caregivers do, too.
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Our collaboration with Point Taken, a new program from WGBH TV continues this week on the topic of Syrian refugees.
Where in the world do you put 4.8 million displaced people?
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As part of a collaboration between The Conversation and PBS’s Point Taken, a professor from The Ohio State University examines some common misconceptions about Syrian refugees.
Free Syrian Army fighters on their smartphones.
Jalal Al-mamo/Reuters
As usage continues to grow in the region, what’s the ongoing dynamic between the Middle East and social media? It’s complicated.
Reuters
Syria and IS may have dominated the news this year, but the Middle East has plenty of other problems on its hands.