Category Middle East

The Iraqi government’s attempt to change what is often called the most liberal personal status law in the Middle East has been met with protests and social media outrage. “Here is Baghdad,” Ali al-Mikdam, a journalist and human rights activist, wrote on…

Washington, DC – On Tuesday, a progressive Democrat will fight to save her seat in the United States Congress — against a threat from within her own party. That Democrat, Cori Bush, faces a punishing primary challenge from county prosecutor…