FES MENA Blog

From Beirut to Khartoum and from Rabat to Teheran, our FES colleagues, partners as well as guest contributors share their insights from the ground and offer food for thought on current developments in the MENA region.

The views expressed in this blog series are not necessarily those of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung.


Blog News

23.03.2023 | Blog

Why has the Tunisian Political Transition Deviated from its Initial Course?

Tunisia's democratic transition, which had raised great hopes in the Arab world, has failed to keep its promise. Since July 25, 2021, the country's...


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A Break in the Clouds over Yemen

The current rapprochement between Saudi Arabia and Iran could promote peace in Yemen. Much depends on the seriousness of the actors involved


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The Ongoing Struggle for Bread and Roses

This article revisits the History of Women’s Day in the world and the MENA region and calls for the re-politicization of IWD.


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How Consumer Patriarchy Succeeds in Fooling us Every Time

Whenever I grow tired of the heated Twitter discussions, I flee to Instagram to hide there for a while.


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Letting the Fox into the Henhouse

Oil boss Al Jaber has been appointed president of the next climate conference. Still, we should not boycott the COP but redouble our climate efforts.


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06.02.2023 | Blog

COP27: Climate Justice without Climate Action

Before the summit, the COP27 presidency declared its goal to achieve progress on all major issues of climate action: Mitigating climate change and...


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Authoritarianism and Bodily Autonomy: The case of Iran

Looking at the Iranian revolution, this article explores the links between bodily autonomy and authoritarianism from a feminist perspective.


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Personal Choice in Climate and Environmental Justice

Personal choice is problematic in climate justice but relevant to environmental justice. Away from the individual vs. structural dichotomic discourse,...


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11.01.2023 | Blog

The Revolution Fizzles Out

In Tunisia, faith in politics has been lost, elections are ignored. The country is threatened with bankruptcy. The opposition has boycotted the...


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Promoting Democracy is Iraq's Greatest Internal Challenge

After a year of struggle, a government has been formed in Iraq. Still, the sought-after political and social peace is yet to be seen.


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