Pakistan’s airstrikes in Afghanistan have reignited a century-old fault line. As Pashtun loyalties blur across the colonial Durand Line, both countries are paying the price for borders drawn in another era. A. Mansoor Ramizy reports for Middle East Uncovered: 🔗 themiddleeastuncovered.com/p/tribal-loyal…

Finally, I had time to review Omar Saif Ghobash book 'Letters to a Young Muslim' themiddleeastuncovered.com/p/the-letters-… Ghobash’s book was an active conversation —a father writing to his son about what it means to live as a Muslim, an Arab, and a human being in an age of turmoil. He spoke to

The persecution of Iran’s Baháʼís reveals a truth the regime fears most: that ideas of unity, equality, and peace are more powerful than repression. At IBB, we stand with those who refuse to meet hate with hate. Hesam Misaghi's latest for Middle East Uncovered:

Independent journalism is vital to a freer Middle East. When brave reporters tell untold stories — without fear or political filters — they challenge repression and give voice to change-makers. Proud to power Middle East Uncovered as it keeps that mission alive. 🔗 Reid Newton for

“Before you try to understand Al Jazeera,” says Arabic teacher Anwar Ben-Badis, “why not learn what the Palestinian in the street thinks and believes?” 50ShadesOfBeige reports on one man’s effort to turn language into empathy. 🔗themiddleeastuncovered.com/p/teaching-the…

Lots of doom and gloom so it’s nice to highlight a different kind of story about Palestinian life. This is about a small family-run brewery in the West Bank that is exporting craft beer to more than 17 countries, including Japan, Germany, Belgium, and Sweden. Her name is Nadim

Beneath the headlines of conflict, another Middle East is writing its own story. From Starlink breaching Iran’s digital blackout to fragile ceasefire talks in Gaza and new civic movements across the region, October at Middle East Uncovered captured a region in motion. Read the October

When the Taliban banned girls from classrooms, Afghan fathers stepped in. They read by candlelight, whispered lessons in secret, and held on to one truth: knowledge is freedom. By Olivia Cuthbert for Middle East Uncovered: themiddleeastuncovered.com/p/fathers-in-a…

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In Baghdad, young Iraqis are rewriting what patriotism means: not loyalty to factions, but to the constitution. @MuhiAlAnsari argues that defending the rule of law is the only path to a sovereign Iraq. 🔗 themiddleeastuncovered.com/p/iraqs-youth-…

A single tweet suggesting Hezbollah’s tunnels become wine cellars sparked a national debate. Issam Fawaz argues it struck a nerve because it asked the real question: will Lebanon keep digging into war, or into its own potential? 🔗 themiddleeastuncovered.com/p/wine-cellars…

Ammar Abdulhamid (theactualammar.bsky.social) in "The Shifting Global Order and its Implications for the Middle East: Part 2." 🔗 themiddleeastuncovered.com/p/the-shifting…

In Iran, people hide Starlink dishes under rooftops. In Afghanistan, teachers go online in secret. Across the region, translators bring banned ideas back to life. Even when speech is risky, knowledge finds a way out. Read the full story from Ideas Beyond Borders →

In Iraq, protecting ideas once meant hiding books from dictators. Now it means keeping reading alive in the digital age. Access to knowledge is the first step toward free thought, and Iraq’s young readers are leading that effort. Read Olivia Cuthbert’s piece via Middle East Uncovered

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1/ Musa al Shabandar was once a central figure in Iraq’s political life. In 1944 he found himself in solitary confinement inside the infamous Abu Ghraib Prison, where he began documenting the forces that shaped modern Baghdad. His account remains one of the most revealing

Afghanistan’s recent quakes didn’t create the crisis. They revealed how deeply the system has been hollowed out. Early-warning networks offline. Women shut out of relief. Experts pushed aside. Journalists blocked from showing the truth. A country cannot survive disasters when

A. Mansoor Ramizy in "Neglect and Isolation Leave Afghanistan Defenseless Against Disaster". 🔗 themiddleeastuncovered.com/p/neglect-and-…

After Omid Sarlak burned a portrait of Supreme Leader Khamenei, he was found dead with a gunshot wound to the head. Iranian authorities called it suicide. Mourners called it murder, and turned his funeral into a protest. 50ShadesOfBeige reports from inside Iran’s latest

A censored society isn’t a safer one. It’s a silent one.