After 15 years of violence following the US invasion, finding cause for optimism can be a fool’s errand
Middle East articles on Democracy Chronicles
View news about the struggle for democracy in the troubled Middle East where vast cultural change and persistent political violence cry out for democracy. Also see our World Democracy section and our articles on the ongoing Arab Spring.
VIDEO: Democracy and Islamism in Egypt
How will Egypt deal with its deficit of democracy? How will Islam and islamism influence any future democracy?
Banksy mural backs jailed Turkish artist Zehra Dogan
British street artist Banksy is now showing solidarity with imprisoned Turkish-Kurdish artist and journalist Zehra Dogan
Academic sentenced to 18 months for criticizing Iranian regime
A prominent Iranian political analyst said he had been sentenced to prison for propaganda against the regime
How Syria’s Kurds are trying to create a democracy
The ruling Kurdish Party, the PYD, has set up a democratic federation made of local governments
VIDEO: The impact and meaning of the 2018 Iranian Protests
Iranian protests have continued at a low level for months after flaring up following a policy missteps on the economy
Record number of Lebanon women register to run in election
A record number of women have registered to stand in Lebanon’s first legislative elections in nine years
VIDEO: Female Political Representation Under Authoritarianism
An event was held to discuss the impact of dictatorship on women, particularly in the Middle East
Coverage of the NYC march to remove US forces from Yemen
The Working Families Party organized on Sunday, March 4, in Brooklyn to visit a preplanned speech by New York State Senator Kirsten Gillibrand to hand her a petition in support of the desperate nation of Yemen.
Saudi Women Will Drive But Political Power is Still a Dream
Newfound empowerment is a potential social lightning rod in a country unaccustomed to such visibility for women