Leadership of Iraqi Kurds see independence as increasingly likely as central government weakens
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World’s Dissidents Using Tor Plugins to Stay Online
Increase in dissidents using Tor plugins for anonymity is keeping web free from government eyes
A Literary Contest for Arabic Speakers Worldwide
A few days ago, exactly on the 17th of June 2014, an international writing contest for Arabic speakers has been released from the heart of Egypt with an intention to “help in globalizing the Arabic language”.
Police Turn Violent on Anniversary of Turkey Protest
Clashes in Istanbul resume on anniversary of Turkey protest that has polarized changing nation
Time to Join the Messengers Creative Writing Competition
All you need to do is pick a prophet or a spiritual icon and eulogize them, in whatever style/genre you’d like to express. It can be a poem, a prose, a short story, or even an essay. Every writer can post up to 5 pieces, each on a different prophet.
Iran Conservatives Ban on WhatsApp is Vetoed
Iran dictatorship sees rare success for openness to technology and media as ban on WhatsApp blocked by reformist President Hassan Rouhani capping a series of changes
Iraq to Vote For First Time Since US Pullout
For the first time since U.S. pullout in 2011, citizens across Iraq have gone to the polls to vote in their country’s parliamentary elections amid a very real threat of violence and intimidation from a very unfriendly enemy.
World’s Bravest Voters Defy Threat of Violence in Iraq
Iraqis face down violence to vote for candidates who can represent the world’s bravest voters
Call for Mass Release of Iranian Political Prisoners
Support growing for release of jailed army of Iranian political prisoners held since mass protests
Iraqi Women War Victims Suffer on Massive Scale
Since 2003 Bush invasion, Iraqi women war victims have steadily lost their human rights with time