Author: Ali Almakhlafi

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Yemen′s former minister for human rights, Hooria Mashhour (photo: AFP/Getty Images)

Interview with Hooria Mashhour

On the rebels′ blacklist

Fearing for her life in her home country, a former minister from Yemen applied to Germany for asylum. Now she′s working for the integration of refugees. Interview by Ali AlmakhlafiMore

After the upheaval in the Arab world: Escalating warsThe Yemen conflict: The threat of a regional conflagrationMedia reports on the Yemen conflict: A skewed view of Yemen's plight
Mecca (photo: picture-alliance/dpa)

Islam 2.0

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Hajj Pilgrimage Enters Digital Age

Performing a religious ritual like hajj and using a smartphone is no contrast. Modern Muslim pilgrims can stay connected via platforms like Facebook and Twitter. Ali Almakhlafi reportsMore

Interview with the Saudi-Arabian Writer Raja Alem: Elegy for a Lost EraIsmaël Ferroukhi's "The Great Journey": On the Way to Mecca in a Rickety Peugeot

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Iran bearing the brunt: with a high number of deaths and cases, Iran has been a regional epicentre of the outbreak. Several top officials have been infected and there are concerns the number of cases are higher than reported. The government has cancelled Friday prayers but health workers have complained they are under-equipped. Iran has asked the International Monetary Fund for emergency funding

Coronavirus in the Middle East: Lock down or play down?

Countries such as Kuwait and Israel have instituted virtual lockdowns in the face of COVID-19, while religious gatherings have been limited at a time of year ripe with ritual. Others have been slower to act. By Tom Allinson