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Lebanon

Beirut nightlife grinds to a halt

A pandemic, civil strife and an economic meltdown have conspired to bring Beirut's vibrant club scene to its knees. Yet the city needs parties more than ever. Kate Martyr reportsMore

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  1. Egypt’s economic crisis

    Egyptians in dire straits

  2. Hindu nationalism

    Gandhi's killer – a Hindutva hero

  3. Turkish-Russian relations

    Erdogan's re-election would serve Putin

  4. Women's voices

    Iranian literature in times of uprising

  5. Women’s Rights in Afghanistan

    The Taliban cannot defeat women

  6. Eye-witness on Iran protests

    Exiled artist Forouhar: 'A country in turmoil'

  1. Turkish-Russian relations

    Erdogan's re-election would serve Putin

  2. Sex life in Saudi Arabia

    Lifting the veil

  3. Palestine, Jordan and Syria

    The woman preserving handwoven history

  4. The Islamic Republicʹs Jewish minority

    Celebrating Sabbath in Iran

  5. Documentary: "Muezzin" by Sebastian Brameshuber

    Turkey's "Idol" for prayer callers

  6. Economic crisis on the Nile

    Is Egypt the 'new Lebanon'?

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Goodbye forever? A woman in a burka leaving a university in Kandahar province. She will not be allowed to return. In a government statement in mid-December 2022, the Islamist Taliban instructed all universities – private as well as public – in Afghanistan to ban women from attending. All female students were barred from universities with immediate effect

The Taliban's war on women

Since seizing power in mid-2021, the Taliban have continued to restrict the rights of Afghan women and girls. At the end of 2022, they banned women from attending higher education. By Nele Jensch

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