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Author: Mohanad Hage Ali

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 People walk past Syrian restaurants in the Istanbul neighbourhood of Aksaray, August 2019 (photo: picture alliance/AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)

Turkeyʹs Middle East exiles

Istanbul – the Arab worldʹs beacon on the Bosphorus

Istanbul has become a refuge for many Arab communities – including the Muslim Brotherhood – but its cosmopolitan ways are also changing them. By Mohanad Hage AliMore

The Arter, art and gentrification: Modern art makeover in Istanbul?Gentrification in Egypt: Urban counter-revolution in CairoDevastated by war, Syriaʹs Idlib braces for coronavirusSyriaʹs crisis within a crisis – coronavirus could hit hard
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  1. 2022 FIFA World Cup and human rights

    Pointing the finger at Qatar's rulers is not enough

  2. Turkey's handle on soft power

    Hit TV series from Turkey conquer the Arab world

  3. 100 years of Jordan

    Prince Hamzah – just a storm in the royal Jordan tea-cup?

  4. Book review: new books on the Middle East

    The clouds of war or the dawn of a new beginning?

  5. Burka bans in Europe

    Why the burka is so important for right-wing populists

  6. Iran–China 25-year Cooperation Programme

    The Islamic Republic's timely vaccine against U.S. pressure?

  1. Coronavirus in the Middle East

    Rumours of vaccine tourism in Dubai unfounded – for now

  2. 2022 FIFA World Cup and human rights

    Pointing the finger at Qatar's rulers is not enough

  3. Turkey's handle on soft power

    Hit TV series from Turkey conquer the Arab world

  4. 100 years of Jordan

    Prince Hamzah – just a storm in the royal Jordan tea-cup?

  5. Interview with a mixed-faith couple

    Experiences in a Christian-Muslim marriage

  6. Turkish graduates in Europe

    Turkey's best and brightest flee in brain drain

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  • Iran orders 10-day shutdown amid fourth wave of coronavirus pandemic

  • UAE selects first Arab woman for astronaut training

  • Libya's new PM Dbeibeh to visit Turkey on Monday

  • Iran says Natanz nuclear site hit by terrorism

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