Archive - Middle East Uncovered

The World Moved On. She Stayed to Defend Yazidi Women.

British-Kurdish genocide survivor Taban Shoresh founded an NGO to support Yazidi women left behind by war, as global attention — and aid — moves…

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Olivia Cuthbert

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More to Her Story

Reimagining US Foreign Aid as a Tool for Change

A smarter, more targeted approach to foreign aid can foster real development without wasting taxpayer money.

Aug 1 •

Faisal Saeed Al Mutar

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Jen Brick Murtazashvili

July 2025

Lebanon and Iraq Brace for Syria’s Next Implosion

The countries must act now to insulate themselves from the consequences of their neighbor's decline

Jul 31 •

The Trio Vying to Rule a Broken Syria

Syria’s future lies in the hands of three warlords: an ideologue, a patriarch, and a chameleon

Jul 30 •

Ammar Abdulhamid

How the Wall Street Journal Mistook Propaganda for Journalism

By publishing an op-ed from a discredited gang leader, the Wall Street Journal gave legitimacy to a propaganda campaign disguised as local leadership

Jul 29 •

Wheelchair-Accessible Transport Finally Arrives in Lebanon

A devastating accident showed Paul Debs what Lebanon lacked. Now he's filling the gap himself to give the disabled community its mobility back.

Jul 28 •

Olivia Cuthbert

Traveling Through Wartime Airspace

As regional powers exchanged fire, civilian aviation became a casualty of geopolitical risk as one couple attempted to find their way home.

Jul 25 •

Rafal Al Adilee

Playing the Tribal Card

Long dismissed as relics, Syria’s tribes are now shaping the country’s postwar order.

Jul 24 •

Ammar Abdulhamid

Fordow’s Craters: Tombs for Billions of Dollars and Millions of Dreams

The Islamic Republic spent billions on nuclear tunnels instead of schools, hospitals, or power for its people.

Jul 22 •

Soran Mansournia

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The Books the Taliban Doesn’t Want Read

They banned "The Kite Runner," "Sapiens," and "Brave, Not Perfect." One young couple sells them anyway.

Jul 22 •

Ahmad Mansoor Ramizy

A Nation “United” by Force Is No Nation at All

The Syrian interim government’s suppression of dissent risks unraveling what’s left of national cohesion

Jul 21 •

Iraq Breaks Free of Iran’s Orbit

Baghdad is emerging as a strategic actor in its own right, distancing itself from Tehran without courting confrontation

Jul 18 •

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