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Before the Gunfire: Mapping the Hidden Infrastructure of Repression in Kurdistan/Iran

For decades, Kurdish cities in Iran have been centers of resistance against the Islamic Republic, from the mass demonstrations that followed the ..

Challenges and Opportunities of the Return of the Assyrian-Chaldean-Syriac Diaspora to Iraq

Many diaspora communities around the world are seeing a portion of their members consider what was, until recently, a utopian dream: a ..

The Balochi Struggle to Endure

I was born in a village in Balochistan that, in my opinion, was perhaps one of the best places to be born. ..

The Coptic Question in Egypt’s “Age of Tolerance”

Fifteen years after the Arab Spring, at first glance, one might conclude that Egypt has successfully addressed its sectarian divisions. After all, ..

Yezidis: Between Genocide and Cultural Erasure

More than 12 years have passed since the Yezidis of Mount Sinjar faced one of the most heinous crimes of the 21st ..

Syria’s Minorities Face More Than a Failure of Protection

The fall of Bashar al-Assad in December 2024 offered a chance to build a state where citizenship, rather than sect or ethnicity, ..

Returning to the Homeland

My journey of serving my community began when I moved back to my ancestral land in 2008 and tried to understand the ..

When America Leaves: Minority Survival in Iraq and Syria

The departure of U.S. troops from Iraq in September 2026, following the drawdown in Syria earlier in the year, may be a ..

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