Region: Middle East

A comprehensive study analysing the narratives of women’s movements in Egypt, Iraq, Pakistan, Myanmar and Nigeria with a focus on the extent to which the…

The programme aims to build a wide coalition involving representatives of all ethno-religious groups and educationalists to design and deliver an educational curriculum promoting inclusivity…

On World Day for Cultural Diversity for Dialogue and Development, Sofya Shahab delves into some of the ways intolerance for cultural diversity has impacted communities in…

Since the declaration of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020, CREID has adapted its programme of work and responded to redress the increased impact of Covid-19…

Nearly two billion Muslims around the world are celebrating Eid al-Fitr, the festival drawing the holy month to a close. In this blog, Dr Saeed Adris…

Iraqi parliament session in March 2021. Photo from KirkukNow. At the end of the marathon, representatives of minorities in Iraqi house of representatives, the parliament,…

The theme for last Sunday’s International Day for Monuments and Sites was ‘Complex Pasts: Diverse Futures’, which sought to emphasise the importance of inclusion and…

With Ramadan starting this week for the world’s 1.8 billion Muslims, another much smaller and more ancient religious group largely based in Iraq is also…

Kameran Kemal, 25, could not stand still looking at the devastation of Shingal and displacement of its people, he tried to light a candle amid…

Daya (Mother) Gully before leaving town fell at the hands of Islamic State ISIS militants with her son and daughter whom they try to separate…

An Ezidi kid in traditional attire attending a ceremony in the village of Kojo, Shingal district in February 2021 for the burial of remnants of…

Heritage destruction, and the ideological motivations behind it, is vital for understanding conflict as well as addressing questions on what heritage is documented, preserved and…