By Lauren Bohn and Omnia Al Desoukie CAIRO – With fluffy beige pillows propped behind her still recovering back,...
May 23, 2012
What to expect from Egypt’s presidential election
It is unwise to try to predict anything in Egypt these days, but there are several safe assumptions...
May 23, 2012
Egyptian women challenge rights abuses, militarization
CAIRO — It was the middle of the night in Cairo when Ragia Omran, one of the country’s most...
May 22, 2012
Egypt’s new president to face huge decision on military’s role
By Eric Cunningham CAIRO, Egypt – Egyptians are headed to the polls in a historic election to choose...
May 22, 2012
Afghan women and the Rule of Law conundrum
By Jean MacKenzie In December 2001, the US-led offensive forced the Taliban to scatter over the mountains into...
Mar 07, 2012
In Afghanistan, these children are growing up behind bars
by Jean Mackenzie KABUL, Afghanistan — The happy blue arch proclaims that the institution is the “Open Rehabilitation Juvenile...
Mar 07, 2012
Life Sentence: Women and justice in Afghanistan
In the decade since the United States invaded Afghanistan and toppled the Taliban government in Kabul, many positive...
Mar 07, 2012
Afghan women trapped in tribal court system
by Jean MacKenzie KABUL, Afghanistan — Sakina’s eyes are dark wells of despair that lighten only briefly when...
Mar 07, 2012
Military tribunals: A continuing crackdown on Egypt’s revolution
CAIRO — Before the pro-democracy movement’s demonstrations swelled the streets of this city and ousted President Hosni Mubarak,...
Jan 22, 2012
The money behind the Egyptian military
CAIRO – One year into Egypt’s unfinished revolution, fateful questions loom here in the most populous nation in...
Jan 22, 2012