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Increasing Awareness of Mental Health Needs in Arab Populations
Mar 18, 2022Yara M. AsiTwo years after the initial lockdowns of the COVID-19 pandemic, biomedical advancements like vaccinations and pharmaceutical treatments began to allow countrie…
- Policy AnalysisGlobal Health and Health Policy
Two Years of COVID-19 in the Arab World: Social, Economic, and Political Effects
Jan 31, 2022Yara M. AsiIt was just over two years ago—on January 5, 2020—that the World Health Organization (WHO) reported “cases of pneumonia of unknown etiology” based on informati…
- Policy AnalysisGlobal Health and Health Policy
The Overlooked Threat of Cancer in the Arab Region
Nov 18, 2021Yara M. AsiSince its founding in 1985, Breast Cancer Awareness Month has been held in October every year. Originally an American enterprise, the event has become global, …
- Policy AnalysisEnergy and Economics
Starving and Being Starved: Addressing Food Insecurity in Arab Populations
Apr 5, 2021Yara M. AsiAfter years of civil war and outside intervention, Yemen continues to be widely recognized as having the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. A significant contr…
- Policy AnalysisLevantGlobal Health and Health Policy
Another Test of Palestinian Sumud: COVID-19 in the West Bank, Gaza Strip, and East Jerusalem
Oct 27, 2020Yara M. AsiAs the world has endured the crushing outcomes of the COVID-19 pandemic over the past seven months, a common refrain often heard is that “the virus knows no bo…
- Policy AnalysisAlgeriaGlobal Health and Health Policy
North African Autocrats Use the Pandemic to Expand Power, Settle Scores
Sep 15, 2020Charles W. DunneMany months have passed since the novel coronavirus epidemic began, with wide-ranging and often devastating health, economic, and social ramifications. The pol…
- Policy AnalysisThe Arabian Peninsula and The GulfGlobal Health and Health Policy
Migrant Workers’ Health and COVID-19 in GCC Countries
Jul 7, 2020Yara M. AsiYara M. Asi writes that poor health care provisions and crowded living conditions of migrant workers in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries have made them e…
- Policy AnalysisGlobal Health and Health Policy
Do Arab Women Need Saving? The Health of Women in the Arab World
Jun 8, 2020Yara M. AsiYara M. Asi argues that the complexity of Arab women's lives necessitates powerful ways to protect their health and well-being that should be grounded in gende…
- Policy AnalysisEgyptDemocracy and Governance
Politics of COVID-19 in Egypt: Between Repression and Opportunism
May 12, 2020Khalil Al-AnaniThe Egyptian regime's medical assistance to the United States and other countries during the coronavirus pandemic is meant to mollify international criticism o…
- Policy AnalysisDemocracy and Governance
Health Care in the Arab World: Outcomes of a Broken Social Contract
May 12, 2020Yara M. AsiYara M. Asi surveys the poor conditions of the Arab world's health care sector and writes that significant changes in efforts and resources should be prioritiz…
- Policy AnalysisPalestine/IsraelConflicts and Conflict Resolution
Playing Politics with Aid: Israel’s Response to COVID-19 in Gaza
Apr 29, 2020Yousef MunayyerYousef Munayyer asserts that Israel's facilitation of COVID-19-related aid to Gaza will largely further one overarching priority: to serve Israel's political o…