Tag Archives: Middle East & North Africa

Nationality + Migration, Race + Color + Ethnicity
Ethiopian Israelis continue anti-racism demonstrations in Tel Aviv.
  • The protests continue a month after the incendiary event involving two Israeli police officers assaulting an Ethiopian IDF soldier.
  • Wednesday’s rally involved roughly 200 protesters and a heavy police presence, with two arrests but no violence despite police warnings.

More on this story at Al Jazeera.

(Image Credit: AFP, via Al Jazeera)

Nationality + Migration
A member of the Federal National Council of the UAE proposes a tax on remittances exported by foreign workers.
  • 80% of the UAE population is non-native, with the country relying heavily on foreign workers for unskilled labor.
  • The rise in costs associated with such a tax could make the Arab world’s second biggest economy less attractive to foreign talent, though the Finance Minister says the socioeconomic impact has yet to be studied and is not currently under consideration.
  • Employees transferred a net Dh45.1 billion ($12.3 billion) out of the country last year, an increase from Dh41.2 the year before.

Read more on this story at Gulf News.

Gender

The Moroccan government publishes first data on its sex-worker population despite social conservatives who have long prohibited such official recognition. More from Al Jazeera.

Religion + Belief

Man disguised in women’s garb detonates self outside Shiite mosque in Dammam, killing himself and three others in the second such attack in the region a week. More from Reuters.

Religion + Belief

Shiite paramilitary rebrand forces in Iraq following concerns the name of their operation against ISIS would incite sectarianism. More from Reuters.

Race + Color + Ethnicity

Amnesty International releases report finding Hamas guilty of war crimes against Palestinians during the 2014 Israel-Gaza war, including abduction, torture, and murder. More from AFP, via La Presse (in French).

Religion + Belief

The arrest of a Shiite religious leader in Cairo further frustrate Egypt’s Shiite minority community, who report ongoing discrimination and persecution. More from Middle East Eye.

Sexual + Gender Minorities

Tunisian government recognizes anti-homophobia group, marking a significant step in the national LGBT-rights movement.  More from Tunisia Live.

Religion + Belief

Tens of thousands attend funeral of the 21 murdered in the suicide bombing of a Shiite mosque, protesting sectarian violence in Saudi Arabia.  More from Reuters.

Nationality + Migration

Some Nepalis working on World Cup construction projects in Qatar denied leave to return to Nepal for funerals and family visits. More from The Guardian.