In Algeria, Veiled From the World, Past and Future Are Shrouded, Too
ORAN, Algeria — This handsome but neglected port city “turns its back on the bay,” as Albert Camus wrote in...
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Unveiled and Furious: How Iran’s Women-Led Protests Cut to the Heart of National Identity
Long before protests started spreading across Iran last month, the hijab — the Islamic head scarf that Iranian law requires...
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In Israel, a Solemn Yom Kippur Also Creates a Giant Playground
For more than a decade, Ms. Levy has cycled the 40 miles to Tel Aviv from her in-laws’ home just...
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Biden Administration Pushes Oil Producers to Keep Production High
Biden administration officials have spent more than a week in discussions with their counterparts from oil-producing countries in the Middle...
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Iran Attacks Kurdish Positions Across the Border in Iraq
Iranian forces bombarded opposition bases in the semiautonomous Kurdistan Region of Iraq on Tuesday, the latest in a string of...
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Iran’s Supreme Leader Condemns Protests Gripping Country
Iran’s supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, broke his silence Monday on the protests that have engulfed the country, accusing Israel...
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Iran Protests Fueled by Sickly Economy
When Nader, a 41-year-old construction company employee in Tehran, shops for groceries, he constantly adjusts his list as he wanders...
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Yusuf al-Qaradawi, Influential Muslim Scholar, Dies at 96
Mr. al-Qaradawi became known as a leading voice of a moderate school of Islamism, and was one of the first...
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Despite Iran’s Efforts to Block Internet, Technology Has Helped Fuel Outrage
In the physical world, Iran’s authoritarian leaders answer to no one. They try, but often fail, to keep Iranians away...
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Tensions in Iran Spill Across the Border Into Iraq
As security forces in Iran move to curb protests that have embroiled cities across the country for more than a...
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