Bank customers protested in Henan, China. Who attacked them? Lynette H. Ong - July 14, 2022 Research on ‘contractors for hire’ explains the extraordinary attempt to disperse angry crowds who wanted local banks to return their deposits
Iraqis have been holding peaceful mass protests. The U.S. strike and its aftermath are undermining that. Zahra Ali - January 7, 2020 Here’s what Iraqi protesters want.
Iraqi protesters are mostly Shiite. And this identity is shaping how they protest. Marsin Alshamary - December 13, 2019 They are using religious symbolism to oppose the government.
Iraq’s protests haven’t yet changed the system — but they’re transforming Iraqis’ belief in themselves Munqith al-Dagher - December 9, 2019 New survey data shows that demonstrators feel more important, and prouder to be Iraqi, than before.
Lessons for Algeria from the 2011 Egyptian uprising Anna Jacobs and Adel Abdel Ghafar - March 13, 2019 Bouteflika promises not to run again, but the Algerian deep state remains.
Eight years after Egypt’s revolution, here’s what we’ve learned about social media and protest Korhan Koçak and Killian Clarke - January 25, 2019 [caption id="attachment_83047" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Egyptians wave the national flag in
Military defections didn’t determine the Arab uprisings Kevin Koehler and Amy Holmes - December 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_81832" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Egyptian security forces reach Tahrir Square
Protests are mounting in Iraq. Why? Benedict Robin-D’Cruz - July 21, 2018 [caption id="attachment_76040" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Iraqis react to tear gas fired
Why many failed to predict the leftist-Islamist alliance that won Iraq’s 2018 elections Benedict Robin - June 7, 2018 [caption id="attachment_74248" align="aligncenter" width="960"] In this May 14 photo, supporters
How 9/11 created a feedback loop for international jihadism Martha Crenshaw and Lisa Blaydes - September 22, 2017 [caption id="attachment_63827" align="aligncenter" width="960"] U.S. soldiers and Iraqi civilians pull