Stories
Gender and national apartheid
In a world full of discrimination, being a woman and being Kurdish is not without similarities. Women’s dreams of freedom, equality, emancipation, and respect are dashed by patriarchal systems, while the Kurds, because of their nationality, are irredeemably opposed…
2024 YEAR IN PHOTOS
Middle East Images unites photographers from the MENA region, showcasing their talent through visual stories that capture a deep connection to their home.The 2024 year in photos features 62 images, an unranked selection captured by our photographers. The pictures tell…
South Pars Gas-Condensate field
Discovered in 1990 by National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) and by the Persian Gulf, it is the world’s largest natural gas field shared between Iran and Qatar.The estimates for the Iranian section are 500 trillion cubic feet of natural gas in place and around 360 trillion…
The Women Who Escaped Slavery at the Hands of ISIS
Today marks ten years since the Yazidi tragedy in 2014. On August 3, 2014, Da’esh terrorists massacred 3,000 civilians in Sinjar and 7,000 women and children were kidnapped, abused, forced into sexual slavery or used as human shields.
Coalmine in Iran’s South Khorasan province
A gas explosion in a coal mine in Iran’s South Khorasan Province killed at least 31 people and injured 16, the country’s interior minister Eskandar Momeni told state media on Sunday. Local media had reported earlier in the day that 51 people were killed…
4 years after August 4th:
The inhabitants of Beirut plunged into poverty and darkness August 4, 2020, 6:07 p.m.: a stock of ammonium nitrate stored illegally and without safety precautions in the port of Beirut caused an explosion that devastated half the Lebanese capital and traumatized its…
Israeli Refusal
Since the Hamas-led 7- October assault on southern Israel, it has been more dangerous than ever for Israeli leftists to speak out critically against their government. Activists opposing the bombardment of Gaza have faced severe repression; losing their jobs, being…
The Iranian Green Movement
The Iranian Green Movement or Green Wave of Iran also referred to as the Persian Awakening or Persian Spring by the Western media, refers to a political movement that arose after the June 12, 2009, Iranian presidential election and lasted until early 2010, in which…
Alternate universe
” … What shape would the world have without shadows? Things have shadows, animated creatures and trees have equally shadows. Do you really want to clean all trees and all creatures off the face of Earth so that your wish to finding the Absolute Light would be…
“Horse and Gunpowder”
“Horse and Gunpowder” is a series of photos taken in the region of “Temacine,” Tougourt, Algeria, North Africa. The focus of this collection revolves around an age-old tradition known as “Fantasia.” Fantasia is a traditional equestrian…