Maha Asad

Leading up to Pakistan’s 2018 national elections, familiar contentions made their way back into the spotlight. It’s the civilian government's second democratic transition since the country’s independence in 1947, and pressure is high. The…
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After Chancellor Sebastian Kurz won the Austrian elections in December 2017 and formed the coalition between the center-right People’s Party (OVP) and the far-right Freedom Party (FPO), the country began a crackdown on so called “political…
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On May 14, thousands of Palestinians participating in the Great March of Return in the Gaza Strip were met by Israeli armed forces at the two regions’ buffer zone. By the end of the day, at least 60 demonstrators were killed and 2700 more…
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Colonel Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif al-Islam, is seeking to run for Presidency in Libya’s 2018 elections. Although he’s wanted by the International Criminal Court (ICC) on charges of crimes against humanity, he wants to “save Libya” and…
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With one of the fastest-growing economies in the world, Ethiopia was on track to construct the largest hydroelectric dam in Africa, a source of immense national pride and a milestone in development. Although the ambitious Grand Ethiopian…
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The increasing availability of clean energy sources and their recent cost competitiveness with fossil fuels in the energy market have added new perspectives to the discussion on sustainability. In the past, talks have revolved around the…
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What the Afghan government and other actors hoped would be a period of stabilization and decline, or at least stagnation, turned out to characterize a continuous and tremendous upsurge in the country’s notorious opium production. In 2017,…
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It’s strange that the country ranked second-best in the world for quality of life is, at the same time, becoming infamous for the justice gap between its non-Indigenous and Indigenous populations. Life for Australia’s Indigenous peoples is…
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Within the span of a few months, women’s rights in the male-dominated Saudi state have finally left the dark ages, catching the attention of everyone in the international community. The most recent and considerable measure undertaken by the…
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