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Articles by Ali Allaq
Zoom sur Samira, 77 ans, célèbre photographe du sud de l'Irak
AFP Ancienne prisonnière politique et célèbre photographe dans le sud traditionaliste de l'Irak, Samira Mazaal continue à 77 ans de défier les codes et faire défiler les habitants d'Amarah devant l'objectif de son studio. "Des paysans aux intellectuels, je les ai tous photographiés. J'ai photographié Amarah dans toute sa beauté, je suis allée au coeur des marais" tout proches, résume Samira.
Syrian Islamist group imposes irrigation fees on farmers amidst water crisis
August 3, 2022 Amid a worsening water crisis in northwest Syria, Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) has taken a series of measures to weather the effects of this crisis and help citizens cope with its repercussions. Throughout the years of war, Syrian government forces have repeatedly targeted vital infrastructure and facilities, including drinking and irrigation water pumping stations, which has prevented farmers from irrigating their agricultural lands.
US warns Taliban to abide by Doha peace agreement
August 3, 2022 The Biden administration warned the Taliban government of Afghanistan on Tuesday that it would not receive the international engagement it seeks if it does not move against Al-Qaeda members in the country. The admonishment came a day after the US killed Al-Qaeda’s top leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in a drone strike on his safe house in downtown Kabul on Sunday.
Focus on Samira, celebrity snapper of southern Iraq
She's southern Iraq's celebrity photographer, a former political prisoner who has spent more than 60 years behind the lens documenting people and places and defying convention. Samira Mazaal is 77 and still going strong more than half a century after turning to photography to feed her family -- because she had no choice. "Peasants, intellectuals, I've photographed them all," says the mother of two, her black hijab framing a face lined by life.
ESG investments gain momentum in Middle East
August 2, 2022 Investments adhering to environmental, social and governance (ESG) criteria are capturing increasing interest in the Middle East. A 2020 survey carried out by multinational bank HSBC revealed that 41% of regional investors wished to adopt an effective ESG investment policy. A May 2022 PWC report confirmed this trend, adding that Middle Eastern companies' top three sustainability priorities are diversity and equality, climate change and safety.
Netanyahu shapes next Likud Knesset list to his liking
August 2, 2022 The greatest concern currently facing former Prime Minister and Likud party leader Benjamin Netanyahu is which names will appear on his party’s Knesset list in the Nov. 1 election. The list will be determined in primaries scheduled for Aug. 10. Some 140 candidates will be competing for a place high on the list. Netanyahu wants the list to be “clean” and “official,” so that it appeals to a wide range of voters.
US confirms first ambassador to Sudan in 25 years
July 26, 2022 Completing a process that has been long in the making, on July 14 the US Senate finally confirmed John Godfrey, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, as the country’s new ambassador to Sudan. Godfrey, who is expected to assume his post in Khartoum imminently, will become the first fully ranked US ambassador to Sudan in 25 years.
Iraqi women boxers aim sucker punch at gender taboos
Iraqi boxer Bushra al-Hajjar jumps into the ring, gloves raised to eye level, and strikes out at her sparring partner. Her bigger struggle, though, is to deliver a blow against social taboos. In Iraq's Shiite Muslim holy city of Najaf, the sight of a women's boxing hall is unusual but, like others here, the 35-year-old boxing instructor is fighting deeply-ingrained taboos. "At home, I have a full training room, with mats and a punching bag," said the mother of two, who also practises karate.
Drugs, tribes, politics a deadly mix in Iraq border province
Drugs, tribes, politics a deadly mix in Iraq border province By Salam Faraj and Ali Allaq Amarah, Iraq (AFP) Feb 23, 2022 A judge shot dead with 15 bullets from a Kalashnikov. A policeman gunned down. Local figures from rival political groups and influential armed factions killed.
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