Here is an interesting piece on the morality police in Iran, and how their influence has changed since Rouhani was elected. Two points stick out.
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For Those Who Remain in Syria, Daily Life Is a Nightmare -NYTimes
About 4 million refugees have left Syria and there are about 8 million more internally displaced -still within Syria but driven from their homes. For
Meet the Kurdish fighters mobilising against Tehran -al Jazeera
There has been a great deal written about the Kurds in Turkey, Iraq and since 2010, Syria. Much less has been written about Kurdish politics
Political Islam: Various links
Here are a few links for those interested in political Islam in different Middle Eastern states. The first link is to a study of Shi’a
Overlapping contests and Middle East international relations: The return of the weak Arab state – pomeps.org
Interesting article examining the gaps in realist explanations of Middle Eastern international relations exposed by the Arab Spring. “The popular uprisings intensified the interplay between
Kurdish Role in Fighting ISIS in Syria Is Crucial to U.S., but Is Alarming Turkey -NYTimes
“…Turkey agreed to join the fight against the Islamic State, it immediately began bombarding the mountain camps of the Kurdistan Worker’s Party, or P.K.K., an
IR Theory & Practice 