Middle East Research and Information Project

Critical Coverage of the Middle East Since 1971

Afrah Nasser

Afrah Nasser is a multi-award-winning Yemeni journalist living in self-exile in Sweden and the founding editor-in-chief of Sana’a Review online magazine. Nasser is the recipient of the Committee to Protect Journalists’ 2017 International Press

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Reflections on Exile

One legacy of revolution and counterrevolution is the growing number of participants—some of whom identify as revolutionaries or activists—living outside of the Middle East and North Africa. Whether by choice or by compulsion, their plight is part of the bitter fruit of revolutionary struggle and co

Ahmed Awadallah, Mohammed Kadalah, Afrah Nasser, Razan Ghazzawi • 5 min read

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Yemen’s Women Confront War’s Marginalization

Despite advances gained from women’s strong participation in the 2011 uprisings against the dictatorship of Yemen’s former President Ali Abdullah Salih, and despite the fact that they continue to play an essential role in the day-to-day survival of their communities, three years of war and militariz

Afrah Nasser • 12 min read