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Nicola Pratt

Nicola Pratt is lecturer in comparative politics and international relations at the University of East Anglia.

MER Article

Conspiracy of Near Silence

Shortly before the US-led invasion and occupation of Iraq in 2003, the administration of President George W. Bush began paying a great deal of public attention to the suffering of Iraqi women under the regime of Saddam Hussein. In speeches and meetings with Iraqi women in exile, the Bush

Nadje Al-Ali, Nicola Pratt • 13 min read

MER Article

Women in Iraq

At a press conference two weeks before the US-led invasion of Iraq, flanked by four “Women for a Free Iraq,” [1] Paula Dobriansky, then undersecretary of state for global affairs, declared: “We are at a critical point in dealing with Saddam Hussein. However this turns out, it is clear that the women

Nadje Al-Ali, Nicola Pratt • 17 min read

Current Analysis

Egypt Harasses Human Rights Activists

Family and friends of Saad Eddin Ibrahim, chair of Egypt's Ibn Khaldoun Center for Developmental Studies, breathed a huge sigh of relief on August 10, when Ibrahim was finally released on bail by prosecution authorities. The arrest at gunpoint of this internationally renowned pro-democracy activist

Nicola Pratt • 5 min read