Editor's Blog

Last week, Freedom House hosted an event featuring women activists from Egypt, Jordan and Iraq who spoke on the status of women’s rights and advancement in the region.

Last week marked the one year anniversary of the inauguration of the US President Barack Obama, presenting us with an opportunity to reflect upon the past year, to assess both the accomplishments and

New media tools such as blogs, Facebook and Twitter have been widely adopted across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) in recent years for a variety of purposes.

October was a very busy month for Aswat, but busy is good!

One of the major developments that did not get enough attention on this website is the Arab Human Development Report (2009) that was developed by Arab intellectuals with the support of the United Nati