Unlike other countries across other regions, publicly available data from MENA countries about the age, sex, and geographical distribution of COVID-19 cases are lacking.

January 1, 1970
Vaccine Access and Distribution in MENA
September 20, 2021

While international debates over intellectual property, vaccine nationalism, and global access have taken center stage, a…

January 1, 1970
The State of COVID-19 in MENA Prisons
September 2, 2021

Living in close quarters and confined to enclosed spaces, people in detention have been especially vulnerable…


July 22, 2021
COVID-19 Vaccine Access in MENA
July 13, 2021

On July 22, 2021, join the Tahrir Institute for Middle East Policy (TIMEP) for a virtual…

Across the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region, many courtrooms have gone remote. While the…

The coronavirus pandemic has imposed exceptional circumstances and tough challenges on Egyptian religious institutions, which have…

Chronic food insecurity, unemployment, rampant discrimination, and uncertainty about the future, exacerbated by Lebanon’s deteriorating economic…

One week before the Egyptian government eased restrictions that had been put in place in response…