January 1, 1970
Is it already a year?!
June 28, 2021

"Sarah did not second guess herself before waving the rainbow flag at Mashrou' Leila's concert. With her usual innocence, she did not calculate the consequences of the confrontation."

Palestinians faced an escalation in the suppression of their voices and narratives through social media platforms—specifically…

January 1, 1970
North Sinai’s Information Blackout
June 4, 2021

One of the most enduring and impactful features of frequent counterterrorism operations and measures in North…


January 1, 1970
Free Speech Under Threat in Iraq
May 17, 2021

Since 2019, the Iraq protest movement, dubbed the "Tishreen (October) Revolution," has revealed the lengths to…

Syrians used to say “walls have ears” to warn someone that they crossed a red line…

February 25, 2021
Ten Years On: Contesting Cyberspace in MENA
February 25, 2021

TIMEP hosted “Ten Years On: Contesting Cyberspace in MENA,” a timely virtual discussion on social media,…

January 1, 1970
Egypt's Digital Foreign Policy
February 2, 2021

As Egypt’s crises with its immediate neighbors have mounted significantly in recent years, so too has…

As we mark the tenth anniversary of the Arab Spring, we reflect on how increasingly authoritarian…