Gaza Focus on Palestine-Israel conflict: statements, reading lists, online resources ERIS members are collecting and listing below statements, reading lists, petitions, and open letters with reference to the Palestine/Israel conflict. Content is continuously updated. Summary Academic societies statements Academic ⋙
Libya Derna floods: Government's neglectful disaster management Mediterranean hurricane, or “Medicane” Storm Daniel formed on the 4th of September and was named by Greek meteorologists who first predicted its formation. The storm claimed 15 lives in Greece ⋙
Israel Paving the Way Out: Unveiling the role of different conflict transformation narratives for peacebuilding in Israel and Palestine The protraction of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has led many to abandon the Manichean lens opposing ‘Good’ and ‘Evil’ in favour of another, contrasting warmongers and peacebuilders. Simultaneously, a growing need ⋙
Palestine Resilience in Jenin: The Freedom Theatre's Journey of Artistic Defiance The Jenin refugee camp (Palestine) became the setting for a significant military operation on September 6, which resulted in the arrest of Muhammad Naghnaghia (member of the Al Quds Brigades) ⋙
yazidi Unhealed Wounds of The Yazidi Community and Survivors of Genocide By ISIS: A Story of Destruction Nishtiman Khalaf Awsman In August 2014, the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) invaded the Sinjar city, in the Iraqi province of Nineveh. The region being a homeland to ⋙
Palestine “Islam, Jihad, and Palestine”, the evolution of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad On 9 May 2023, explosions lit up the sky over Gaza City as a series of air strikes launched by Israel killed three leaders of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) ⋙
gender The Beauty and The Beast: The Obsession Over the Body and Physical Appearance in The Far-Right Traditionally, the far-right communities have been male-dominated spaces, while women have remained largely underrepresented. This tendency goes hand in hand with the prevalence of gendered narratives praising traditional gender roles: ⋙
EU The quest of the Arctic between interests, representations and projections: the European Union as a geopolitical actor? The EU does not see itself as a stranger to the Arctic and claims multiple links to the region, whether on a geographical, legal, economic, environmental, research or regional development-related ⋙
Afghanistan Understanding forced marriage in Afghanistan: concepts and context (Part I) _ Abdullah Shafaee * This contribution will be followed by a second one focusing on the current status of forced marriage in Afghanistan after the Taliban's return to power. Forced ⋙
Transnistria Neighbouring the War: Transnistria and security concerns for Moldova With the war in Ukraine overpassing its first anniversary, the rhetoric of a potential extension of the war to Moldova through Transnistria raises serious concerns. The president of Moldova, Maia ⋙
peru The phenomenon of "terruqueo" in Peru: stigmatization and racism in the spike of protests against the government Peru is in a state of political turmoil. The ex-president Pedro Castillo, who had been in power from July 28th 2021 until December 7th, 2022, will be remembered as the ⋙
