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Nadine Talaat

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Nadine is the Deputy Analysis and Opinion Editor and Investigations Researcher at The New Arab. Before joining the team, she worked in research and data analysis as well as human rights. Nadine is a graduate in politics, human rights and Middle Eastern Studies and holds an MSc in Media and Communications. At The New Arab, Nadine also writes for the Analysis desk and works on the investigations team. 

 

Areas of focus: migration and borders, human rights, social justice, the War on Terror, women’s rights, media representations

 

Follow her on Twitter: @nadine_talaat

In Sudan, sexual violence will not defeat women's resistance

In-depth: Women are on the frontlines of Sudan’s popular uprisings demanding civilian rule, but security forces have been using sexual violence as a weapon to deter women’s political participation and defeat the resistance.

30 March, 2022

Good refugee, bad refugee: Why media representation matters

In-depth: As the media increasingly becomes the arena of global struggles, denouncing the racist double standards in coverage of Ukraine is critical to understanding how the media constructs reality in order to learn from past mistakes.

10 March, 2022

Palestine Action: How to shut down an Israeli weapon company

In-depth: Disillusioned with the pace of change in the Palestine movement, Palestine Action knew that more drastic measures were needed. Using direct action, activists are going after Israel's largest weapons manufacturer, Elbit Systems, and winning.

11 February, 2022

Egypt’s LGBTQ+ community reckons with Pride

Despite Egypt's revolutions, the pleas of its LGBTQ+ community have gone unanswered. In light of Sara Hegazy's death, the prosecution of same-sex relationships and widespread antagonism, what does being queer in Egypt really look and feel like?

30 June, 2021

The price of Arab resilience

Comment: Too often, narratives of resilience are told in place of critique, letting those responsible for crony politics, corruption and human rights abuses off the hook, writes Nadine Talaat.

11 December, 2020