Disability in MENA

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Smile of Hope: The new camp giving urgent aid to disabled Gazans

The newly opened 'Smile of Hope' camp in Gaza is helping disabled Palestinians by providing them with crucial support and shelter during the ongoing conflict

Alessandra Bajec
16 September, 2024
Gaza Sunbirds
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Meet Gaza Sunbirds, Palestine's first ever para-cycling team

The New Arab Staff

Shahla Omar

30 August, 2024
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Syria's disabilities: Stories of resilience amid hardship

Lauren Crosby Medlicott

Lauren Crosby Medlicott

17 May, 2024
MENA
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Gaza mourns deaf activist Hashem Ghazal killed by Israel

The New Arab Staff
14 May, 2024
Yitzhak Rabin's doctrine of "break their bones" has become "shoot to maim", writes Burak Elmeli [photo credit: Getty Images]
Perspectives

Rabin's 'break their bones' doctrine haunts Gaza's disabled

Burak Elmali

Burak Elmali

15 April, 2024
Gazan speech therapist hopes to give voice to the voiceless
Society
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The Gazan speech therapist giving Syrian refugees a voice

The New Arab Staff

Heba Salim

16 December, 2021
Society
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Iraq's autistic community perseveres despite neglect

The New Arab Staff

Nazli Tarzi

16 December, 2021
Disability
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In Lebanon, disabled voters struggle to reach the polls

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William Christou

03 December, 2021
Swings are unused and left in the dark at 1 2 3 Autism School as the school prepares to close. (TNA)
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‘There’s no plan B’: Lebanon’s only autism school to close

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William Christou

03 September, 2021
Society
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How Gaza's disabled suffer the most during Israeli assaults

Amjad Yaghi

Amjad Yaghi

11 August, 2021
Faduma Farah: British-Somali mother, designer and pioneer of wheelchair-friendly fashion
Interviews
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British-Somali designer fashions a wheelchair-friendly style

The New Arab Staff

Anu Shukla

08 June, 2021
visually impaired hijabi boxer
Society
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Sannah Hussain: Disabled Muslim boxer fights against discrimination

The New Arab Staff

Raya al-Jadir

05 July, 2019
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Society
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Notes on the Flesh: Love, identity, and disability

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Ilham Essalih

23 January, 2019
Dalo
Society
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The art of living with disability in Gaza

The New Arab Staff

Raya al-Jadir

22 February, 2018
four biscuits [Raya al-Jadir]
Society
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Breaking barriers: Disabled Egyptian bakers hold recipe for success

The New Arab Staff

Raya al-Jadir

29 November, 2017
Sara Minkara [YouTube]
Society
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Blind Lebanese entrepreneur named in Forbes 30 under 30

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

21 January, 2017
Saudi disability centre [AFP]
Society
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Negligence kills seven in Saudi care centre, says consultant

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

05 July, 2016
UAE sign language [Portland Press Herald]
Society
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UAE's first sign-language dictionary to include Emirati cultural icons

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

16 February, 2016
Nawaal Akram
Interviews
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Defying the social stigma of disability in Qatar

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Rabi’ah M