Life Returns to Palmyra
PALMYRA, Syria—Not long after the Islamic State arrived, 15-year-old Abd al-Hamid al-Ali realized he had to escape. It was 2015, the zenith of Syria’s ruinous civil war. Palmyra, a modern ...
Tag: Civil Society
The Perfect Storm Pushing Zimbabwe Toward Crisis
Zimbabwe came to a standstill on March 31. As the military filled the streets in response to a planned protest, citizens stayed inside, fearing clashes between demonstrators and state authorities. ...
Pressure Mounts in Bangladesh
Welcome to Foreign Policy’s South Asia Brief. The highlights this week: Bangladeshi leader Muhammad Yunus finds himself under pressure as calls for elections grow louder, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri visits ...
Congress Takes Aim at a Pillar of Civil Society
On Nov. 21, 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives greenlit HR 9495, known as the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act. The bill postpones tax filing obligations ...
Bangladesh Changes Shape Under Yunus
In Bangladesh, a broad coalition of disaffected university students, civil society activists, and radical Islamists played a critical role in the nationwide protests that pushed longtime Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina ...
