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Tag: Sonia Oulamine

There Is a Woman in Afghanistan

There Is a Woman in Afghanistan

February 12, 2026February 10, 2026 Sonia Oulamine

Tourism in Afghanistan was not conceivable nor commercialized during the 20-year US military occupation, nor at its end in 2021, when American forces dramatically pulled out from Kabul. The international community expected the Taliban to swiftly regain control and implement … Continue reading

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Israel’s PR Crisis: The Influencer Network Behind Israel’s Re-Branding

Israel’s PR Crisis: The Influencer Network Behind Israel’s Re-Branding

December 10, 2025December 8, 2025 Sonia Oulamine

In 2024, Major General Yifat Tomer-Yerushalmi, one of Israel’s top military lawyers, released footage of an alleged gang rape from the Sde Teiman detention center in August. The footage shows five soldiers using their shields to block their actions from … Continue reading

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What the Videos of the El-Fasher City Massacre Tell Us About the War in Sudan

What the Videos of the El-Fasher City Massacre Tell Us About the War in Sudan

November 20, 2025November 19, 2025 Sonia Oulamine

Recently, videos circulated online depicting the massacres in Sudan by the RSF, which a Yale institute analysis of drone footage has corroborated. One video depicts RSF soldiers taunting captured men and boys before summarily executing them,  a manner reminiscent of … Continue reading

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Cuban in Eswatini or Nigerian in Togo? The Potential Pilot Program for American Deportees

Cuban in Eswatini or Nigerian in Togo? The Potential Pilot Program for American Deportees

October 30, 2025October 28, 2025 Sonia Oulamine

As many are already aware, the Trump administration has promised strict mass deportation, purportedly in an effort to protect the U.S. from crime. Already, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) claims 600,000 people have been deported since January. Shockingly to … Continue reading

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