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Textile Industry Hit Hard by Recession

Leading economic expert says authorities must help floundering sector become more competitive.

Theatre Fails to Draw Crowds

Stage productions struggling in face of funding squeeze, government restrictions and dwindling public interest.

Azeri Muslims Feel State Far From Friendly

Believers says problems over mosques, headscarves and the Hajj reflect official climate of indifference or hostility.

Hariri Prosecution May Threaten Syria-US Rapprochement

If tribunal finds Syria guilty of assassination, it could drive country closer to Iran, warns analyst.

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Battling Indoctrination in the Classroom

Teachers who want to broaden the minds of their students face an uphill struggle.

Regime Puts Squeeze on Private Media

They have grown in number in recent years – though don’t last long if they fall foul of the regime.

Women Play Growing Role in Opposition Ranks

But it seems there are still many obstacles to their engagement in politics.

New Sunni Provincial leaders Face Daunting Tasks

They will have their work cut out sharing power, improving public services and curbing corruption.

Kirkuk's Alarming Ringtones

They identify ethnic and religious affiliations in bitterly contested city.

Global Voices: Middle East & North Africa

The sister of Aurelio Cruz López holds a sign used in the search for the young man, who disappeared along the U.S.-Mexico border. © Andrea Godínez

Araceli cries while talking about her brother who disappeared along the border and whose remains were repatriated. © Andrea Godínez

Cecilia Delgado Grijalva is a buscadora (name adopted by mothers and relatives of missing persons who are devoted to finding the remains of their loves ones) and founder of Buscadoras por la Paz (Searchers for Peace), in Hermosillo, Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

A search for family members gone missing in Sonora, Mexico. © Andrea Godínez

The portion of Evergreen Cemetery in Tucson, Arizona where deceased migrants whose remains are not claimed by their families are buried. © © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, forensic examiner at the Pima County morgue, inside the trailer that holds the remains of migrants who perished along the border. © Andrea Godínez

Gene Hernández, a forensic medical investigator in Pima County, holds the skull of a deceased migrant. © Andrea Godínez

Román Coc holds photos of his daughter Laura, who disappeared in the Arizona desert 13 years ago. © Andrea Godínez

A photograph shows Laura Coc (far right), a young woman from Guatemala, posing during a beauty pageant. © Andrea Godínez

There are no statistics on cases of femicide - the killing of women on the grounds of hatred of women, with the acquiescence of the state - in Uzbekistan.

Artwork by Mays Al-Saray.

'Hope of Mother', an organization led by Lisbeth Surita, has registered 48 cases of Venezuelans missing in the border regions.

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