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Debate on Future Syrian State as ISIS Leaves Kfar Nabel

Residents discuss merits of Islamic state versus a secular system for a future Syria.

Syria: Islamic Rules Enforced in Raqqa

Hard-line group forces women, and men too, to comply with rules of dress and behaviour.

Cyber Security: USB Drives

Short animated film from CyberArabs.

(Image by placeit.net)

Arabic Online Academy Boosts Cyber-Security

IWPR trains netizens in Arab world to identify and avoid internet threats.

Syrians Facing Coldest Winter Yet

Fuel shortages add to hardship caused by conflict and freezing temperatures.

Syrians Struggle to Find Refuge in Egypt

Tougher Egyptian visa rules make it even harder to leave Syria.

Trials of Being a Journalist in Aleppo

Reporter describes harsh conditions for all those living amid conflict in Syrian city.

Syrian Journalists Face ISIS Kidnap Threat

Just carrying a camera is dangerous in areas controlled by powerful militant group.

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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