Tag Archives: Gulf

Migrant nightmares: Ethiopian domestic workers in the Gulf

July 4, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

by Graham Peebles Graham Peebles charts the horrendous abuse faced by Ethiopian migrant workers in Saudi Arabia, the Gulf states and Lebanon where they are traded by unscrupulous traffickers – “not brokers/agents in any recognizable, legitimate sense of the word, … read more »

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The electoral victory of political Islam in Egypt

June 29, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Samir Amin The electoral victory of the Muslim Brotherhood and of the Salafists in Egypt (January 2012) is hardly surprising. The decline brought about by the current globalization of capitalism has produced an extraordinary increase in the so-called “informal” activities … read more »

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Horror as nine bodies found hanged from bridge

May 5, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

The bodies of 23 people have been found hanging from a bridge or decapitated and dumped along the border city of Nuevo Laredo, where drug cartels are fighting a bloody and escalating turf war. Authorities found nine of the victims, … read more »

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‘The Arab revolutions are not over’

February 10, 2012 by IndepthAfrica

Saudi Arabia along with other Gulf states have been key protagonists in the counter-revolutionary wave unleashed against the Arab uprisings. Indeed, 2011 has clearly demonstrated that imperialism in the region is articulated with – and largely works through – the … read more »

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A female inmate from Ethiopia raped by a Kuwaiti policeman – Report

February 2, 2011 by benim

A Kuwaiti policeman dragged an Ethiopian woman from among other inmates at a prison in the Gulf emirate and raped her in front of them, a newspaper reported Tuesday. The police man entered Nozha prison in Kuwait City and forced … read more »

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