Link to Article: https://www.france24.com/en/middle-east/20260808-from-tehran-s-walls-to-the-world-iran-s-visual-propaganda-as-an-art-of-war-2-2 As its war with the United States rages on, Iran instated what almost every wartime power in history has done in some form or another: implemented state-sponsored, nationalistic propaganda. The Iranian government wanted to put a program in place that would not only inspire and empower their citizens, but also get the rest of the world… Read more »
Link to Article: https://www.dw.com/en/us-sanctions-halt-toefl-and-gre-tests-in-iran-disrupting-study-plans/a-78764639 War is not the only thing threatening the people of Iran right now. The United States’ Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) suspended one of their sanction exemptions against Iran, called General License G, making it so Iranian citizens can no longer take the TOEFL or GRE tests, two English fluency exams needed to study internationally…. Read more »
Link to Article: https://iwpr.net/global-voices/inside-deadly-collapse-maternity-care-afghanistan As the Middle East continues to crumble due to many noteworthy external conflicts, Afghanistan faces a different sort of internal threat. The country is being crippled by an understocked healthcare system: limited hospitals, staffing shortages, and medicine scarcities. In December 2022, the Taliban banned women from attending universities. This has caused massive staffing deficits in hospitals… Read more »
