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The Levant Files (TLF) launches as a trilingual new analytical platform focused on Eastern Mediterranean affairs, offering nuanced insights beyond traditional reporting. TLF launches a groundbreaking experiment powered by the next generation of Gemini AI. With cutting-edge features like Audio Overviews, Gemini enables us to transform content into engaging podcast-style conversations. Our mission is to bring you captivating topics from various areas every week. Let's deep dive then! www.thelevantfiles.org

The enormous sense of optimism unleashed by the Arab Spring in 2011 soon gave way to widespread suffering and despair. Of the many popular uprisings against autocratic regimes, Tunisia's now stands alone as a beacon of hope for sustainable human rights progress. Challenging the widely shared pessimism among regional experts, Micheline Ishay charts bold and realistic pathways for human rights in a region beset by political repression, economic distress, sectarian conflict, a refugee crisis, and violence against women.

Elijah and Hayan discuss news and developments related to the region of Levant: Syria, Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan.

Men are commonly expected to act "masculine" (e.g., self-sufficient, stoic, strong, dependable, brave, tough, and hard-working) while avoiding stereotypically "feminine" traits (e.g., emotional expressivity, empathy, and nurturance). Few, however, realize that these qualities - when taken to the extreme - can cause emotional constriction, substance abuse, depression, aggression, and violence in many men.

The LevantX Podcast brings together journalists, activists, and opinion influencers from around the SWANA region as they share their views on political and human rights issues, culture and beyond. This is the space to give these voices a chance and share them with the rest of the world.

Emmy Award-winning international journalist Hala Gorani weaves stories from her time as a globe-trotting anchor and correspondent with her own lifelong search for identity as the daughter of Syrian immigrants. What is it like to have no clear identity in a world full of labels? How can people...