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society

A Muslim worshipper takes pictures during Eid al-Fitr prayers at al-Azhar mosque in the Egyptian capital Cairo on May 13, 2021. AFP

Pandemic, conflict cast shadow on Muslims’ Eid celebrations

Oman

A general view shows traditional mud houses in the village of Misfat al-Abriyeen which opened its narrow streets six years ago to foreigners and locals seeking adventure in the deserts and green corners of the Gulf sultanate of Oman, on February 8, 2021. (AFP)

Mud houses turned hotels draw tourists to Omani village

tunisia

A file picture shows Tunisian rights advocate Amna Guellali (R), speaking during a press conference against "Law 52" pertaining to drug consumption. (AFP)

Tunisian PM pledges review of 'harsh' sentences in cannabis cases

Lebanon

A man dressed as Santa Claus rides on a tourist double-decker bus, in Beirut. REUTERS

Shattered Beirut districts liven up for Christmas

tunisia

Rania Gabsi and Lasaad Bousbeia. (Facebook)

‘El Harba’ exposes contradictions in Tunisian society

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Algeria

An Algerian activist holds a placard reading in French, “We dream of a country where women who talk about rape are listened to more than men who talk about the veil” during a rally in the capital Algiers, this month. (AFP)

Violence against women mobilises Algerian actresses

tunisia

Sofiene Chaari (left) and Kaouthar Belhaj in the Tunisian series “Choufli Hall”. (Tunisian TV youtube channel)

TV’s ‘good old days’ allow Tunisians escape from stressful reality

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Lebanon

Anti-government protesters stand in front of soldiers on a highway as they carry placards in Arabic that read “your salary has become $180,” referring to the minimum wage in Lebanon in the town of Zouk Mosbeh, north of Beirut, Lebanon. (AP)

Diab warns ending subsidies would lead to ‘social explosion‘

society

Algerian activists rally in the capital Algiers on October 8, to denounce the brutal murder of a 19-year-old woman and those of 38 other women killed this year. (AFP)

Rape, murder of Algerian woman spark calls for death penalty