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  • MERS lessons for Ebola

    Only a few months ago, the threat from Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) in large parts of the Gulf region appeared to be growing. Dozens...
    Mauritania is home to Africa first camel milk dairy

  • Alert Middle East virus

    Health authorities around the world are on high alert after a sudden spike in the incidence of a deadly Middle Eastern flu-like bug that began...
    Particles of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus that emerged in 2012

  • Islamic law an answer for humanitarians?

    In the last decade, aid and advocacy agencies have increasingly tried to understand Islamic law in order to use its humanitarian provisions as tools of negotiation with armed groups in the Muslim world. While the approach has seen some successes, it also raises certain ethical dilemmas. 

    Afghan Red Crescent Society (ARCS) response teams visited and surveyed the flood-affected areas of Kabul, and with the support of International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) distributed food items including rice, cooking oil, s

  • Jihadi jurisprudence?

    Within extremist militant circles is a debate over acceptable behavior under the Islamic rules of war. This so-called “jihadi jurisprudence” is increasingly studied by humanitarians as practitioners seek to understand the degree to which there is room for even the most radical armed groups to be influenced in favour of the protection of civilians and aid workers.

    Mali Islamist rebels occupying swathes of northern Mali

  • Islamic law and the rules of war

    Islamic law contains a rich, but complex set of rules on the protection of civilians which can be difficult to understand, given the range of sources and interpretations available. IRIN walks you through the basics. 

    A Muslim student reciting the Qur'an in the late afternoon at the Jami Masjid in Kathmandu

  • What future for IRIN?

    Dear reader: You may have seen some public discussion recently about IRIN’s future, arising most recently from this online petition , an independent initiative launched...
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