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Akram is a researcher and communications professional with a special interest in human rights particularly across the Middle East and Asia.
The Covid-19 pandemic risks deepening a mental health crisis for traumatised Yazidis in Iraq, who are still recovering from the barbarity of the Islamic State.
Comment: Trump has emboldened Netanyahu's right-wing agenda. A change of leadership in US politics is needed to make a real difference for Palestinians, writes Sophia Akram.
Despite Saudi reforms on women's rights, much of the kingdom's draconian gender-based laws remain intact, writes Sophia Akram.
Comment: The Netherlands is the latest country in Europe to have banned face coverings in public places. But these far-right appeasing bans are ridiculous and harmful, writes Sophia Akram
Comment: The appointments of Javid and Patel show that minorities can succeed in Tory Britain, but only in exchange for abandoning their kind, writes Sophia Akram.
Comment: How can justice for Jamal Khashoggi be served, when an international climate of impunity prevails? asks Sophia Akram.
Comment: The model for the citizens' committee could be taken across the country, and become a powerful tool for opposing arms sales to Saudi Arabia, writes Sophia Akram.
Comment: The UK's historically low turnout in EU elections could be a boon for the populist right, writes Sophia Akram.
The New Arab Meets: Farzana Khan, an award-winning youth worker tackling imbalance in society through an under-repped approach that hits intersections across gender, faith and sexuality.
Comment: The West must stop turning a blind eye to Saudi Arabia's human rights abuses and take a more harsh approach towards the kingdom, writes Sophia Akram.
Book review: Ben White's refreshing analysis provides something that we should all want to hear: Israel could be losing at its own game, writes Sophia Akram.
Book review: Greg Shupak's new book is a highly relevant and necessary account of how the media is feeding us the wrong story on Israel and Palestine, writes Sophia Akram.
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