Disability in MENA

Disability in MENA

Migrants stay in the transport and logistics centre near the Bruzgi border point on the Belarusian-Polish border in the Grodno region on November 19, 2021
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Kurdish boy amputee granted asylum in Belarus after pleas

The New Arab Staff

Nazli Tarzi

21 December, 2021
Gazan speech therapist hopes to give voice to the voiceless
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The Gazan speech therapist giving Syrian refugees a voice

The New Arab Staff

Heba Salim

16 December, 2021
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Iraq's autistic community perseveres despite neglect

The New Arab Staff

Nazli Tarzi

16 December, 2021
Disability
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In Lebanon, disabled voters struggle to reach the polls

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William Christou

03 December, 2021
Swings are unused and left in the dark at 1 2 3 Autism School as the school prepares to close. (TNA)
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‘There’s no plan B’: Lebanon’s only autism school to close

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William Christou

03 September, 2021
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How Gaza's disabled suffer the most during Israeli assaults

Amjad Yaghi

Amjad Yaghi

11 August, 2021
Faduma Farah: British-Somali mother, designer and pioneer of wheelchair-friendly fashion
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British-Somali designer fashions a wheelchair-friendly style

The New Arab Staff

Anu Shukla

08 June, 2021
visually impaired hijabi boxer
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Sannah Hussain: Disabled Muslim boxer fights against discrimination

The New Arab Staff

Raya al-Jadir

05 July, 2019
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Notes on the Flesh: Love, identity, and disability

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Ilham Essalih

23 January, 2019
Dalo
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The art of living with disability in Gaza

The New Arab Staff

Raya al-Jadir

22 February, 2018
four biscuits [Raya al-Jadir]
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Breaking barriers: Disabled Egyptian bakers hold recipe for success

The New Arab Staff

Raya al-Jadir

29 November, 2017
Sara Minkara [YouTube]
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Blind Lebanese entrepreneur named in Forbes 30 under 30

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

21 January, 2017
Saudi disability centre [AFP]
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Negligence kills seven in Saudi care centre, says consultant

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

05 July, 2016
UAE sign language [Portland Press Herald]
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UAE's first sign-language dictionary to include Emirati cultural icons

The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

16 February, 2016
Nawaal Akram
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Defying the social stigma of disability in Qatar

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Rabi’ah M