Medicine, Conflict and Survival This article studies the impact of the humanitarian crisis in Syria as well as the pandemic on healthcare workers’ mental health. With the rise of violence and attacks against HCWs and healthcare facilities in Syria, around 70% of the health workforce has left the country. The estimated number of citizens with…
Read MoreThe Egyptian Journal of Community Medicine This study examines Egyptian citizens’ behavioral changes in response to COVID-19 and evaluates their perceptions of the government’s handling of the pandemic. Journal Article
Read MorePLOS One This article sheds light on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on displaced populations and refugees in Jordan. Journal Article
Read MoreHealth and Human Rights Journal This article reviews Israeli policies toward Palestinian detainees amid the COVID-19 pandemic. It argues that Israel has done little to protect the approximately 4,500 Palestinian detainees and prisoners held in Israeli facilities, including 700 detainees with pre-existing medical conditions. Article
Read MoreLiberty University Journal of Statesmanship and Public Policy This study explains how the civil war in Yemen and the COVID-19 pandemic affect the healthcare sector, as well as the pandemic’s effect on the economy. Journal Article
Read MorePLOS One This article documents the range of preparedness/reactivity of Lebanon’s municipalities as COVID-19 swept through the country. It explores municipal response to control the epidemic, using in-depth semi-structured interviews with stakeholders across all governorates in Lebanon. Journal Article
Read MoreArab Barometer This Arab Barometer article summarizes MENA citizens’ attitudes toward education in their countries during the COVID-19 pandemic. This data was collected through surveys held in seven Arab countries during the pandemic. Article
Read MoreJournal of Human Rights and Social Studies This article studies the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on human rights in Jordan. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country suffered from weakness in its labor market, a lack of public safety tools, and other obstacles that had social impacts on human rights and freedom…
Read MoreReliefWeb This article reports on the World Health Organization’s work in Syria and highlights how Syria’s healthcare sector was already falling apart due to war with less than 50% of hospitals were fully functioning. Article
Read MoreArab NGO Network for Development This piece criticizes the fact that most authors write about the pandemic from an economic lens and presents a review of the different ways the pandemic has infringed on personal and civic liberties. Article
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