An-Najah Staff Publications This article aims to investigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on domestic tourism in Nablus City located in the West Bank of Palestine. Journal Article
Read MoreSapporo Medical Journal This article aims to assess the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on contact lens wear and usage in Saudi Arabia. Journal Article
Read MoreArab News This article reports on the rise of digital payments in the MENA region due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It asserts that the MENA region is uniquely positioned to capitalize on the productivity and efficiency gains and the economic benefits of real-time payments. Article
Read MoreREACH This report focuses on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic (lockdown measures and restrictions, and their economic impacts) on agricultural microenterprises, income-generating activities, and income-diversification activities in Jordan. The enterprises and activities selected for this study correspond to four specific occupational groups: farming micro-businesses, food processing micro-businesses, artisanal micro-businesses, and landless laborers. Report
Read MoreFrontiers in Reproductive Health This article aims to explore stakeholder’s perspective on the Lebanese public health policy regarding menstrual health, the evolving challenges it faces in the context of the current economic collapse and the COVID-19 pandemic, and to suggest recommendations for solutions. Journal Article
Read MoreArab Center Washington D.C. This article reflects on the successes and the failures of the World Health Organization in the MENA region during the COVID-19 pandemic. It identifies challenges facing the WHO in the region including the exodus of health professionals, resource-poor health facilities, and a lack of specialized resources for women, children, refugees, people…
Read MoreLondon School of Economics This article inquires whether the interval of COVID-19 produced particular challenges and practices in the MENA region, and how these shifted over the period from 2020-2022. The authors draw on contributions related to different urban centres including Lebanon, Egypt and Tunis, and with a special focus on Palestine and Palestinians in…
Read MoreMiddle East Eye This article shows how the pandemic and the subsequent rush towards vaccination illustrated the tremendous gap between rich countries and poorer countries and also the immense inequities that exist between countries and regions themselves. The article points to the Middle East as the region where inequities have been most intense. Article
Read MoreMiddle East Economy This article highlights the role of the Arab Monetary Fund in providing financial resources to a number of its member states in the form of new loans, or withdrawals from existing loans, amounting to about $2.25 billion from the beginning of 2020 until mid-2022. Article
Read MoreEconomic Research Forum This article assesses the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on women’s employment and gender disparities in the MENA region. It shows that the experience of the pandemic underscores the persistent gender inequality in unpaid care work in MENA, and the necessity of redressing gender norms underlying this inequality to allow women equal…
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