Nur Ayoubi
Middle East Eye
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Past articles by Nur:
Five important Christian churches in the Middle East you may not have heard of
The places of worship of the Middle East's Christian communities are a major part of the region's heritage → Read More
ATEEZ: K-pop band racially harassed by man in Saudi airport
Man arrested after filming boy band and hurling racial abuse and profanities at the singers → Read More
Israel: Bull runs rampage in bank
Videos shared online show people chasing after the bull as it runs through the corridors of the bank, smashing into walls → Read More
Five of the Arab world's most impressive libraries
From Qatar's National Library to Alexandria's modern 'Bibliotheca', we look at some of the region's largest collections → Read More
Bella Hadid says she is unfazed by losing modelling jobs for supporting Palestine
The Dutch-Palestinian supermodel tells GQ magazine she is 'not on this earth to be a model' → Read More
Illustrations in The Economist's MBS article decried as 'xenophobic'
Designs criticised for morphing recognisably Arab iconography into more sinister images with undertones of violence → Read More
Bereaved mother of slain Iranian protester faces 100 lashes for own defiance
Pejman Gholipiur was fatally shot five times for protesting against a fuel price rise in 2019. Now his mother faces beating in the notorious Evin prison → Read More
Venice Film Festival 2022: The Middle Eastern movies to look out for
Iranian directors are prominent in Venice, among a number of Middle Eastern filmmakers covering issues from displacement to love → Read More
Egyptian social media in frenzy over singer Amal Maher's 'disappearance'
Fans take to Egyptian social media to express fear after disappearance of Egyptian star Amal Maher → Read More
'Tone deaf': Nancy Pelosi recites Israeli poem in response to Roe v Wade decision
US House speaker's decision to read the controversial poem deemed inappropriate by many → Read More
Separate murders of two female students triggers region-wide anger
The apparent gender-based killings in Jordan and Egypt spark conversation about the lack of protection for women in the Middle East and North Africa → Read More
Brutal attack on elderly Syrian refugee in Turkey sparks outrage online
70-year-old Leyla Muhammed was kicked in the face in one of the latest incidents of violence against Syrian refugees in the country → Read More
'Eyes wide shut': Has Egypt's Great Sphinx really closed its eyes?
Images of the iconic structure with its eyes shut lead to humour and ridicule online, but Cairo says people have been hoodwinked → Read More
Seven national animals from the Middle East and what they represent
From the Palestinian sunbird to the Arabian oryx, we take a look at some of the animals chosen by countries in the region to represent them as their national mascots → Read More
Biff, Chip and Kipper book accused online of ‘racist’ depiction of the Middle East
An edition of the popular children's collection causes controversy for suggesting that the region is unfriendly and 'scary' → Read More
Ramadan: Five thirst-quenching drinks from across the Middle East
We take a look at some of the region's most-loved drinks that have come to be associated with the month of Ramadan → Read More
'Weird propaganda': Ukraine air force posts inaccurate comparison to Syria bombing
Widely condemned post wrongly suggests that just 100 missiles were dropped in Syria over the past five years → Read More
Keffiyeh Thursday: Harvard University’s Palestinian solidarity campaign goes global
Harvard's campaign, where students wear the distinct cloth once a week to raise awareness of the Palestinian cause, has spread to international campuses → Read More
Vogue rectifies omission of Palestine from Gigi Hadid Instagram post
Magazine found itself in hot water for editing an Instagram caption by the Dutch-Palestinian model pledging to donate earnings to Ukraine and Palestine → Read More
'Tinder Swindler' Simon Leviev sued for millions by diamond tycoon family
The Israeli-Russian diamond mogul and billionaire Lev Leviev has filed a suit against the Tinder swindler for impersonating his family and unjustly becoming wealthy using their name → Read More