Campism, a symbol of an Arab world short on ideas

Erfan Faraji died one week after turning 18. Robina Aminian dreamed of pursuing a degree in fashion. Rebin Moradi was a soccer player; Ahmadreza Amani, an aspiring lawyer; Negin Ghadimi, a bioelectric engineering student. They were young, some of them very young. They died for life, like thousands of their compatriots killed by the Iranian regime during the uprising that swept the country at the end of December 2025.The repression is unmatched by anything the regime, despite its record, has carried out since 2009 and the Green Movement. Since it has unfolded away from public scrutiny, it is difficult to have exact numbers. Several sources, however, cite at least 3,500 deaths. In a similar vein 'Hell is other people': Why the Arab world struggles to break free from sectarianism Yet on both sides of the Mediterranean and across the...