Lots of reading - Middle East

Many aspects of the region's developments this week to read.

Aftonbladets Jesper Bengtsson has met women's activist Parvin Ardalan. He tells here of his visit to Iran. BBC writes on Iran's policy choices. Trita Parsi writes on how the EU's message is perceived in Teheran.

CNN has applauded a photographer whose photos from Afghanistan have been used by Expressen.

The constitutional crisis in Turkey has been deepening. Svenska Dagbladets Bitte Hammargren writes on court processes against generals for coup plans. Eurasianet analyses the situation here. Again the issue of whether the CHP should be thrown out of the Socialist International is high on the agenda (Svenska Dagbladet again).

BBC writes on UAE's decision to waive Iraq's debt from the 80's, as the first Gulf country. Eurasianet writes on Iranian activities in Iraq here. Svenska Dagbladet on who is in Iraq. The National on being a non-Western journalist in Baghdad. ICG has just released a report on the Iraqi refugee crisis. Surprisingly Turkish prime minister Erdogan has taken time from his troubles at home to go to Baghdad, as the second regional leader since the war (no Arab leader has gone yet).

BBC writes on Saudi rehabilitation efforts for jihadi foot-soldiers.

Svenska Dagbladet has met the Hamas in Beirut, talking about their EU-contacts.

Also from the BBC, here on Afghanistan. BBC writes here on Russian Afghanistan veterans. This we reflected on during our recent visit to Uzbekistan, as many soldiers were from the Central Asian republics.

Al-Jazeera highlight an unusual subject, on Mongolia and the battle for resources.

An initiative to push the EU to appoint more women in top positions can be found here. I'd like to point also to the "Nobel's womens initiative".

Svenska Dagbladet on being blond, smart and gender-conscious - how is that perceived?

BBC on being a Palestinian, disabled, woman and comedian...

Swedish radio has a theme page on people after the war against terrorism, which may interest you.