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Tunisia’s youth and their fight for the freedom of expression
By Jillian C. York In Tunisia, a new debate is taking shape. Long…
Iranians and Israelis call for an end to fear
By Sahar Namazikhah WASHINGTON DC: Iranians and Israelis should mark March 14, 2012…
Egypt’s broken economy
By Mohsin Khan WASHINGTON, DC: Egyptians’ political aspirations have dominated the country’s public…
Leaders go AWOL
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Famously, Field Marshall Montgomery, who turned World War II…
Nightmare scenario: change in Syria may be detrimental to Iraq
By Hamid Alkifaey Syria and Iraq have been at odds for the last…
New languages democratizing social media in the Middle East
By Nada Akl BEIRUT: On March 6 micro-blogging service Twitter announced the launch…
Spillover from the Syrian uprising: three scenarios
By Akeel Abbas How the uprising in Syria will effect Iraq depends largely…
Breakthrough leadership for the World Bank
By Jeffrey Sachs NEW YORK: Last month, I called for the World Bank…