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Iran, the Arab intifada and the end of the ‘Middle East’
By Arshin Adib-Moghaddam Once upon a time there was a United States naval…
The globalization of protest
By Joseph Stiglitz NEW YORK: The protest movement that began in Tunisia in…
Muckraking malarkey
By Philip Whitfield CAIRO: Politicians paint pallid pictures. Do we inhabit dystopia, a…
Editorial: Can you jail an idea?
By Rania Al Malky CAIRO: Before I embark on this editorial, I’d like…
A thousand fatwas for Somalia
By Ken Menkhaus WASHINGTON, DC: The latest outrage by the Somali group Al-Shabaab…
A PALESTINIAN VIEW: The Quartet facade
Israel and the United States have perfected, almost to a science,…
Syria spoils the Iranian victory
By Sadegh Zibakalam Throughout the Middle East and the world at large, there…
A PALESTINIAN VIEW: The Quartet initiative: A serious challenge
By Ghassan Khatib One of the motives behind the Palestinian appeal to the…
AN ISRAELI VIEW: The Quartet initiative: Pointless and depressing
By Yossi Alpher Last week, representatives of the Quartet met with Israeli and…