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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…
Tunisia first to govern in era of transition
By Aida Rehouma and Rabab Fayad TUNIS/GENEVA: On October 23, the country that…