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Illusions of democracy
By Esther Dyson NEW YORK: The Internet is an extraordinarily powerful tool. It…
On Bin Laden: Far from extinguished
By Bernard Haykel Many pundits have rushed to the conclusion that the death…
After Bin Laden: has militant Islam failed?
By Mustafa Akyol Among the dozens of tweets that I received from fellow…
Social media creating social awareness in the Arab world
By Hani Naim BEIRUT: Social media has brought various religious and ethnic groups…
Morocco’s vision forward
By Yossef Ben-Meir The fatal terrorist bombing of a tourist cafe in Marrakech…
Dysfunctional disarmament
By Ban Ki-moon GENEVA: As the United Nations Conference on Disarmament begins…
Christians, Muslims and solidarity: the Egyptian challenge
By H.A. Hellyer CAIRO: The recent burning of a church in Cairo’s Imbaba…
We can no longer rely upon ‘they’
By David Kirby CAIRO: What has happened in Egypt in recent weeks is…
Obama’s challenge in the Muslim World
By Andrew Kohut As President Obama prepares to make a major address later…