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Imagining a new Mediterranean world
By Mustapha Tlili NEW YORK: Mediterranean countries are experiencing turbulence unseen since the…
Decoding Egypt: How Mubarak’s mindset contributed to his downfall
By Nael Shama If political regimes can be compared to movies, then Mubarak's…
A truly Islamic state protects Christians
By Rowan Williams LONDON: In the history of some countries there comes a…
Commentary: Is post-revolution the time for entrepreneurship?
By Dr Hala Hattab CAIRO: It might seem farfetched to encourage people to…
European diplomacy’s first test
By Giles Merritt BRUSSELS: It took eight years of ill-tempered political wrangling to…
Peace now for Palestine
By Marwan Muasher and Javier Solana MADRID/WASHINGTON, DC: As revolutionary change sweeps across…
Japan’s nuclear morality tale
By Brahma Chellaney NEW DELHI: The troubles of the Fukushima nuclear-power plant —…
Equal and full citizenship must replace sectarianism
By Sheikh Ali Gomaa CAIRO: All Egyptians — Christian and Muslim — have…
The crisis of microfinance
By Shashi Tharoor NEW DELHI: The recent ouster of the Nobel Prize-winning Bangladeshi…