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Published in: HomeCrisis of modernity and secularism: the cases of Egypt, Turkey and BangladeshWhenever democratic space has opened up, people have been eager to choose those who not only provide a better...
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Published in: TransformationThe banality of legal
The outcome of the Trayvon Martin case holds critical implications. We are not responsible for George Zimmerman...
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Published in: HomeThe road to federal consociationalism
Many Israeli Jewish intellectuals, activists and politicians over the years have spoken out clearly for a one-state...
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Published in: HomeBizarre trials in UAE
The logic of the authorities is truly Orwellian – the only offence of the ‘criminals’ was thought crime.
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Published in: HomeDrawn into conflict: the war in Syria and the consequences for the Lebanese economy
As the Syrian conflict spills over the border, the Lebanese tourist and trade sectors have taken a hit. It is...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKDoes the BBC not trust US intelligence on Iran?
If the BBC wants to speculate on Iranian nuclear capabilities and the potential for conflict, why is it ignoring the...
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Published in: openSecurityChasing accountability; facing impunity
Bahrain's attempt to hold the state security services to account is channeled through campaigning, lobbying and of...
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Published in: openSecurityThe history of British involvement in Bahrain's internal security
John Yates is only the most recent Briton to be given a public role in Bahrain's internal security. Since founding...
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Published in: openSecurityPolicing Bahrain: the long arm of the British
Just after the Arab Spring was brutally crushed in Bahrain, Britain's John Yates, the former Assistant Metropolitan...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe representation impasse: accounting for Egyptian women in the post-Morsi age
To move towards a more accurate account, it is imperative that we dissolve the binaries of tradition and modernity,...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe Egyptian crisis and its regional effects
Should Egypt collapse into violence and disarray, supporting the Army might well make the UAE look similar to how...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaIslam and democracy: Tunisia at a crossroads
Ennahda's attempts to institutionalise its power and silence its opposition cannot be condoned. Nevertheless,...
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Published in: HomeWeapons are for war, not for a political solution
What would stop Iran, Russia, China or any other country from supplying weapons to opposition groups in Bahrain,...
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Published in: 50.50Ripping bodies apart: the Brotherhood’s sectarian policy in practice
The lynching of four Egyptian Shi’a citizens by mobs is raising alarm bells with regard to the potentially tragic...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaWestern Sahara: the inconvenient uprising nobody wants to talk (or hear) about
While many praise the remarkable determination of Sahrawi activists to maintain the peaceful character of their...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaMohamed and Michael are both Egyptian
Egypt all of a sudden, at least on the surface, appears to have a growing problem of sectarianism.
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Published in: HomeOccupy Wall Street has some questions for Taksim Square
In interview, Müştereklerimiz, “The Network for Our Commons” argues that the really invisible flag, here in Taksim...
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Published in: HomeTurkey’s protests: the limits of hubrisTurkey is in turmoil. Hundreds of thousands are protesting on the country’s main squares against a whole set of...
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Published in: HomeA Turkish Spring?Should Cameron, Obama, Hollande and Merkel remain tight-lipped about the disorder spreading across Turkey, we must...
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Published in: HomeMI5 Woolwich failure due to geopolitical alliance with Islamist extremists
The strange British reluctance to prosecute banned group Al Muhajiroun activists despite their support for al-Qaeda...