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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaThe making of the modern Kurdish Middle EastRather than a unified Kurdistan across borders, a single ethnic group with multiple sovereign territories is more...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaAre litmus tests on culture spreading from Israel to Berlin?Pro-Israel journalists and politicians in Germany target a Palestinian arts and culture festival, its curators and...
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Published in: HomeNew pope Tawadros on the horns of a dilemmaThe newly chosen pope of Egypt’s Coptic Christians assumes his leadership in a country ruled by the first Islamist...
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Published in: HomeUncertainty looms amid progress in talks with the TalibanThe Afghan Taliban and the United States have begun talks, advancing prospects that coalition forces can withdraw...
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Published in: HomeThinking about war with Iran
The real Iranian threat is not its nuclear capacity but its independence. If Iran continues to stand as a model of...
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Published in: HomeWater in the Arab SpringWater scarcity in the Middle East & North Africa is at the root of the region’s uprisings. In the coming years, it...
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Published in: HomeGaza: reflections on resilienceThere is a danger in giving an account of the human damage sustained there that an image will be given of Gaza as a...
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Published in: HomeA new window for academic freedom in EgyptThe end of Mubarak’s thirty years reign may mark an opportunity to revive the Egyptian universities’ founding ideals...
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Published in: HomeThoughts on the Jewish boat to Gaza
Lynne Segal comments on the significance of an all-Jewish aid boat to Gaza that has been intercepted by the Israeli...
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Published in: HomeWho is responsible? An interview with Fred Halliday
Fred Halliday, who died on 26 April, talks to Danny Postel about realpolitik, religion, universal rights and the...
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Published in: HomeNetanyahu and the sanctioning of Iran
Israel’s attempt to rally support for energy sanctions against Iran look like failing, for good reason. They would...
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Published in: Live discussionsWhy do Russians support the war?
