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Published in: HomeThis week's window on the Middle East - June 18, 2012Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East....
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Published in: HomeEgypt: the deep state resurgentEgypt's incoming president will enter office without a parliament to oppose him, with a military empowered to arrest...
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Published in: HomeInternet protests against rising energy prices
Jordanian citizens might have been more adaptable to understanding the rationale behind price rises if they were...
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Published in: HomeEgypt's justice, in jeopardy
People are back in the squares and this time it is the judicial system that is their concern. Debate regarding how...
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Published in: HomeSecond class: discrimination against the government’s fan club
The downfall of Ben Ali has brought to the fore an ever-growing fan club of the newly-elected Islamist government to...
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Published in: HomeThe battle of prisoner hunger strikers continues
On May 14, an agreement was reached between the Israeli Prison Service and the Higher Committee for Prisoners: the...
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Published in: HomeTunisian Human Rights Minister rejects recommendation for gay sex decriminalization
The rise of moderate Islamists in Tunisia have foregrounded LGBT rights, especially after the publication of the...
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Published in: HomeQatar’s social divide: hindering a pathway to the future?
Conversations in the majlis are now more alive with the idea that Qataris must play a more active role in being the...
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Published in: North Africa, West AsiaRevolution never sleeps
Alexandria became known initially for the revolution’s poster-child, and then for its ‘No’ Vote in the...
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Published in: HomeFancy a ride on Bahrain's economic merry-go-round?
Given the country’s regressive welfare system and the absence of a progressive income tax regime, households on the...
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Published in: HomeThis week's window on the Middle East - June 11, 2012Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East....
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Published in: HomeWill Islamic fundamentalism be a threat to democracy?How shall we deal with these fanatics? I say that it is up to the youth, including me, to answer these questions and...
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Published in: HomeEngaging women in a democratic Libya: an optimistic view of the Libyan elections
Obstructing your wife, sister or daughter from voting is utterly unacceptable and an infringement of her newly-found...
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Published in: HomeDubai’s competing halves
Key to attracting tourists and business is Dubai’s cultivated perception as ‘westernised’, compared to other Middle...
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Published in: HomeTahrir is playing into the hands of the regime
The regime’s strategy is clear: gain the support of the silent majority and you don’t have to care about...
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Published in: HomeLibya: a blurring of the post-conflict political landscape
If voters are unable to make an informed decision, due to lack of information concerning the candidate, the process...
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Published in: HomeEvent: Tweets from Tahrir (the film)Join openDemocracy for a film screening of Tweets from Tahrir followed by Q&A session with Director Adib Nessim.
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Published in: HomeLebanon: the dark side of the twitter revolution
A series of potentially incendiary events have brought new headlines, blog posts, status updates and tweets...
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Published in: HomeThe demon or the demonized? Deconstructing “salafism” in TunisiaMedia reports emphasizing the “violent” dimension of “salafism” miss an important point: the Tunisian salafist...
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Published in: HomeThis week's window on the Middle East - June 4, 2012Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East....
