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VOICES: Bahrain – Sectarian Tensions and Foreign Misconceptions 27 Aug 2013 | 09:35 pm
I don’t know a single Bahraini who wouldn’t agree that the Bahraini government is in great need of reform. We need a governing system that is more representative and more responsive. However, it is on...
INSIGHT: Egypt and Flaws in the Modern Personality Cult 27 Aug 2013 | 05:01 pm
Once, when Hosni Mubarak still led Egypt, I met a man in his mid-20s on a dusty, congested street near Tahrir Square. When he extended his hand to shake mine for the first time, I noticed a small blac...
INSIGHT: At Stake in Syria – the Chemical Weapons Taboo 25 Aug 2013 | 09:23 pm
Syrian opposition activists allege government forces launched a devastating poison gas attack this week that killed hundreds of civilians in suburban Damascus. If true, it would be the war’s worst atr...
INSIGHT: In Egypt, Crackdown Threatens to Divide Muslim Brotherhood 16 Aug 2013 | 10:54 pm
Six weeks after toppling the government, the Egyptian military moved to crack down on the Muslim Brotherhood, raising questions about the future of the world’s largest Islamist movement. The Brotherho...
VOICES: Turkey’s Pivot Away from Democracy 16 Aug 2013 | 07:09 pm
For the second time in two months, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s government is clashing with secularists and opposition forces. The latest clash brings to the fore the question of whet...
INSIGHT: Democracy’s Losing the Street Fight 16 Aug 2013 | 01:20 am
Should we have democracy on demand? In Egypt, protesters who have been in the streets for weeks trying to reverse the outcome of June 30 have been dispersed by bulldozers and bullets, and the future ...
QUICKTAKE: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Vows to Continue Protests 15 Aug 2013 | 10:22 pm
This week witnessed some of the worst violence in Egypt since the armed forces removed Mohamed Morsi, Egypt’s first freely elected president, from power in early July. As the death toll rises – as ma...
INSIGHT: Iran’s Rouhani – Starting Off With a Familiar Strategy 12 Aug 2013 | 07:15 pm
In his first few days in office, Iran’s new president is setting a determined course for an ambitious target – the middle ground. With his inaugural address, initial cabinet picks, and his first presi...
VOICES: Bahrain’s Lost Boys 8 Aug 2013 | 06:24 pm
Mahmood has not slept at home in eight months. His younger brother has not slept there in a year. But armed riot police continue to raid their family home monthly, breaking down bedroom doors searchin...
INSIGHT: Al-Qaida’s Resiliency in Yemen 7 Aug 2013 | 10:55 pm
The closing of U.S. embassies throughout the Middle East due to threats from al-Qaida in the Arabian Peninsula (AQAP) indicates that however successful the U.S. drone program has been, the terrorist g...
