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An Afghan boy looks out from a book store in the Old City on November 7, 2012 in Kabul, Afghanistan. (Daniel Berehulak/Getty Images)

Triumph of Afghan writers in exile boosts literary scene at home

by Firouzeh Ramazan Zadeh | Jul 27, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Afghanistan, which has long been engulfed in civil war and conflict, is producing a wave of migrant literature that is having a positive impact on the literary scene at home. In next door neighbor Iran, the generation of Afghani refugees born...

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A screenshot from the Al-Gama’a TV drama about the Muslim Brotherhood shows Jordanian actor Eyad Nassar playing the role of the group’s founder Hassan Al-Banna. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Opinion: Ramadan TV vs. the Muslim Brotherhood

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Jul 27, 2014 | Opinion

As Ramadan draws to a close, anyone who watched the slew of Egyptian television dramas will have noticed the increasingly critical manner in which the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as other extremist groups, are being dealt with. This year’s Ramadan TV dramas have...

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Secretary of State John Kerry at the State Department in Washington, Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, as he opened a fourth round of the US-Colombia High-Level Partnership Dialogue (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Opinion: Kerry’s Political Dilemma

by Samir Atallah | Jul 27, 2014 | Opinion

There can be no doubts about the intentions of US Secretary of State John Kerry. From his actions as head of the US State Department, it is clear that he is a well-intentioned man. Based on these good intentions, he is always roaming the world, scarcely spending...

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This photo taken on June 17, 2014 in Dabanga, northern Cameroon, shows Cameroon’s army soldiers deploying as part of a reinforcement of its military forces against Nigerian Islamist group Boko Haram. (AFP/Reinnier Kaze)

Boko Haram clashes with Cameroon soldiers

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jul 26, 2014 | World

Yaounde, Reuters—Nigeria’s Islamist militant group Boko Haram has carried out two cross-border attacks into Cameroon since Friday, killing at least four soldiers and prompting the Cameroonian army to send reinforcements to the area, army sources said on...

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A member loyal to the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) waves an ISIS flag in Raqqa June 29, 2014. (REUTERS/Stringer)

Syrian troops, ISIS face off in Raqqa

by Nazeer Rida | Jul 26, 2014 | Middle East

Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) fighters continued their push against a key Syrian government military base in eastern Syria on Friday, government troops were seen crossing the eastern desert in a bid to counter-attack, a pro-rebel...