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Residents gather to protest near the house of prominent Sunni Muslim lawmaker Ahmed al-Alwani, in the centre of Ramadi, on December 29, 2013. (Reuters/Ali al-Mashhadani)

Family of detained Iraqi MP renew claims of torture

by Manaf Al-Obaidi | Jan 11, 2015 | Middle East

Ramadi, Iraq, Asharq Al-Awsat—The family of former Iraqi MP Ahmed Al-Alwani, who is currently in prison facing a death sentence for terrorism-related activities, has renewed claims that his conviction was based on confessions obtained through torture under the Nuri...

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People holding signs reading “Je suis Charlie” (I am Charlie) and “I am against fascism” march in Toulouse on January 10, 2015 after a three-day killing spree in Paris. Hundreds of thousands of people took to streets in France to demonstrate against terrorism and in tribute to 17 victims after three days of Islamist attacks. […]

Opinion: Terror, Backwardness and Intersecting Interests

by Eyad Abu Shakra | Jan 11, 2015 | Opinion

I have to admit that I have never liked the word “terrorism,” particularly when it is used by the US in the context that we are accustomed to seeing it used at present. However, the Paris attack targeting Charlie Hebdo cannot be described by any other word or label....