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In this Saturday, Jan. 24, 2015 photo, 32-year-old mother Shaimaa el-Sabbagh holds a poster during a protest in downtown Cairo. Egypt has sought to distance the police from the weekend shooting death of el-Sabbagh, saying a forensic examination shows she was killed by a type of projectile that is “absolutely” not used by security forces. A senior official from the Interior Ministry, which is in charge of the police, also dismissed as “inconsequential” video clips showing two masked, black-clad policemen pointing their rifles in her direction as gunshots rang out and a voice commanded “fire.” (AP Photo/Mohammed El-Raaei)


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Sheikh Yusuf Al-Qaradawi speaks to a crowd as he leads Friday prayers in Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, on February 18, 2011. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra, File)


Opinion: How Islamism has damaged Islam

Opinion: How Islamism has damaged Islam

It is true that Islam is too big to be damaged by the attacks that have recently been launched against it and which in reality are more the concern of those who instigated them than the world’s more than 1 billion Muslims. At the same time, however, much of these...
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Tunisian protesters hold a giant national flag during an anti government demonstration on November 15, 2013 in Tunis (AFP PHOTO/FETHI BELAID_


Opinion: Fukuyama and the Tunisian Democracy Exception

Opinion: Fukuyama and the Tunisian Democracy Exception

An article by Francis Fukuyama published in the Wall Street Journal earlier this month, and translated lately into Arabic and published on a number of Arab news websites, has been making waves this week. In the essay, entitled “At the ‘End of History’ Still Stands...
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Tunisian National Constituent Assembly (NCA) deputies attend a parliament session in Tunis. (AFP Photo/Fethi Belaid)


Opinion: Tunisia’s Next Chapter

Opinion: Tunisia’s Next Chapter

The Tunisian National Constituent Assembly’s vote against an article in new draft electoral legislation banning Ben Ali-era officials from participating in politics was so significant it attracted much attention last week. Had it been passed it would now be part of...
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Protesters shout slogans during a demonstration calling for the departure of the Islamist-led ruling coalition at Kasbah Square where the government headquarters are located, in Tunis in this file photo of November 15, 2013 (REUTERS/Anis Mili)


Opinion: The Problem with Arab Political Elites

Opinion: The Problem with Arab Political Elites

For the political elites in the Arab world to accept the idea that their societies are witnessing a real period of tribulation whose consequences cannot be postponed, they not only have to rethink the nature of their development policies, but also adopt political...