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Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban, Author at ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English Archive
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Turkey as a model for a new Mideast

Turkey as a model for a new Mideast

Amidst the tsunami of social change sweeping Arab shores, French President Nicolas Sarkozy made a landmark visit to Turkey. He has always refused to visit Turkey, and had publicly declared his opposition to ‘Muslim’ Turkey joining ‘Christian’ Europe — as he sees them....
Features of the coming era

Features of the coming era

I was struck by the huge difference between the response of some readers to my article, “The people want an end to American support for settlement” in the Asharq Al Awsat newspaper and the response of western readers to the same article published in...