by Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban | Mar 16, 2011 | Opinion
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....
by Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban | Mar 9, 2011 | Opinion
Ernesto Che Guevara once said, “revolutions are made by adventurers and manipulated by opportunists”. I recalled this statement while following up Western analyses of Arab revolutions. I found that the thing which strikes Western strategic analysts is this sudden and...
by Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban | Mar 2, 2011 | Opinion
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...
by Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban | Feb 24, 2011 | Opinion
The wave of liberation revolutions sweeping the Arab world has shown the world that the Arabs are alive and deserve freedom and prepared to fight and die for it. But the strangest thing about it is that the neo-conservatives are popping up their heads, which have been...
by Dr. Bouthaina Shaaban | Feb 17, 2011 | Opinion
It seems that Tunisia was destined to be the catalyst for the greatest event in modern Arab history. And it seems that Mohammad Bouzeizi, who set fire to himself in protest against an insult to his personal dignity, triggered a revolt for the restoration of Arab...
