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David Rhode: What I learned from being kidnapped

by Mamdouh Al-Muhaini | Jul 25, 2013 | Media

Washington, D.C., Asharq Al-Awsat—US Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist David S. Rhode was kidnapped by members of the Taliban in Afghanistan in November 2008, and spent seven months in captivity before making what he described as a “foolhardy” break for...

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In conversation with Vali Nasr

by Mamdouh Al-Muhaini | Jul 3, 2013 | Interviews

Washington DC, Asharq Al-Awsat—Iranian-born, MIT-trained academic Vali Nasr is one of the most high-profile American pundits on Middle East affairs. He also served on the front lines of American diplomacy, as an aide to Obama’s special envoy for Afghanistan and...

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Moisés Naím on ‘Foreign Policy,’ ‘The End of Power’

by Mamdouh Al-Muhaini | Jun 22, 2013 | Media

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—Moisés Naím has drawn the attention of decision-making circles in Washington through more than one book on the Middle East. Of Libyan descent, Naím was raised in Venezuela, where he served briefly as the minister of trade and industry. He...

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Robert Wright on Religion and Conflict

by Mamdouh Al-Muhaini | May 8, 2013 | Media

Washington, Asharq Al-Awsat—The American writer Robert Wright refuses to be labeled a scholar, preferring instead to be called a journalist. In truth, he combines the best of both fields: expressing thorough scholarly research with the graceful, simple style of the...