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Mohamed Abdel Wahab, the curator of a newly opened “Torture Museum” in Cairo, displays one of the medieval torture devices that are part of the museum’s collection, in Cairo, Egypt. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
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Small child gazing at toys in the market, Kuwait
An Author’s Search for the Kuwait of Old
London, Asharq Al-Awsat—For Mai Al-Nakib, a Kuwaiti writer who spent large chunks of her life away from her home country, writing fiction is “a way to open a space to kind of remind myself of the different kind of place Kuwait used to be.” [inset_left]The Hidden Light...Caption:
The Capitol is seen in Washington, Thursday morning, July 31, 2014, as lawmakers prepare to begin a five-week summer recess. Republicans pushed a divided House yesterday toward a campaign-season lawsuit against President Barack Obama, accusing him of deliberately exceeding the bounds of his constitutional authority. Obama and other Democrats derided the effort as a stunt […]
Global Capitalism and the Financial Earthquake
One feature most politicians have in common is their penchant for blaming their predecessors and sneering at their successors. Typically, it goes something like this: “When I took over, things were in a mess. When I left, things couldn’t be any better. After me,...Caption:
Adnan Mohsen with his whistle. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Baghdad’s streets cheered by warbling traffic officer
Baghdad, Asharq Al-Awsat—More than forty years have passed since he first stood in the street directing the traffic, and locals’ affection for him continues to grow despite the fact he has the authority to enforce the law against them. That’s because Baghdad’s most...Caption:
Gamal El-Ghitani (Asharq Al-Awsat)
Gamal El-Ghitani: Nasser should have listened to Naguib Mahfouz
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Egyptian novelist, journalist and short-story writer Gamal El-Ghitani is one of the most prominent literary figures of the Arab World. A prolific writer of historical fiction and political commentary, he published his first short story when he...Caption:
Lebanese singer Assi El-Helani performs during the opening of the Baalbeck International Festival in Lebanon on July 30, 2014. (AFP Photo/STR)