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Protesters loyal to the Shi’ite Muslim Al-Houthi group, also known as Ansarullah, hold posters of Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad (R) and Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah during a demonstration to show their support to al-Assad, in Sanaa September 13, 2013. REUTERS/Khaled Abdullah (YEMEN – Tags: POLITICS CIVIL UNREST)
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A Palestinian artist sketches a portrait of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, placed next to a sketch of Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, and an image of the late Iraqi president Saddam Hussein (C) (hanging on the wall) in the West Bank city of Ramallah, on September 11, 2013. Assad marks his 48th birthday with […]
Debate: Hezbollah is obstructing the Lebanese government
It goes without saying that the Lebanese state cannot be judged on the basis that it is a state in the full sense of the word. Having a theoretical, administrative presence and international recognition of borders is not enough to have a state, because the most...Caption:
A man smokes a water pipe as he watches Jon Stewart on a TV screen at a coffee shop, in Cairo, Egypt, Saturday, June 22, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)
Debate: Satire has no place in traditional media
The number of satirical television shows is on the rise in the Arab world. These programs assume the responsibility of discussing issues of public concern, granting them a wide following among people who want to release the frustration and despair caused by the...Caption:
A worker lifts curtains in a theater to reveal a picture of Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef for his comic show “Al-Bernameg” (The Program), in Giza, Cairo, Jan. 15, 2013. (Reuters/Asmaa Waguih)
Debate: Satire has a place in traditional media
I once wrote: “Traditional Arab media is the best defense lawyer for our enemies. . . . Whenever Arab media supports an issue, we always end up losers. If any Arab country’s TV or newspapers were to advocate the duty to love [our] mothers, for example, we would...Caption:
Anti-government protesters shout slogans during a rally in Cairo September 7, 2005, (REUTERS)
Debate: Regional problems hinder Arab-Israeli peace
The confrontation with Israel is not the principal reason behind the slow development and well-being in the Arab world. Rather, the Arab—Israeli conflict is a manifestation of a much larger issue, and it is this regional dynamic, more dangerous even to the Arabs than...Caption:
WASHINGTON, DC – JULY 30: U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry (C) makes a statement with Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni (L) and Palestinian chief negotiator Saeb Erekat (R) during a press conference on the Middle East Peace Process Talks at the Department of State on July 30, 2013 in Washington, DC. Israeli Justice Minister […]