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Turkish supporters of Egypt’s ousted President demonstrate to condemn the latest killings in Cairo, outside the Egyptian embassy in Ankara on July 27, 2013. Dozens of Mohamed Morsi’s supporters were shot dead early Saturday in the deadliest incident in a month as violence erupted after huge rallies for and against the ousted Islamist president. AFP […]
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Debate: Erdoğan is right to stand by Mursi
Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has not lost out after the coup which ousted his friend Mohamed Mursi, because at the end of the day, he is an elected leader who stands on firm ground. In the past ten years, he and his party elevated Turkey to become one of the world’s strongest...Caption:
Iraqi people celebrate after United Nations announced the end of sanctions imposed on Iraq, in Baghdad, June 27, 2013. REUTERS/Thaier al-Sudani.
Debate: The Gulf should do more to promote Arab culture
If we take a closer look at the cultural scene in the Gulf, we will indeed find an unprecedented retreat in our government’s interest in cultural issues. The reason for this is certainly the tough and historic structural developments taking place on different...Caption:
Photograph courtesy of the Bahraini Ministry of Culture.
Debate: The Gulf is doing enough to promote Arab culture
Culture is a natural product of society’ it is the inevitable result of a people’s daily practices, principles, and way of life. However, culture is also something that may lose its special characteristics and quality with the passage of time. This could...Caption:
Supporters of deposed Egyptian president Mohamed Mursi sit guard outside a pro-Mursi sit-in area around Raba’ al-Adawya mosque, east of Cairo July 18, 2013. (REUTERS/Asmaa Waguih.)
Debate: Egypt’s military did not have to intervene
When asked whether I support Egypt’s military intervention, my reply is that the statement issued by the Armed Forces’ General Command and read by Gen. Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi, Minister of Defense and commander of the Supreme Council of the Armed Forces...Caption:
People celebrate at Tahrir Square with a portrait of Army chief Abdel Fattah al-Sisi after a broadcast confirming that the army will temporarily be taking over from the country’s first democratically elected president Mohammed Morsi on July 3, 2013 in Cairo. (AFP PHOTO / KHALED DESOUKI.)