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Egyptian supporters of ousted president Mohamed Morsi hold posters depicting Morsi and shout slogans as they protest outside Rabaa al-Adawiya mosque in Cairo, Egypt, 08 July 2013. (EPA/Khaled Elfiqi)

Debate: Mursi’s ouster was a military coup

by Ibrahim Munir | Jul 17, 2013 | Debate

This was not just a coup. Mursi’s ouster is the tip of the iceberg, demonstrating the conspiracy that has been enacted against the Egyptian people and state since “military rule” began in Egypt. This “military rule” has been in place...

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Egyptians hold portraits of military chief General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi reading “Come down Sisi” as they gather in Cairo’s landmark Tahrir Square in Cairo on July 5, 2013. (AFP)

Debate: Mursi’s ouster was not a military coup

by Abdul Ghaffar Shukr | Jul 17, 2013 | Debate

The fact of the matter is that before the announcement of the Egyptian military’s decision to depose Mursi, there were crowds in the streets across the country. More than 22 million people came out to demand early presidential elections. The military decision...

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People look at books at the fifth Riyadh International Book Fair 2 March 2010. (Reuters/Fahad Shadeed)

Debate: The Arab world is not facing a publishing crisis

by Mohamed Hashem | Jun 30, 2013 | Debate

With regards to the issue of publishing in the Arab world, I do not believe that we are facing a publishing crisis; rather, we are facing a reading crisis. We are simply a society that does not like reading. The greater the demand for a product, the more this product...

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An Iranian clergyman speaks to a woman at his stall in Tehran’s 26th International Book Fair, at the Imam Khomeini grand mosque, in Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, May 1, 2013.(AP Photo/Vahid Salemi)

Debate: The Arab world is facing a publishing crisis

by Rana Idriss | Jun 30, 2013 | Debate

There can be no doubt that publishers in the Arab world are facing an acute crisis. The market has completely shut down, particularly in view of the consequences of the Arab Spring. This also includes the situation in Syria—and it is worth mentioning that the Syrian...

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An Iraqi Shiite Muslim pilgrim seen from behind a cloth walks on June 4, 2013 towards the Imam al-Kadim shrine in Baghdad. (AFP/ Ali Al-Saadi)

Debate: Iranian policy is not radicalizing the Gulf’s Shi’ites

by Kawthar Al-Arbash | Jun 19, 2013 | Debate

When responding to accusations that Iran’s expansionist regional ambitions are a major source of Shi’ite radicalization in the region, any individual Shi’ite will, no doubt, say that there is no evidence of direct Iranian intervention in his everyday...

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A Bahraini policeman extinguishes tyres burning during clashes with riot police following a protest in solidarity with jailed Bahraini women in the village of Jidhafs, west of Manama, on June 13, 2013. (AFP/Mohammed Al-Shaikh)

Debate: Iranian policy is radicalizing the Gulf’s Shi’ites

by Adnan Hussein | Jun 19, 2013 | Debate

There can be no doubt that Iran’s expansionist regional ambitions are responsible for radicalizing the region’s Shi’ites. These ambitions—which strengthened Tehran following the collapse of the Shah’s regime—have led to a preponderance of radicalism...