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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 […]

Debate: Regional issues are not the biggest obstacles to Arab–Israeli peace

by Rory Miller | Aug 25, 2013 | Debate

During the first three rounds of the current US-sponsored peace talks between the Palestinians and Israel, Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas has been clear that “every topic is up for negotiation” and that any agreement coming out of these meetings would signal an...

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Supporters and opponents of Egypt’s Islamist President Mohammed Morsi clash in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, July 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassan Ammar)

Opinion: “Coup” doesn’t mean what the Brotherhood thinks it means

by Amal Mousa | Aug 24, 2013 | Opinion

The Arab revolutions may appear to be mere isolated events that toppled well-established regimes. However, in essence what happened was an earthquake, and with it came many discourses, axioms, ideas and connotations. It has escaped us that key elements in the...

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The remains of tents burn outside Rabaah al-Adawiya mosque, where supporters of Egypt’s ousted President Mohammed Morsi had a protest camp at Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Thursday, Aug. 15, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra.)

Opinion: A Period of Unrest in the Arab World

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Aug 22, 2013 | Opinion

Unrest extends from Syria to Libya and passes through Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Bahrain. Six Arab countries have been affected by the spring of change and the darkness of an unknown future awaits them. Spring here does not come with a positive or a negative...

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Egyptian army tanks drive through Alexandria’s coastal promenade as security measures were tightened across Egypt on August 16, 2013. (AFP Photo/STR)

A Dark Winter Ahead

by Andrew Bowen | Aug 21, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

For those of us who viewed the Arab Awakenings more as the Arab world’s 1848 than its 1989—if we can indeed draw parallels between the Middle East and Europe’s various revolutionary upheavals—this recent (and probably final) act of the Arab Spring is not so...

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Opinion: The rise of the digital radicals

by Yousef Al-Dayni | Aug 15, 2013 | Opinion

Wise people, even the supporters of the so-called “Arab Spring,” admit that the current intellectual atmosphere, following these difficult years, is in a state of crisis on the level of ideas and practices, and that youth are both the fuel and victim of this crisis....