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Anti-Mursi demonstrators gather for a mass rally to show support for the army at Tahrir Square in Cairo, July 26, 2013. (REUTERS/Amr Abdallah Dalsh.)

Opinion: What a difference a year makes

by Ali Ibrahim | Jul 31, 2013 | Opinion

Many of those afraid of the Muslim Brotherhood coming to power in the Arab countries that witnessed change as a part of the wave of the so-called “Arab Spring” in 2011, assumed that the region, or these countries specifically, would need between 40 to 50 years before...

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A Libyan protester burns a portrait of Libyan leader Mummer Gaddafi in front of the Libyan embassy in Kuala Lumpur. (AFP)

Opinion: Has the Arab Spring nose-dived?

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Jul 28, 2013 | Opinion

It wasn’t only the Economist or many Western analysts who asked this question. It’s a question asked by millions of Arabs who witnessed the historical changes that began two and a half years ago. The overthrow of Libya’s Muammar Gaddafi and the revolt against the...

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A photograph supplied by the Palestinian Authority shows Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas (R) as he meets with US Secretary of State John Kerry in Amman, Jordan, 17 July 2013, on his sixth trip to the region in four months in a bid to revive peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians. EPA/THAER GANAIM/HANDOUT

Opinion: Moving the spotlight back to Palestine

by Diana Moukalled | Jul 23, 2013 | Opinion

The Arab spring has exposed our confusion and faltering steps on the Palestinian issue. This spring, and all the seasons which have befallen us since Tunisian Mohamed Bouazizi’s self-immolation, all work to strip away any real context from the vocabulary related to...

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A file photo dated 17 July 2011, shows the then newly appointed Minister of Finance Hazem Beblawi during a press conference in Cairo, Egypt. (EPA)

Asharq Al-Awsat speaks to Egypt’s new PM

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jul 12, 2013 | Interviews

Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—In the wake of the ouster of Islamist president Mohamed Mursi, Egypt’s new rulers face a daunting challenge. Aside from economic problems that would faze any other government, Egypt finds itself divided between supporters of the ousted...

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A poster of ousted President Mohammed Morsi hangs on the barb wire at the Republican Guard building in Nasr City, Cairo, Egypt, Tuesday, July 9, 2013. (AP Photo/Khalil Hamra)

Opinion: The Ultimate Downfall of Political Islam

by Yousef Al-Dayni | Jul 11, 2013 | Opinion

“Islamist” models, or the political parties that use religion to serve political purposes, should not be viewed from a domestic perspective. This will not help us understand this globalized phenomenon, which is currently fighting for its life. The latest of such...