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epa04173433 Members of the Samaritan community walk in procession atop Mount Gerizim, above the West Bank city of Nablus, at sunrise on 20 April 2014, during a religious service marking the end of their Passover holiday. Jewish people mark Passover as a celebration of their liberation from slavery over 3,000 years ago by God in […]

Opinion: 2014 is the year the truth will dawn

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | May 26, 2014 | Opinion

The year 2011 was one of revolutionary Arab dreams and the sanctification of squares. Tunisia’s Mohamed Bouazizi and his fruit cart became a symbol, as did the death of Egypt’s Khaled Said. The tumult of sanctification spilled over into the squares of Sana’a and...

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Christine Lagarde, managing director of the IMF, right, talks with a Syrian refugee woman during her visit to the Zaatari refugee camp in Mafraq, Jordan, on Sunday, May 11, 2014. (AP Photo/Ali Jarekji, Pool)

Lagarde: Arab countries cannot remain in transition forever

by Mina Al-Oraibi | May 13, 2014 | Business

Amman, Asharq Al-Awsat—Arab countries currently transitioning to democracy need to adopt long-term economic policies if they are to bypass this transitional stage, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde said on Monday. Speaking to Asharq Al-Awsat on the sidelines of...

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Protesters wave Egyptian flags during a protest in Tahrir Square, Cairo, April 8, 2011. (Reuters)

Opinion: Growth and Jobs on the Horizon for Arab Countries in Transition

by Masood Ahmed | May 5, 2014 | Opinion

Finally, we are seeing some early positive signs in the Arab countries that are undergoing political transition. The external environment is getting better as trading partner growth (especially in Europe) is strengthening, and food prices have recently declined....

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Protesters wave Egyptian flags during a protest in Tahrir Square, Cairo, April 8, 2011. (Reuters)

Awakening to Pluralism after the Arab Spring

by Najlaa Habriri | May 1, 2014 | Book Reviews

[inset_left]The Second Arab Awakening and the Battle for Pluralismby Marwan MuasherYale University Press, 232 pagesNew Haven, CT, 2014[/inset_left] London, Asharq Al-Awsat—For a couple of decades, the societies of the Middle East and North Africa seemed relatively...

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An Egyptian youth wears a Guy Fawkes mask, trademark of the anonymous movement and based on a character in the film V for Vendetta, with writing on it reading in Arabic: “The people are not afraid of the ruler” during a demonstration in Cairo’s Tahrir square on January 31, 2013. Rival factions in Egypt condemned the violence which has killed dozens in a week of unrest and pledged support for a national dialogue to resolve the political crisis gripping the country.(AFP PHOTO/MOHAMMED ABED(

Opinion: Real Reform, not Revolution

by Amal Mousa | Apr 20, 2014 | Opinion

Amid all the uncertainty and confusion that accompanies the social changes most Arab societies are currently experiencing, there is one clear fact that must be courageously acknowledged: Arab constitutions today are in need of fundamental revisions to bring them in...