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Egyptian anti-goverment demonstrators wave Egyptian flags at Cairo’s Tahrir Square on February 10, 2011 on the 17th day of protests against President Hosni Mubarak’s regime. Thousands more Egyptian demonstrators joined a mounting tide of protest against Mubarak’s regime despite stark threats of a government crackdown. (PEDRO UGARTE/AFP/Getty Images)


Opinion: The Road to the Arab Civil State

Opinion: The Road to the Arab Civil State

After decades of sustained oppression, Arab popular and political culture suddenly tried to assert its full mental and emotional capacities during the recent uprisings that led to the collapse of several tyrannical regimes in the region. The shift to being so abrupt,...
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File photo of President of the American Tunisian Association Dr. William Lawrence. (Asharq Al-Awsat)


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An activist holds a placard depicting a picture of government critic Mohamed Brahmi, who was gunned down by militant gunmen last year, in Habib Bourguiba boulevard in downtown Tunis January 14, 2014. Thousands of Islamist and secular Tunisians marked the third anniversary of autocrat Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali’s downfall on Tuesday, celebrating in the closest […]


Opinion: Two Recipes for Two Constitutions

Opinion: Two Recipes for Two Constitutions

Last Tuesday was the third anniversary of the uprising in Tunisia that led to the departure of President Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali. The event also triggered upheavals in other Middle Eastern nations, notably Libya, Egypt and Syria. Looking for a shorthand description of...
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File photo of Bahraini Public Security Force commander Maj. Gen. Tarek Al Hasan. (Asharq Al-Awsat)


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Fireworks explode over the Jumeirah Palm Island at midnight to celebrate the New Year, Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (AP/Kamran Jebreili)


Opinion: Dubai and the war-torn Middle East

Opinion: Dubai and the war-torn Middle East

On Tuesday evening, Dubai grabbed international headlines with its beautiful firework display to celebrate the New Year and the city’s extraordinary success story. The emirate of Dubai has become a success, and the United Arab Emirates should be proud of it. Anyone...