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The Arab World Institute, France

Dr. Moajab Al-Zahrani: History Is Not Written By Fools

by Mirza Al-Khuwaylidi | Oct 2, 2016 | Interviews

With a history of academic interest in French culture, and a passion unique to his own time and place, Dr.Moajab al-Zahrani joined France’s top university in Paris “Paris-Sorbonne” in 1979. Despite a breathtaking chance to join the United States’ Columbia University...

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Opinion: 25 Years of Enlightenment

by Abdulrahman Al-Rashed | Sep 21, 2016 | Opinion

The years have passed by quickly since MBC TV was launched but the journey has not been a smooth one. It was not just an ordinary TV station and it was not established just to fill the gap for entertainment channels or make a profit. When Sheikh Waleed founded it, he...

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Fruitless Festivals, Conferences

by Fadel al-Sultani | Sep 19, 2016 | Features

In the past, while the unions of Arabic books, public and private cultural institutions didn’t exist or were in the founding stage, we used to have special magazines that represented real interaction means among poets, writers, critics, and the Arabian reader. Thanks...

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Gyrocopters fly over Dubai during the World Air Games 2015, United Arab Emirates December 9, 2015. REUTERS/Karim Sahib/Pool

New Liberalism, Fate of Development in the Arab World

by Walid Nayef al-Sadiri | Aug 25, 2016 | Business

Riyadh- Economic development is a decisive topic for Arab countries and communities, especially given the current tough conditions. The success of development is the key for a promising future and the failure of development has disastrous consequences. Most Arab...

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Iraqis, Syrians between ISIS and the Scourge of Emigration

by Scott Anderson | Aug 23, 2016 | Features

At the beginning of June 2015, his one-year tour of duty with ISIS drawing to a close, Wakaz reappraised his life. Since completing his training at the ISIS compound near Mosul the previous summer, he had spent some six months back in his hometown, Dawr — his main...