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Extremism: Case of Division, Fragmentation

by Hani Nasira | Jan 17, 2017 | Features

Dubai – The call for “unity” and “union” seems constant and efficient among different religious and ideological movements, each based on their views. However, their call has never been an encouraging unity factor, infact, they were factors of division,...

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Opinion: Trump Too Leads a “Resentment Rainbow”

by Amir Taheri | Sep 9, 2016 | Opinion

I don’t know if there ever was a time when an American presidential election was mainly about hope. However, I believe that in 2008 and 2012 US presidential elections centered on resentment. President Barack Obama won thanks to a coalition; call it the...

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Libyan protesters shout slogans during a demonstration on the Algeria Square to demand the removal of arms and the evacuation of unofficial armed groups and the implementation of the General National Congress (GNC)’s decision on July 7, 2013 in the Libyan capital Tripoli. Source: AFP Photo/Mahmud Turkia

A Law unto Themselves

by Jason Pack and Haley Cook | Jul 17, 2013 | The Majalla Magazine

Like its revolutionary neighbor, post-Mubarak Egypt, post-Gaddafi Libya is characterized by continual upheavals in which elected officials are frequently forced to resign. In June, Libya’s General National Congress (GNC) elected Nouri Abusahmain as their new...