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Debris lie on the ground as a child stands outside a home following heavy rains in Omdurman, some 30 kilometers northwest of the Sudanese capital Khartoum, on August 13, 2013. (AFP PHOTO/ASHRAF SHAZLY)

Sudan’s Eid Expressed through Social Media

by Ahmed Younis | Aug 13, 2013 | Media

If only Al-Mutanabi was in Khartoum on the morning of the first day of Eid to rewrite his poem “Eid! In what [sorry] state do you return, Eid!” The bitter irony of the poem is nothing compared to the current state of the Sudanese during Eid this year. They face rising...

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File photo of Chinese students brandishing Mao Zedong’s little Red Book. (Asharq AL-Awsat)

What are the Chinese reading?

by Amir Taheri | Jun 30, 2013 | Lifestyle & Culture

Shanghai, Asharq Al-Awsat—For decades, Sinologists have wondered whether China could build a capitalist economy without adopting the political culture that goes with it. The answer to that question is still pending. However, a survey of the political literature that...

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In this Saturday, Nov. 19, 2011 file photo, Saif al-Islam is seen after his capture in the custody of revolutionary fighters in Zintan, Libya. (AP)

Opinion: Has Saif Al-Islam Gone Mad?

by Mshari Al-Zaydi | May 3, 2013 | Opinion

Some Libyan social networking websites have claimed that Muammar Gaddafi’s son, Saif Al-Islam, who is being tried by the rebels in Zintan, has gone insane. According to these websites, doctors have confirmed that living under a constant state of pressure can result in...