Middle-east Arab News Opinion | Asharq Al-awsat

revolutions Archives - ASHARQ AL-AWSAT English Archive
Select Page
Arabs between Silent, Active Fundamentalism

Arabs between Silent, Active Fundamentalism

Cairo- The Arab world has recently witnessed many developments proving that the Arabic environment still preserve fundamentalism that’s supported by old extremism intellect. This state raises important questions which must be asked. For instance, how did people...
The Arab Spring: Obama’s Vietnam?

The Arab Spring: Obama’s Vietnam?

In a telephone call between former United States President Lyndon B. Johnson and Senator Richard Russell (May 1964), the president admitted that the Vietnam War could be a protracted one and that he did not see any signs for a resolution on the horizon. Despite this,...
The Watermelon Revolutions

The Watermelon Revolutions

An old joke popular among economists says when you have two cows, the state takes one of them and gives it to someone else. This is the socialist system. In a communist system, the state takes both cows from you and gives you milk. Finally, in the capitalist system,...