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A man (C) identified in the subtitiles as Al Karar the Iraqi gestures as he speaks at an undisclosed location in this image taken from undated video footage released by ISIS. Reuters.

Arabs between Silent, Active Fundamentalism

by Emile Amin | Oct 25, 2016 | Features

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...

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US President Barack Obama (R) meets with Egypt’s President Hosni Mubarak in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington September 1, 2010. (REUTERS/Jason Reed)

The Arab Spring: Obama’s Vietnam?

by Adel Al Toraifi | Jan 23, 2013 | Opinion

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,...

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Protesters wave Egyptian flags during a protest in Tahrir Square, Cairo, April 8, 2011. (Reuters)

The Departure of the Non-Revolutionary Intellectual

by Adel Al Toraifi | Dec 20, 2012 | Opinion

During the Pahlavi era when the streets of Tehran were punctuated by daily demonstrations and shops closed down due to strikes, the Shah became increasingly confused about what was happening. None of his advisers could alleviate his anxiety and bewilderment, and the...

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The Watermelon Revolutions

by Adel Al Toraifi | Dec 7, 2012 | Opinion

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,...