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“I Say Yemen, You Say…” A Word Association Test 24 Aug 2013 | 01:20 am
ABUBAKR AL SHAMAHI, CGNEWS: One word seems to be inevitably linked in the common mind to the beautiful, complex land of Yemen - terrorism The post “I Say Yemen, You Say…” A Word Association Test appe...
The U.S. and Egypt: Backing The Wrong Horse? 19 Aug 2013 | 02:36 pm
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: We’re betting on the forces of the past over the forces of the future. We’d rather be on the side of the strong (for now) than on the side of the right. The post The U.S. and Egy...
‘Arab Spring’ or ‘Islamic Winter’? Simplification Not Useful 17 Aug 2013 | 05:18 pm
RAMZY BAROUD: in the words of Victor Hugo 'to simplify is to be an idiot' and when assessing the turmoil affecting the Middle East there is a lot of simplified commentary The post ‘Arab Spring’ or ‘I...
Is Any Iranian Deal Destined to Fail? 17 Aug 2013 | 12:14 pm
FRANCIS MATTHEW: Rouhani’s new and pragmatic approach will give Obama another test, as it will force the administration to be clear about whether its real goal is a nuclear settlement... The post Is ...
Reel Iraq: Poets Make Waves at Edinburgh Festival 16 Aug 2013 | 02:21 pm
M. LYNX-QUALEY: Ryan Van Winkle, a Scottish poet, has been a key figure in an initiative called 'Reel Iraq' which has helped to give wider recognition to the country's leading writers The post Reel I...
Death Toll Rises in Egypt’s Descent into Emergency 15 Aug 2013 | 09:18 am
Some early reports spoke of 120 dead in the first 40 minutes, including two policemen. Alarabiya was still only reporting 5 dead several hours after the push against the squares began. The post Death...
Egypt in “State of Emergency” 15 Aug 2013 | 09:05 am
Right now Egypt is under a state of emergency following a bloody day in which security forces went in to clear supporters of the former president. Protesters had been on the streets for six weeks to c...
Precarious Positioning: The U.S. and Mid East Freedom 14 Aug 2013 | 01:17 pm
JAMES M. DORSEY: To maintain its tightrope act, the Obama administration will have to draw a clear distinction between peaceful, legitimate and democratic expression of dissent and terrorism. The pos...
U.S. Iran Oil Policy: Whose Interest Is It? 14 Aug 2013 | 09:41 am
JUAN COLE: Not since President Roosevelt told Japan in July 1941 that he was going to cut it off from American petroleum has the United States threatened to use oil to strangle a country so completely...
Camel Milk Woes Rising on MERs Link 11 Aug 2013 | 05:06 pm
CROSSROADS ARABIA: Saudi Arabia is a great consumer of camel meat and milk. Both have seen a resurgence in the marketplace as ‘good, home-style foodstuffs’. The post Camel Milk Woes Rising on MERs Li...
