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Mandela’s Lessons: What The Arab World Can Learn

Mandela’s Lessons: What The Arab World Can Learn

SUSAN COLLIN MARKS, CGNEWS: As the world mourns a great leader there are lessons for all of us in how he conducted politics and led his country

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The Rouhani/Zarif Twitter Exchange: Improved Dialogue?

The Rouhani/Zarif Twitter Exchange: Improved Dialogue?

MICHAEL FELSEN, CGNEWS: A recent exchange of tweets hints at a more positive future dialogue between two regional superpowers.

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Young Egyptians ‘Take Grassroots Action’ To Build Nation

Young Egyptians ‘Take Grassroots Action’ To Build Nation

RANDA GHAZY, CGNEWS: Refusing to be bowed by pressure to choose one side or the other young Egyptians are trying to take hold of their own future

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Palestine: Educational Boycotts Are ‘A Very Bad Idea’

Palestine: Educational Boycotts Are ‘A Very Bad Idea’

DR DANIEL MOSES, CGNEWS: Ecomomic boycotts are one thing but banning people from both sides speaking to each other for educational purposes is wrong.

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Tunisian Youth ‘Turned Off’ By Politics To Effect Change

Tunisian Youth ‘Turned Off’ By Politics To Effect Change

GHADA DALY, CGNEWS: The apathy that Tunisian young people feel for politics is being re-directed in a positive direction into varied civil projects

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‘Halal Monk’: A Christian’s Journey Through Islam

‘Halal Monk’: A Christian’s Journey Through Islam

JONAS YUNUS: There is a huge internal debate taking place among Muslims worldwide about many vital issues. Many Christians though are completely unaware of this debate

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Shia vs Sunni: Lessons From The “Peace of Exhaustion”

Shia vs Sunni: Lessons From The “Peace of Exhaustion”

SHEIKH MUSTAFA CERIC: Protestants and Catholics fought each other for decades in Europe before they decided to sign a peace treaty. Let’s look at lessons learned

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#RumorControlLibya: Authorities Try to Seize Initiative

#RumorControlLibya: Authorities Try to Seize Initiative

MAROUANE BAKIT, CGNEWS: Rumor is the new currency in post-revolutionary Libya. Its effects are widespread and damaging.

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‘Gaga, There’s More to The Burqa Than A Stage Prop’

‘Gaga, There’s More to The Burqa Than A Stage Prop’

KEZIA RIDGEWAY, CGNEWS: It’s not suprising that Lady Gaga has lit on the burqa as a garb-of-controversy but she could use the debate more constructively

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“I Say Yemen, You Say…” A Word Association Test

“I Say Yemen, You Say…” A Word Association Test

ABUBAKR AL SHAMAHI, CGNEWS: One word seems to be inevitably linked in the common mind to the beautiful, complex land of Yemen – terrorism

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IMF Loan: Is It Good Or Bad News for Tunisia?

IMF Loan: Is It Good Or Bad News for Tunisia?

COMMON GROUND NEWS: A young Tunisian set out himself to find out what the future holds for him and his contemporaries following the news of the recent IMF loan to the country

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Arab-Israeli Teachers ‘Helping to Improve Understanding’

Arab-Israeli Teachers ‘Helping to Improve Understanding’

COMMON GROUND NEWS: The recruitment of newly qualified Arab-Israeli teachers will help drive shared citizenship initiatives

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Urgent To Do’s: A New Constitution and Reconciliation Programme

Urgent To Do’s: A New Constitution and Reconciliation Programme

MOHAMED EL SAYED, CGNEWS: Whatever your views about what has happened recently in Egypt it’s clear where we need to go from here.

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Striking a Chord: Palestinian and Israeli Youth Sing Together

Striking a Chord: Palestinian and Israeli Youth Sing Together

LINDA ABDUL AZIZ MENUHIN, CGNEWS: An initiative that brings young Palestinians and Israelis together for group singing has been embraced by both communities

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No Triumphalism: ‘We Should Reach Out to Morsi Supporters’

No Triumphalism: ‘We Should Reach Out to Morsi Supporters’

NADINE EL SAYED: I supported the demonstrations that have helped topple President Morsi but I’m acutely aware of the feelings of his supporters

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Sectarian Division Undone: Army Unifies Lebanese People

Sectarian Division Undone: Army Unifies Lebanese People

NADA AKL, CGNEWS: There have been consistent attempts by some individuals to drive wedges through Lebanese society. But we are resisting the sectarian clarion call

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‘We Can Matter’: Young Israeli Addresses Arab Idol Winner

‘We Can Matter’: Young Israeli Addresses Arab Idol Winner

NATAN ODENHEIMER, CGNEWS: In an open letter a former IDF soldier praises Mohammed Assaf and spells out how he believes he can help unite the two communities

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Violence: The Cancer At the Heart of Tunisian Society

Violence: The Cancer At the Heart of Tunisian Society

MOHAMMED MESSAI, CGNEWS: Rather than being a last resort the lure of the gun is proving irresistible to all across the political spectrum

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Rouhani’s Election: Clock’s Ticking on Golden Opportunity

Rouhani’s Election: Clock’s Ticking on Golden Opportunity

AMBASSADOR WILLIAM GREEN, CGNEWS: I’ve been involved in negotiatons with Iran for more than fifty years. I believe we need to capitalise quickly on the new situation

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Crying Islamophobia: The Sure Route to Victimhood

Crying Islamophobia: The Sure Route to Victimhood

EMRE KAZIM, CGNEWS: Muslims, particularly in the UK, need to be much more pro-active in seizing the narrative of their own lives

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