MidEastPosts.comMidEastPosts.com http://mideastposts.com Middle East Politics, Society, Economy and People of the Arab World Sat, 25 May 2013 12:26:24 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 ‘My Reaction As a British Muslim to the Woolwich Attack’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/my-reaction-as-a-british-muslim-to-the-woolwich-attack/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/my-reaction-as-a-british-muslim-to-the-woolwich-attack/#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 12:26:23 +0000 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed http://mideastposts.com/?p=28526 SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: It was a shocking, brutal incident that has evoked an understandable maelstrom of emotion. Here are my initial thoughts and feelings

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/my-reaction-as-a-british-muslim-to-the-woolwich-attack/feed/ 1 Patenting Disease: Saudi Authorities ‘Must Pay To Protect Citizens’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/patenting-disease-saudi-authorities-must-pay-to-protect-citizens/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/patenting-disease-saudi-authorities-must-pay-to-protect-citizens/#comments Sat, 25 May 2013 12:25:57 +0000 Crossroads Arabia http://mideastposts.com/?p=28531 CROSSROADS ARABIA: A Dutch laboratory has patented the virus that is currently killing Saudi citizens.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/patenting-disease-saudi-authorities-must-pay-to-protect-citizens/feed/ 0 ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’ in Obama’s Terror Speech http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-obamas-terror-speech/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-obamas-terror-speech/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:48:43 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=28496 JUAN COLE: Some praise is due but Obama remains wedded to the idea that extra-judicial assassination is an effective counter-terror tool.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly-in-obamas-terror-speech/feed/ 0 It’s ‘Summertime’ and In Jumeirah ‘The Cotton Is High’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/its-summertime-and-in-jumeirah-the-cotton-is-high/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/its-summertime-and-in-jumeirah-the-cotton-is-high/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 13:48:16 +0000 Mich Cafe http://mideastposts.com/?p=28498 MICH CAFE: An unlikely source of the world's favourite garment fabric is to be found in the leafy streets of Dubai's exclusive residential district

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/its-summertime-and-in-jumeirah-the-cotton-is-high/feed/ 0 ‘Women Welcome’: Progress But Heat Rises in Saudi Stadiums http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-sports-news-and-analysis/women-welcome-progress-but-heat-rises-in-saudi-stadiums/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-sports-news-and-analysis/women-welcome-progress-but-heat-rises-in-saudi-stadiums/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 08:22:51 +0000 James M. Dorsey http://mideastposts.com/?p=28494 JAMES DORSEY: It's a significant move by the Saudi authorities but rising discontent is evident on the terraces in the Kingdom

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-sports-news-and-analysis/women-welcome-progress-but-heat-rises-in-saudi-stadiums/feed/ 0 ‘We Can Blow Things Up’: America’s Power in the Middle East http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/we-can-blow-things-up-america/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/we-can-blow-things-up-america/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 08:07:09 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=28492 RAMZY BAROUD: America's current role as impotent looker-on is unprecedented in recent Middle Eastern history. This situation won't continue indefinitely

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/we-can-blow-things-up-america/feed/ 0 Saudi’s ‘White Ribbon Campaign’: Conservatives Lash Out http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/saudis-white-ribbon-campaign-conservatives-lash-out/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/saudis-white-ribbon-campaign-conservatives-lash-out/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 06:48:13 +0000 Eman-Al-Nafjan http://mideastposts.com/?p=28484 EMAN AL NAFJAN: Saudis are generally at ease with international campaigns such as Breast Cancer Awareness. Why the furore over the White Ribbon campaign?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/saudis-white-ribbon-campaign-conservatives-lash-out/feed/ 0 African-American Integration in U.S ‘A Model for Muslims’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/african-american-integration-in-u-s-a-model-for-muslims/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/african-american-integration-in-u-s-a-model-for-muslims/#comments Wed, 22 May 2013 06:06:32 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=28476 JOCEYLINE CESARI, CGNEWS: Muslim communities across the globe need to take inspiration from the African-American community on how to integrate within indigenous societies

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/african-american-integration-in-u-s-a-model-for-muslims/feed/ 0 Tweet Your Way Into Trouble: Social Media Dilemma http://mideastposts.com/technology-in-the-middle-east/tweet-your-way-into-trouble-social-media-dilemma/ http://mideastposts.com/technology-in-the-middle-east/tweet-your-way-into-trouble-social-media-dilemma/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 05:48:52 +0000 Alexander McNabb http://mideastposts.com/?p=28469 ALEXANDER MCNABB: We have these incredibly powerful technologies which allow us to broadcast to the world as soon as a thought enters our head.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/technology-in-the-middle-east/tweet-your-way-into-trouble-social-media-dilemma/feed/ 0 Gaza’s Assaf: The Arab World’s New Singing Sensation http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/gazas-assaf-the-arab-worlds-new-singing-sensation/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/gazas-assaf-the-arab-worlds-new-singing-sensation/#comments Tue, 21 May 2013 05:29:21 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=28461 MONDOWEISS: He very nearly didn't even make it to the audition but Mohammed Assaf has rapidly become a superstar with his patriotic songs.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/gazas-assaf-the-arab-worlds-new-singing-sensation/feed/ 0 ‘Band-Aid on A Bullet Wound’: Jordan ‘Campus Violence’ Plan http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/band-aid-on-a-bullet-wound-jordan-campus-violence-plan/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/band-aid-on-a-bullet-wound-jordan-campus-violence-plan/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 04:10:06 +0000 Naseem Tarawnah http://mideastposts.com/?p=28451 NASEEM TARAWNAH: The current upswing in violence on university campuses throughout Jordan has prompted the authorities to produce a plan.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/band-aid-on-a-bullet-wound-jordan-campus-violence-plan/feed/ 0 Algerian Revolt: Surge in Soccer-Related Violence A Signal http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/algerian-revolt-surge-in-soccer-related-violence-a-signal/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/algerian-revolt-surge-in-soccer-related-violence-a-signal/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 03:51:26 +0000 James M. Dorsey http://mideastposts.com/?p=28445 JAMES M. DORSEY: Violent protest attending soccer matches has proven to be a reliable indicator of an imminent popular revolt in the Arab World. Algeria's next then.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/algerian-revolt-surge-in-soccer-related-violence-a-signal/feed/ 0 The Great Benghazi Forgery: So Who’s Really Behind It? http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-great-benghazi-forgery-so-whos-really-behind-it/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-great-benghazi-forgery-so-whos-really-behind-it/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 09:08:24 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=28439 JUAN COLE: There was a sustained attempt prior to the last U.S election to portray Barack Obama first as a latter day Jimmy Carter then as a Richard Nixon figure. Who did this?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-great-benghazi-forgery-so-whos-really-behind-it/feed/ 1 Islam & Terror: ‘Conversations With My Young, Muslim Son’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/islam-terror-difficult-conversations-with-a-young-muslim-son/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/islam-terror-difficult-conversations-with-a-young-muslim-son/#comments Sat, 18 May 2013 08:17:09 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=28430 NAZISH YARKHAN, CGNEWS: 'Do people call you a terrorist?, 'How Do you Feel about the Boston bombing?' These difficult conversations are important.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/islam-terror-difficult-conversations-with-a-young-muslim-son/feed/ 1 The Morality of Killing: What’s So Special About Drones? http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-morality-of-killing-whats-so-special-about-drones/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-morality-of-killing-whats-so-special-about-drones/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:35 +0000 Steve Royston http://mideastposts.com/?p=28423 STEVE ROYSTON: Is killing via a missile fired remotely by a drone any different morally from killing by poison gas or a nuclear weapon?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-morality-of-killing-whats-so-special-about-drones/feed/ 0 A True Treasure Trove: Casablanca’s Vinyl Record Shops http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/a-true-treasure-trove-casablancas-vinyl-record-shops/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/a-true-treasure-trove-casablancas-vinyl-record-shops/#comments Fri, 17 May 2013 09:38:32 +0000 The View From Fez http://mideastposts.com/?p=28417 Vinyl records are a rarity these days and many are collectors’ items. The shop we discovered held a treasure trove of recordings from the golden age of Egyptian music. Artists such as Umm Kulthum, Abd al-Halim Hafiz, Farid al-Atrash, etc., as well as some of the foundational Moroccan musicians from the mid-twentieth century, artists like [...]

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/a-true-treasure-trove-casablancas-vinyl-record-shops/feed/ 0 Modesty: The Stick That’s Used to Enforce Invisibility http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/modesty-the-stick-thats-used-to-enforce-invisibility/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/modesty-the-stick-thats-used-to-enforce-invisibility/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 06:01:09 +0000 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed http://mideastposts.com/?p=28408 SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Too often modesty is used as an excuse to silence women. We must not allow this situation to continue.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/modesty-the-stick-thats-used-to-enforce-invisibility/feed/ 0 At Last: Women Enter Public Discourse in Lebanon http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/at-last-women-enter-public-discourse-in-lebanon/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/at-last-women-enter-public-discourse-in-lebanon/#comments Thu, 16 May 2013 05:32:41 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=28401 NADIA AKL, CGNEWS: Until recently women, in spite of their clear achievements across many sectors, have been invisible in public discourse. That's changing

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/at-last-women-enter-public-discourse-in-lebanon/feed/ 0 Israel’s Samson Complex: Will Anyone ‘Pick Up the Phone?’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/israels-samson-complex-will-anyone-pick-up-the-phone/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/israels-samson-complex-will-anyone-pick-up-the-phone/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 08:39:05 +0000 Jonathan Cook http://mideastposts.com/?p=28393 JONATHAN COOK: Here we go again with another re-heated so-called peace initiative. But the foundations on which it's built are familiar and fragile

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/israels-samson-complex-will-anyone-pick-up-the-phone/feed/ 0 Islamophobia is ‘Competition Racism’: A Clear Road to Fascism http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/islamophobia-is-competition-racism-a-clear-road-to-fascism/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/islamophobia-is-competition-racism-a-clear-road-to-fascism/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 07:48:11 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=28386 ANNE-RUTH WERTHEIM, INFORMED COMMENT: It's very important to identify and call out racism but it's equally important to understand what forces underpin it.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/islamophobia-is-competition-racism-a-clear-road-to-fascism/feed/ 0 Beinart v Dershowitz On Israel, Hawking and Zionism http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/beinart-v-dershowitz-on-israel-hawking-and-zionism/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/beinart-v-dershowitz-on-israel-hawking-and-zionism/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 07:57:04 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=28375 MONDOWEISS: The heat surrounding Stephen Hawkin's withdrawal from a conference in Israel added heat to a debate between two prominent commentators last week

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/beinart-v-dershowitz-on-israel-hawking-and-zionism/feed/ 0 Unsustainable: The Bell Tolls For Subsidies in Saudi Arabia http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/middle-east-economics-analysis/unsustainable-the-bell-tolls-for-subsidies-in-saudi-arabia/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/middle-east-economics-analysis/unsustainable-the-bell-tolls-for-subsidies-in-saudi-arabia/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 06:53:40 +0000 Crossroads Arabia http://mideastposts.com/?p=28367 CROSSROADS ARABIA: The Herbert Stein Law runs: “If something cannot go on forever, it will stop.” The tautology is starting to surface in Saudi Arabia.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/middle-east-economics-analysis/unsustainable-the-bell-tolls-for-subsidies-in-saudi-arabia/feed/ 0 The Quirky Joy of Camel Dressage: Return to Umm Al Quwain http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-quirky-joy-of-camel-dressage-return-to-umm-al-quwain/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-quirky-joy-of-camel-dressage-return-to-umm-al-quwain/#comments Mon, 13 May 2013 06:04:17 +0000 Alexander McNabb http://mideastposts.com/?p=28361 ALEXANDER MCNABB: Not one of the UAE's tourist hotspots Umm Al Quwain has some unique pleasures and holds fond memories for us.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-quirky-joy-of-camel-dressage-return-to-umm-al-quwain/feed/ 0 Thomas Friedman in Yemen: ‘An Innocent Abroad’? http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/thomas-friedman-in-yemen-an-innocent-abroad/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/thomas-friedman-in-yemen-an-innocent-abroad/#comments Sun, 12 May 2013 14:13:51 +0000 Tabsir http://mideastposts.com/?p=28351 DANIEL M. VARISCO: I felt the ghost of Mark Twain speaking to me as I read about Tom Friedman's latest adventures in Yemen.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/thomas-friedman-in-yemen-an-innocent-abroad/feed/ 0 Arab Writers at PEN: It’s Not Just About Politics http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/arab-writers-at-pen-its-not-just-about-politics/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/arab-writers-at-pen-its-not-just-about-politics/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 06:18:16 +0000 M.-Lynx-Qualey http://mideastposts.com/?p=28343 M. LYNX-QUALEY: At major international writer events there seems to be an overwhelming focus on the politics of the region. Understandable but we're neglecting a fuller picture

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/arab-writers-at-pen-its-not-just-about-politics/feed/ 0 Persuasion, Not Laws, Needed to Encourage Spoken Arabic http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/persuasion-not-laws-needed-to-encourage-spoken-arabic/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/persuasion-not-laws-needed-to-encourage-spoken-arabic/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 05:51:30 +0000 Steve Royston http://mideastposts.com/?p=28336 STEVE ROYSTON: It's a debate with no end, apparently. How to encourage 'guest workers' to become more fluent in Arabic. Is legislation necessary?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/persuasion-not-laws-needed-to-encourage-spoken-arabic/feed/ 0 In China Or Israel: ‘Something There Is That Doesn’t Love a Wall’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/in-china-or-israel-something-there-is-that-doesnt-love-a-wall/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/in-china-or-israel-something-there-is-that-doesnt-love-a-wall/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 05:31:44 +0000 Richard Silverstein http://mideastposts.com/?p=28329 RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Benjamin Netanyahu waxed enthusiastic about the inspiration that the Great Wall of China has provided for him.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/in-china-or-israel-something-there-is-that-doesnt-love-a-wall/feed/ 0 ‘Safe to Speak’ For Journalists in the Middle East? Not Yet. http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/middle-east-media-analysis/safe-to-speak-for-journalists-in-the-middle-east-not-yet/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/middle-east-media-analysis/safe-to-speak-for-journalists-in-the-middle-east-not-yet/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 13:46:08 +0000 Mich Cafe http://mideastposts.com/?p=28317 MICH CAFE: I've personally known several journalists who have been assassinated. It's still a very dangerous occupation in the Middle East.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/middle-east-media-analysis/safe-to-speak-for-journalists-in-the-middle-east-not-yet/feed/ 1 Infographic: Dubai gets Inventive for Expo 2020 http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/middle-east-economics-analysis/infographic-dubai-gets-inventive-for-expo-2020/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/middle-east-economics-analysis/infographic-dubai-gets-inventive-for-expo-2020/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 15:19:08 +0000 David Westley http://mideastposts.com/?p=28305 DAVID WESTLEY: Dubai has been one of the most surprising cities in the world, rising up from the sand in a state of constant re-invention.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/middle-east-economics-analysis/infographic-dubai-gets-inventive-for-expo-2020/feed/ 0 Dubai’s Top 5 Restaurants: A Personal Choice http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/dubais-top-5-restaurants-a-personal-choice/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/dubais-top-5-restaurants-a-personal-choice/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 13:42:31 +0000 thehedonista http://mideastposts.com/?p=28294 SARAH WALTON: I'm often asked what are my favourite restaurants in Dubai - well then, here they are.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/dubais-top-5-restaurants-a-personal-choice/feed/ 0 Thriving: The ‘Hate All Muslims Industry’ Is ‘In Full Flow’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/thriving-the-hate-all-muslims-industry-is-in-full-flow/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/thriving-the-hate-all-muslims-industry-is-in-full-flow/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 07:14:28 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=28288 RAMZY BAROUD: The anti-Muslim brigade who take to the media at every possible opportunity received another boost with the Boston bombing.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/thriving-the-hate-all-muslims-industry-is-in-full-flow/feed/ 3 Salalah Musings: Of Weekends, Sharks and Pantomimes http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/salalah-musings-of-weekends-sharks-and-pantomimes/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/salalah-musings-of-weekends-sharks-and-pantomimes/#comments Tue, 07 May 2013 18:08:45 +0000 Susan Al Shahri http://mideastposts.com/?p=28281 SUSAN AL SHAHRI: I'm really busy with academic commitments but there are some things in Dhofar that need to be written about

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/salalah-musings-of-weekends-sharks-and-pantomimes/feed/ 0 The UAE and ‘Big Culture’: What Role For Expats? http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-uae-and-big-culture-what-role-for-expats/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-uae-and-big-culture-what-role-for-expats/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 12:23:42 +0000 M.-Lynx-Qualey http://mideastposts.com/?p=28274 M. LYNX-QUALEY: My visit to the Abu Dhabi Book Fair caused me to muse on the issues of 'localisation' and the role that expats play in such a heavily skewed population

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-uae-and-big-culture-what-role-for-expats/feed/ 0 New AFC Boss: The Clock is Ticking for Reform Agenda http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-sports-news-and-analysis/new-afc-boss-the-clock-is-ticking-for-reform-agenda/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-sports-news-and-analysis/new-afc-boss-the-clock-is-ticking-for-reform-agenda/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 08:07:37 +0000 James M. Dorsey http://mideastposts.com/?p=28260 JAMES M. DORSEY: Sheikh Salman Al Khalifa immediately following his election last week pledged that he will pursue reform vigorously. Let us see.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-sports-news-and-analysis/new-afc-boss-the-clock-is-ticking-for-reform-agenda/feed/ 0 ‘Cover Up Now’: Oman’s Islamists Target School Girls http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/cover-up-now-omans-islamists-target-school-girls/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/cover-up-now-omans-islamists-target-school-girls/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 12:48:06 +0000 Dhofari Gucci http://mideastposts.com/?p=28253 DHOFARI GUCCI: A disturbing propaganda campaign is being spread throughout schools in Dhofar.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/cover-up-now-omans-islamists-target-school-girls/feed/ 0 Academic Pacing: It Simply Doesn’t Work in the Middle East http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/academic-pacing-it-simply-doesnt-work-in-the-middle-east/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/academic-pacing-it-simply-doesnt-work-in-the-middle-east/#comments Sun, 05 May 2013 11:14:43 +0000 Abu Muhammed http://mideastposts.com/?p=28243 ABU MOHAMMED: It's a system of teaching that creates more problems than it solves. It's time to call time on 'academic pacing'.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/academic-pacing-it-simply-doesnt-work-in-the-middle-east/feed/ 0 The Rise and Rise of Solar Power: Everyone’s Getting It http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/the-rise-and-rise-of-solar-power-everyones-getting-it/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/the-rise-and-rise-of-solar-power-everyones-getting-it/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 08:53:27 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=28235 JUAN COLE: The precipitous fall in the cost of generating solar power has resulted in traditionally oil-dependent nations such as Saudi Arabia investing heavily in it for domestic power production.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/the-rise-and-rise-of-solar-power-everyones-getting-it/feed/ 0 ‘Sauce, Goose, Gander’: Political vs Family Ties in Public Debate http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/sauce-goose-gander-political-vs-family-ties-in-political-debate/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/sauce-goose-gander-political-vs-family-ties-in-political-debate/#comments Sat, 04 May 2013 08:34:19 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=28227 PHILIP WEISS, CGNEWS: Josh Landis's marriage to a Syrian Alawite was judged fair game in a discussion on his views on the political situation. Why only him?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/sauce-goose-gander-political-vs-family-ties-in-political-debate/feed/ 0 True Multi-Cultural Hero: The Surprise That Is St George http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-surprise-that-is-st-george-true-multi-cultural-hero/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-surprise-that-is-st-george-true-multi-cultural-hero/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 10:08:51 +0000 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed http://mideastposts.com/?p=28217 SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: He's been adopted by the English right-wing as a symbol of racial purity. He actually stood for nothing of the sort.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-surprise-that-is-st-george-true-multi-cultural-hero/feed/ 0 Salafyo Costa: Confronting Religious Prejudice in Egypt http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/salafyo-costa-confronting-religious-prejudice-in-egypt/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/salafyo-costa-confronting-religious-prejudice-in-egypt/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 10:12:26 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=28188 SOPHIE ANMUTH, MARWA NASSER, CGNEWS: Religious prejudice has real consequences as has been seen recently in Egypt. One group confronts it head on

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/salafyo-costa-confronting-religious-prejudice-in-egypt/feed/ 0 Dubai’s International City: Where Freehold Isn’t So Free http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/middle-east-economics-analysis/dubais-international-city-where-freehold-isnt-so-free/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/middle-east-economics-analysis/dubais-international-city-where-freehold-isnt-so-free/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 07:18:40 +0000 Alexander McNabb http://mideastposts.com/?p=28182 ALEXANDER MCNABB: If the smell of the nearby sewage disposal plant isn't enough to get your back up the introduction of new 'systems' certainly will.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/middle-east-economics-analysis/dubais-international-city-where-freehold-isnt-so-free/feed/ 0 ‘A Clash of Civilisations?’: It’s More a Blend in Reality http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/a-clash-of-civilisations-its-more-a-blend-in-reality/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/a-clash-of-civilisations-its-more-a-blend-in-reality/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 09:07:44 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=28174 MICHAEL YOUNG, CGNEWS:

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/a-clash-of-civilisations-its-more-a-blend-in-reality/feed/ 0 The History of Palestine: ‘We Must Seize Our Narrative’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-history-of-palestine-we-must-seize-our-narrative/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-history-of-palestine-we-must-seize-our-narrative/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 08:13:59 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=28168 RAMZY BAROUD: Palestine's history has traditionally been told through the prism of an accepted Israeli or Western narrative. It's time for Palestinians to tell their own story.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-history-of-palestine-we-must-seize-our-narrative/feed/ 0 Brotherhood’s Battle With Judiciary: ‘A Matter of Revenge’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/brotherhoods-battle-with-judiciary-a-matter-of-revenge/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/brotherhoods-battle-with-judiciary-a-matter-of-revenge/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:36:48 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=28150 JUAN COLE: The Muslim Brotherhood's history with the Egyptian judiciary is defining how they are working, or not, with them today.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/brotherhoods-battle-with-judiciary-a-matter-of-revenge/feed/ 0 “If You Only Ever Read Five Arabic Books, Read These” http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/if-you-only-ever-read-five-arabic-books-read-these/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/if-you-only-ever-read-five-arabic-books-read-these/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 11:29:50 +0000 M.-Lynx-Qualey http://mideastposts.com/?p=28154 M. LYNX-QUALEY: So you've decided that there's only enough time in your life to read five Arabic books (translated). Here's a little help deciding which five.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/if-you-only-ever-read-five-arabic-books-read-these/feed/ 0 Expat Life: Things I Would / Would Not Miss http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/expat-life-things-i-would-would-not-miss/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/expat-life-things-i-would-would-not-miss/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:57:59 +0000 Steve Royston http://mideastposts.com/?p=28142 STEVE ROYSTON: There’s been a lot of coming and going in the Gulf. In some countries going has been more frequent than coming.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/expat-life-things-i-would-would-not-miss/feed/ 0 Egypt’s Culinary Treasure: The Delight That Is Feteer http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/egypts-culinary-treasure-the-delight-that-is-feteer/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/egypts-culinary-treasure-the-delight-that-is-feteer/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 13:00:23 +0000 thehedonista http://mideastposts.com/?p=28135 SARAH WALTON: How did I not know of it before? The heavenly taste of freshly baked feteer is a treat worth celebrating.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/egypts-culinary-treasure-the-delight-that-is-feteer/feed/ 0 Banished: The Man Who’s ‘Too Handsome’ For Saudi Arabia http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-man-whos-too-handsome-for-saudi-arabia/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-man-whos-too-handsome-for-saudi-arabia/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:16:47 +0000 Tabsir http://mideastposts.com/?p=28111 DANIEL M. VARISCO: He's a danger to Saudi society. Women in the Kingdom must be protected from his dazzling good looks. All hail Handsome Omar!

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-man-whos-too-handsome-for-saudi-arabia/feed/ 0 Therapeutic Value of Insults: Getting It Off Your Chest http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/therapeutic-value-of-insults-getting-it-off-your-chest/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/therapeutic-value-of-insults-getting-it-off-your-chest/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 14:04:45 +0000 Crossroads Arabia http://mideastposts.com/?p=28112 CROSSROADS ARABIA: French judges could be showing all of us the way forward in dealing with the petty frustrations of daily life

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/therapeutic-value-of-insults-getting-it-off-your-chest/feed/ 0 ‘Cousin Marriage’ in Dhofar: Dangers Are Ignored http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/cousin-marriage-in-dhofar-dangers-are-ignored/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/cousin-marriage-in-dhofar-dangers-are-ignored/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:51:17 +0000 Susan Al Shahri http://mideastposts.com/?p=28107 SUSAN AL SHAHRI: Its practice is still extremely common in the south of Oman. The obsession with keeping the tribe pure comes at a price though.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/cousin-marriage-in-dhofar-dangers-are-ignored/feed/ 0 Keeping the Balance: Qatar’s Rulers Walk Tightrope http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/keeping-the-balance-qatars-rulers-walk-tightrope/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/keeping-the-balance-qatars-rulers-walk-tightrope/#comments Sun, 28 Apr 2013 13:38:40 +0000 David Roberts http://mideastposts.com/?p=28108 DAVID ROBERTS: Qatar's been punching above its weight in foreign affairs but its rulers are mindful of the voices of its small local population

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/keeping-the-balance-qatars-rulers-walk-tightrope/feed/ 0 Zarooni’s Hard Lesson: Don’t Mess With ‘Brand Dubai’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-sports-news-and-analysis/zaroonis-hard-lesson-dont-mess-with-brand-dubai/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-sports-news-and-analysis/zaroonis-hard-lesson-dont-mess-with-brand-dubai/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:40:35 +0000 Alexander McNabb http://mideastposts.com/?p=28086 ALEXANDER MCNABB: The success of Dubai's Godolphin Stables has been one of the pillars that has built Dubai's reputation. The doping scandal comes as a huge shock.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-sports-news-and-analysis/zaroonis-hard-lesson-dont-mess-with-brand-dubai/feed/ 0 Diplomacy Undone: Rice’s Disastrous Moroccan Blunder http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/diplomacny-undone-rices-disastrous-moroccan-blunder/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/diplomacny-undone-rices-disastrous-moroccan-blunder/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:22:59 +0000 The View From Fez http://mideastposts.com/?p=28080 THE VIEW FROM FEZ: As the plot to a Hollywood movie it would have been thrown out as incredible. But fact beat fiction this week in Morocco

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/diplomacny-undone-rices-disastrous-moroccan-blunder/feed/ 0 A Starbucks, A Golf Course and a Pub: The ‘Guantanamo Zoo’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/a-starbucks-a-golf-course-and-a-pub-the-guantanamo-zoo/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/a-starbucks-a-golf-course-and-a-pub-the-guantanamo-zoo/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:29:45 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=28053 RAMZY BAROUD: Barack Obama promised to close Guantanamo Bay but still it remains open. And what a bizarre place it has become.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/a-starbucks-a-golf-course-and-a-pub-the-guantanamo-zoo/feed/ 0 Savvy: Young Egyptians Embrace New ‘E-Opportunities’ http://mideastposts.com/technology-in-the-middle-east/savvy-young-egyptians-embrace-new-e-opportunities/ http://mideastposts.com/technology-in-the-middle-east/savvy-young-egyptians-embrace-new-e-opportunities/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:22:57 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=28054 MOHAMED EL SAYED, CGNEWS: The natural entrepreneurial spirit of many young Egyptians is being fashioned and directed in novel ways.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/technology-in-the-middle-east/savvy-young-egyptians-embrace-new-e-opportunities/feed/ 0 “Arabs! I Hate Arabs”: An Independence Day Encounter http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/arabs-i-hate-arabs-an-independence-day-encounter/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/arabs-i-hate-arabs-an-independence-day-encounter/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 05:32:12 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=28045 MONDOWEISS: A drunken racist comment at an ATM showed how the expression of hatred against Palestinians is accepted within Israeli society.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/arabs-i-hate-arabs-an-independence-day-encounter/feed/ 0 “We Win or Die”: Syrian Conflict Is a Matter of Existence http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/we-win-or-die-syrian-conflict-is-a-matter-of-existence/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/we-win-or-die-syrian-conflict-is-a-matter-of-existence/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 08:10:48 +0000 Syria News Wire http://mideastposts.com/?p=28039 SYRIA NEWS WIRE: A new documentary examines both sides of the conflict through the eyes of its combatants. It's a grim story.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/we-win-or-die-syrian-conflict-is-a-matter-of-existence/feed/ 0 Obama Telephones Putin: Regional Implications of Boston http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/obama-telephones-putin-regional-implications-of-boston/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/obama-telephones-putin-regional-implications-of-boston/#comments Mon, 22 Apr 2013 07:45:56 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=28032 JUAN COLE: It's clear that reverberations from the Boston bombings will spread to Chechnya and beyond. How will it impact the U.S view of Syria?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/obama-telephones-putin-regional-implications-of-boston/feed/ 0 ‘The Tripoli I Know’: Shisha, Ice Cream and Friends http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-tripoli-i-know-shisha-ice-cream-and-friendly-company/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-tripoli-i-know-shisha-ice-cream-and-friendly-company/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 06:51:53 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=28022 AISHA HABLI, CGNEWS: It has a reputation as a place of conflict, where feuds and sectarian scores are settled. That's not my experience

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-tripoli-i-know-shisha-ice-cream-and-friendly-company/feed/ 0 Expensive Kingdom: Why Projects Cost So Much More in KSA http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/middle-east-economics-analysis/expensive-kingdom-why-projects-cost-so-much-more-in-ksa/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/middle-east-economics-analysis/expensive-kingdom-why-projects-cost-so-much-more-in-ksa/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 06:04:46 +0000 Crossroads Arabia http://mideastposts.com/?p=28016 CROSSROADS ARABIA: Corruption, nepotism, the ridiculous cost of real estate in Saudi Arabia. These are just some of the reasons projects in the Kingdom cost so much

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/middle-east-economics-analysis/expensive-kingdom-why-projects-cost-so-much-more-in-ksa/feed/ 0 Saudi Student in Boston: “I Did What Everyone Else Did. I Ran” http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/saudi-student-in-boston-i-did-what-everyone-else-did-i-ran/ http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/saudi-student-in-boston-i-did-what-everyone-else-did-i-ran/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:41:25 +0000 Rob L. Wagner http://mideastposts.com/?p=28007 ROB L. WAGNER: She thought is was just an accident - a pipe had fallen - but the basic human instinct to get away took over

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/saudi-student-in-boston-i-did-what-everyone-else-did-i-ran/feed/ 0 Boston Bombings Unleash ‘Fresh Wave of Islamophobia’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/here-we-go-again-boston-bombings-unleash-islamophobia-wave/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/here-we-go-again-boston-bombings-unleash-islamophobia-wave/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 12:25:35 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=28000 ALEX KANE, MONDOWEISS: It began even before we discovered that the two perpetrators were indeed of Muslim extraction. It's set to be very ugly again.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/here-we-go-again-boston-bombings-unleash-islamophobia-wave/feed/ 0 Syrian Refugee And Family Receive Kindness of Strangers http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/syrian-refugee-and-family-receive-kindness-of-strangers/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/syrian-refugee-and-family-receive-kindness-of-strangers/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 11:25:31 +0000 Mich Cafe http://mideastposts.com/?p=27992 MICH CAFE: It's a touching story that has captured hearts around the world - the story of one woman and her family's flight from Syria to Turkey

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/syrian-refugee-and-family-receive-kindness-of-strangers/feed/ 0 Massacres: The Line That Leads from Deir Yassin To Gaza http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/massacres-the-line-that-leads-from-deir-yassin-to-gaza/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/massacres-the-line-that-leads-from-deir-yassin-to-gaza/#comments Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:50:34 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=27985 RAMZY BAROUD: The telling of Palestine's recent massacres has generally been in the hands of Israeli writers and historians. Time for a change

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/massacres-the-line-that-leads-from-deir-yassin-to-gaza/feed/ 0 Good Business: The Guru Season is Now http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/good-business-the-guru-season-is-upon-us/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/good-business-the-guru-season-is-upon-us/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 11:01:34 +0000 Steve Royston http://mideastposts.com/?p=27977 STEVE ROYSTON: This is motivational speaker season when a stream of "gurus" come on paid gigs to bestow their wisdom $80-$150 a time.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/good-business-the-guru-season-is-upon-us/feed/ 0 GCC and Korea: When Silence is not Golden http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/international-relations-analysis-middle-east/gcc-and-korea-when-silence-is-not-golden/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/international-relations-analysis-middle-east/gcc-and-korea-when-silence-is-not-golden/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:31:39 +0000 Francis Matthew http://mideastposts.com/?p=27967 FRANCIS MATTHEW: It is disturbing that the crisis in North Korea is moving forward with very little comment from the Arab world.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/international-relations-analysis-middle-east/gcc-and-korea-when-silence-is-not-golden/feed/ 0 No World Cup in Qatar Trade Unions Demand http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-sports-news-and-analysis/no-world-cup-in-qatar-trade-unions-demand/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-sports-news-and-analysis/no-world-cup-in-qatar-trade-unions-demand/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 09:12:41 +0000 Editor, MEP http://mideastposts.com/?p=27963 JAMES M. DORSEY: International trade unions have called on world soccer body FIFA to deprive Qatar of its right to host the 2022 World Cup.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-sports-news-and-analysis/no-world-cup-in-qatar-trade-unions-demand/feed/ 0 Boston Cool: Measured Response Required http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/boston-cool-measured-response-required/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/boston-cool-measured-response-required/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 08:30:22 +0000 Steve Royston http://mideastposts.com/?p=27958 STEVE ROYSTON: So Boston, it seems, has had its 9/11. Not on the scale of the New York attacks, of course. But the shock will be almost as deep.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/boston-cool-measured-response-required/feed/ 0 Syria’s ‘Florence Nightingales’: U.S Medics Go To Front http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/syrias-florence-nightingales-american-medics-head-to-front/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/syrias-florence-nightingales-american-medics-head-to-front/#comments Thu, 18 Apr 2013 02:16:24 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=27950 KIRAN ANSARI, CGNEWS: Tired of watching the horror unveil on television a group of American medics have decided to take direct action

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/syrias-florence-nightingales-american-medics-head-to-front/feed/ 0 Accept It: The Arabic Language Is Bound To Change http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/accept-it-the-arabic-language-is-bound-to-change/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/accept-it-the-arabic-language-is-bound-to-change/#comments Tue, 16 Apr 2013 06:07:43 +0000 Crossroads Arabia http://mideastposts.com/?p=27938 CROSSROADS ARABIA: Complaining about the changes that affect language is as pointless as complaining about the time the sun rises. It's ultimately pointless.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/accept-it-the-arabic-language-is-bound-to-change/feed/ 1 Mumbo Jumbo in Oman: Black Magic Still A Force http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/mumbo-jumbo-in-oman-black-magic-still-a-force/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/mumbo-jumbo-in-oman-black-magic-still-a-force/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:18:18 +0000 Dhofari Gucci http://mideastposts.com/?p=27665 DHOFARI GUCCI: I know of a recent, rather unpleasant incident which occurred in Dhofar. It's a reminder that even in the early 21st century black magic lives on in Oman

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/mumbo-jumbo-in-oman-black-magic-still-a-force/feed/ 0 ‘Come and See A Skeleton’: Response to Issawi’s Invite http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/come-and-see-a-skeleton-response-to-issawis-invite/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/come-and-see-a-skeleton-response-to-issawis-invite/#comments Mon, 15 Apr 2013 06:46:56 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=27658 IRA GLUNTS, MONDOWEISS: The Palestinian hunger striker Samer Issawi sent a letter to prominent Israelis inviting them to see him in prison. There have been radically different responses.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/come-and-see-a-skeleton-response-to-issawis-invite/feed/ 0 Egypt Division = Ongoing Despair in Gaza http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/egypts-political-division-means-ongoing-despair-for-gaza/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/egypts-political-division-means-ongoing-despair-for-gaza/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 07:00:04 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=27649 RAMZY BAROUD: It seemed unthinkable a Muslim Brotherhood government could impose worse conditions on Gaza than Mubarak.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/egypts-political-division-means-ongoing-despair-for-gaza/feed/ 0 ‘Un-Layshed’: New Multimedia Project Targets Teens http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/un-layshed-new-multimedia-project-targets-teens/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/un-layshed-new-multimedia-project-targets-teens/#comments Sun, 14 Apr 2013 06:03:22 +0000 M.-Lynx-Qualey http://mideastposts.com/?p=27640 M. LYNX-QUALEY: A new initiative is designed to encourage teens and young adults, a notoriously unreceptive group, to discover the joy of reading.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/un-layshed-new-multimedia-project-targets-teens/feed/ 0 ‘Funny, Touching, Poignant’: The Voice of Moroccan Children http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/funny-touching-poignant-the-voice-of-moroccan-orphans/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/funny-touching-poignant-the-voice-of-moroccan-orphans/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:37:54 +0000 The View From Fez http://mideastposts.com/?p=27632 A few days ago The View from Fez wrote about a project being run by SOS Children, a UK-based international charity which supports orphaned and abandoned children worldwide. One of the interesting things about the way they operate is that their Africa project, Our Africa seeks to give young Africans the power to show Africa the way [...]

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/funny-touching-poignant-the-voice-of-moroccan-orphans/feed/ 0 Salalah Dining: An Experience But For All the Wrong Reasons http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/salalah-dining-an-experience-but-for-all-the-wrong-reasons/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/salalah-dining-an-experience-but-for-all-the-wrong-reasons/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:19:48 +0000 Susan Al Shahri http://mideastposts.com/?p=27626 SUSAN AL SHAHRI: Wa-hoo, McDonald's has opened in Salalah. You're in trouble if the the fast food eatery sets the standard in your home town.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/salalah-dining-an-experience-but-for-all-the-wrong-reasons/feed/ 0 ‘Who’s The Victim Now?’: The Shame of My Holocaust Stories http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/whos-the-victim-now-the-shame-of-my-holocaust-stories/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/whos-the-victim-now-the-shame-of-my-holocaust-stories/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 09:02:21 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=27617 NOA MA'AYAN, CGNEWS: There we were, three women sitting removed from their natural environment chatting about their lives in a beautiful setting

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/whos-the-victim-now-the-shame-of-my-holocaust-stories/feed/ 0 Interview: Catching up with Amr Diab http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/catching-up-with-amr-diab/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/catching-up-with-amr-diab/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:47:32 +0000 Rachel McArthur http://mideastposts.com/?p=27572 RACHEL MCARTHUR: Amr Diab needs no introduction. The Egyptian superstar has fans everywhere from the GCC to Europe, the United States and Australia.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/catching-up-with-amr-diab/feed/ 0 From Arab Awakening to ‘Political Stupor’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/arab-awakening-political-stupor/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/arab-awakening-political-stupor/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 06:05:36 +0000 Francis Matthew http://mideastposts.com/?p=27604 FRANCIS MATTHEW: The Arab world is suffering from a lack of secular inspiration: No secular leader or thinker is inspiring the crowds.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/arab-awakening-political-stupor/feed/ 0 Margaret Thatcher, 1925 – 2013: A Life in Quotes http://mideastposts.com/multimeda/middle-east-videos/margaret-thatcher-1925-2013-a-life-in-quotes/ http://mideastposts.com/multimeda/middle-east-videos/margaret-thatcher-1925-2013-a-life-in-quotes/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:50:04 +0000 Editor, MEP http://mideastposts.com/?p=27595 Margaret Thatcher's memorable words — from her 1979 victory, to her remarks at the end of the Falkland war, to her fight against European integration.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/multimeda/middle-east-videos/margaret-thatcher-1925-2013-a-life-in-quotes/feed/ 0 Reassessing Margaret Thatcher, 1925 – 2013 http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/reassessing-margaret-thatcher-1925-2013/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/reassessing-margaret-thatcher-1925-2013/#comments Tue, 09 Apr 2013 03:43:21 +0000 Steve Royston http://mideastposts.com/?p=27591 STEVE ROYSTON: Margaret Thatcher was a divisive politician, and I found myself on the anti-Thatcher side of the divide.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/reassessing-margaret-thatcher-1925-2013/feed/ 0 Mohamed Salem: ‘Time to Support Arab Comedians’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/introducing-mohamed-salem/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/introducing-mohamed-salem/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:59:44 +0000 Rachel McArthur http://mideastposts.com/?p=27583 RACHEL MCARTHUR: Look out for Mohamed Salem, because chances are you’re going to hear a lot more about him in the coming year.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/middle-east-life/middle-east-entertainment-analysis/introducing-mohamed-salem/feed/ 0 Al Jazeera’s Fading Arab Fortunes Lead To New Strategy http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/al-jazeeras-fading-arab-fortunes-lead-to-new-strategy/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/al-jazeeras-fading-arab-fortunes-lead-to-new-strategy/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:45:48 +0000 James M. Dorsey http://mideastposts.com/?p=27570 JAMES M. DORSEY: Various reasons - many of them political - have led to a drop in viewership across the Arab world. Time to look elsewhere for new audiences.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/al-jazeeras-fading-arab-fortunes-lead-to-new-strategy/feed/ 0 Stiff New Visa Penalties Announced in Saudi Arabia http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/stiff-new-visa-penalties-announced-in-saudi-arabia/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/stiff-new-visa-penalties-announced-in-saudi-arabia/#comments Mon, 08 Apr 2013 08:32:45 +0000 Rob L. Wagner http://mideastposts.com/?p=27564 ROB L. WAGNER: Social media channels in the Kingdom have been alive with chit chat surrounding the new visa rules.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-business/stiff-new-visa-penalties-announced-in-saudi-arabia/feed/ 0 Turkish Cuisine: Is Dubai Ready for ‘Whirlwind Silvena’? http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/turkish-cuisine-is-dubai-ready-for-whirlwind-silvena/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/turkish-cuisine-is-dubai-ready-for-whirlwind-silvena/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 05:40:05 +0000 sarah walton http://mideastposts.com/?p=27557 SARAH WALTON: She's a force of nature who looks as if she'll fit in perfectly. But what's her take on the glitz and glamour of Dubai?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/turkish-cuisine-is-dubai-ready-for-whirlwind-silvena/feed/ 0 Applying ‘The Rumsfeld Test’ on the Kingdom http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/known-unknowns-applying-the-rumsfeld-test-to-kingdom/ http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/known-unknowns-applying-the-rumsfeld-test-to-kingdom/#comments Sun, 07 Apr 2013 05:16:35 +0000 David Roberts http://mideastposts.com/?p=27551 DAVID ROBERTS: Reading the runes of Saudi Arabia's possible succession is an art, a science and a mystery wrapped in one.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/region/gcc/saudi-arabia/known-unknowns-applying-the-rumsfeld-test-to-kingdom/feed/ 0 The Inter-Connected Magic of the Medina Souk http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-inter-connected-magic-of-the-medina-souk/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-inter-connected-magic-of-the-medina-souk/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:48:53 +0000 The View From Fez http://mideastposts.com/?p=27544 DEREK WORKMAN, THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Everything has its place and everyone has their role. It's an easy reality to overlook with the pace of modern life.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/the-inter-connected-magic-of-the-medina-souk/feed/ 0 The Fine Art of Political Insult, Bahrain-Style http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-fine-art-of-political-insult-bahrain-style/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-fine-art-of-political-insult-bahrain-style/#comments Sat, 06 Apr 2013 08:29:37 +0000 Steve Royston http://mideastposts.com/?p=27537 STEVE ROYSTON: Yet another lively debate in the Bahraini parliament this week and the insults were running thick and fast. They follow in a long line distinguished (or not!) company

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/the-fine-art-of-political-insult-bahrain-style/feed/ 0 Turkey’s Dilemma: Fence-Sitting Not A Viable Option http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/turkeys-dilemma-fence-sitting-not-a-viable-option/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/turkeys-dilemma-fence-sitting-not-a-viable-option/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:45:23 +0000 Ramzy Baroud http://mideastposts.com/?p=27529 RAMZY BAROUD: Turkey's attempt to re-position itself as a fulcrum between East and West has come unstuck...

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/turkeys-dilemma-fence-sitting-not-a-viable-option/feed/ 0 Super Makh: ‘Fearless In the Face of Female Harassment’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/super-makh-fearless-in-the-face-of-female-harassment/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/super-makh-fearless-in-the-face-of-female-harassment/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:29:02 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=27523 SOPHIE ANMUTH: A cartoon superhero is helping Egyptians confront an issue that is pervasive and corrosive in an accessible manner

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/super-makh-fearless-in-the-face-of-female-harassment/feed/ 0 ‘A Barbaric Act’: Courage Needed To Reinterpret Law http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/a-barbaric-act-courage-needed-to-reinterpret-law/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/a-barbaric-act-courage-needed-to-reinterpret-law/#comments Fri, 05 Apr 2013 08:14:14 +0000 Crossroads Arabia http://mideastposts.com/?p=27516 CROSSROADS ARABIA: The proposed paralysis of an individual in revenge for a criminal act ten years ago has created an international uproar. What can the Saudi authorities do?

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/a-barbaric-act-courage-needed-to-reinterpret-law/feed/ 0 Kafka Visits Cairo: Bassem Youssef’s Interrogation http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/kafka-visits-cairo-bassem-youssefs-interrogation/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/kafka-visits-cairo-bassem-youssefs-interrogation/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:10:50 +0000 Juan Cole http://mideastposts.com/?p=27498 JUAN COLE: 'Explain what you meant by this punchline'. Yes, the surreal became real for Egyptian satirist Bassem Youssef this week.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/kafka-visits-cairo-bassem-youssefs-interrogation/feed/ 1 High-Fashion and Islam:’Hijabinistas On the Rise’ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/high-fashion-and-islamhijabinistas-on-the-rise/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/high-fashion-and-islamhijabinistas-on-the-rise/#comments Wed, 03 Apr 2013 11:01:21 +0000 Common Ground News Service http://mideastposts.com/?p=27494 KEZIAH RIDGEWAY, CGNEWS: A spate of crimes involving burqa-clad individuals has led to a rise in hate crime but the fightback is coming from an unlikely quarter

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/high-fashion-and-islamhijabinistas-on-the-rise/feed/ 0 Asmaa’s Mecca Visit: Who Will Make It Happen? http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/asmaa-dreams-of-mecca-visit-who-will-make-it-happen/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/asmaa-dreams-of-mecca-visit-who-will-make-it-happen/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:51:31 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=27482 WALAA AL GHUSSEIN, MONDOWEISS: Asmaa lives in a densely populated area, is dangerously ill. She dreams of Mecca...

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/asmaa-dreams-of-mecca-visit-who-will-make-it-happen/feed/ 0 How Not To Marry A Child Bride And Treat Women Well http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/how-not-to-marry-a-child-bride-and-treat-women-well/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/how-not-to-marry-a-child-bride-and-treat-women-well/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:24:47 +0000 Shelina Zahra Janmohamed http://mideastposts.com/?p=27476 SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: Perhaps in light of the events in Steubenville, Ohio what's needed is a simple 'How To' and 'How Not To' guide

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/how-not-to-marry-a-child-bride-and-treat-women-well/feed/ 0 Scams and Expense Hitting Mecca Pilgrims in Morocco http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/scams-and-expense-hitting-mecca-pilgrims-in-morocco/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/scams-and-expense-hitting-mecca-pilgrims-in-morocco/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 01:03:20 +0000 The View From Fez http://mideastposts.com/?p=27469 THE VIEW FROM FEZ: There has been a marked increase in the number of scams as well as increased cost, two factors hitting religious pilgrims in Morocco

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/scams-and-expense-hitting-mecca-pilgrims-in-morocco/feed/ 0 Tangled: The CIA’s Confused Middle East Web http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/tangled-the-cias-confused-middle-east-web/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/tangled-the-cias-confused-middle-east-web/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 15:16:17 +0000 Francis Matthew http://mideastposts.com/?p=27465 FRANCIS MATTHEW: The CIA is in the position of fighting Sunni fighters in Iraq, but supporting them in Syria.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/tangled-the-cias-confused-middle-east-web/feed/ 0 72 Hours With Obama: He’s Israel’s BFF http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/72-hours-with-obama-hes-israels-bff/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/72-hours-with-obama-hes-israels-bff/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 10:47:41 +0000 Mondoweiss http://mideastposts.com/?p=27457 MONDOWEISS: If you had a desire to see the U.S.-Israeli alliance shine, there wasn't a better place than Jerusalem last week.

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-politics-analysis/72-hours-with-obama-hes-israels-bff/feed/ 0 Of Pockets Picked and Broken Legs: My Neighbour’s Beliefs http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/of-pockets-picked-and-broken-legs-my-neighbours-beliefs/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/of-pockets-picked-and-broken-legs-my-neighbours-beliefs/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 06:54:36 +0000 Tabsir http://mideastposts.com/?p=27448 QASIM RASHID, CHRIS STEDMAN, TABSIR: One of us is Muslim and one is an atheist but we agree on certain fundamentals concerning religion

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]]> http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-society/of-pockets-picked-and-broken-legs-my-neighbours-beliefs/feed/ 0 Game On: Turkey Fights Gulf For Sports Hub Mantle http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-sports-news-and-analysis/game-on-turkey-takes-on-gulf-for-sports-hub-mantle/ http://mideastposts.com/middle-east-sports-news-and-analysis/game-on-turkey-takes-on-gulf-for-sports-hub-mantle/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 08:49:36 +0000 James M. Dorsey http://mideastposts.com/?p=27440 JAMES DORSEY: A battle between Turkey and the states of the Arabian Gulf to be the de-facto sports hub of the Middle East is underway

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