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		<title>Assad on the Offensive: A Combative Interview</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 12:18:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff-Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[President Assad has taken to the airwaves for the first time in months and is in no mood for compromise. MidEastPosts looks at his performance]]></description>
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		<title>UAE Economy Remains Arab World Showcase</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 11:56:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The oil price has been defying gravity for some time and you can see the dollar and oil being, if anything even more of a safe haven.]]></description>
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		<title>Fear of the &#8216;Other&#8217;: Clarity While Under Attack</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 07:47:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Ground News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[REMA KHERIYA, CGNEWS: Sheltering two of my son's friends from missile attack it becomes clear what fear of the other is.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Who&#8217;s &#8216;Kidon&#8217; Who? Mossad Is, Ah, Iranian?!</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/whos-kidon-who-mossad-is-ah-iranian/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 May 2012 06:38:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander McNabb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDER MCNABB: A movie being made about the assassination of Mahmoud Al Mabhouh plays fast and loose with the truth. ]]></description>
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		<title>Dubai Real Estate Showing Sparks of Life</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/dubai-real-estate-sparks-of-life/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/dubai-real-estate-sparks-of-life/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 08:28:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor, MEP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Dubai was also one of the first countries to move into a real estate crisis, so it could be a barometre for the wider region.]]></description>
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		<title>Enough Conflict: Time for Egyptians and Saudis To Talk</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 05:31:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Ground News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MANAR AMMAR, CGNEWS: The recent flare-up between Saudi Arabia was inflamed by online activists. It's time for cool heads to prevail. ]]></description>
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		<title>Israel Rattled By Non-Violence: BDS Working</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 05:06:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mondoweiss</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILIP WEISS: 'Why is our reputation so poor?' asks Israel's ambassador to the U.S.  Where do we start? ]]></description>
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		<title>GCC Summit Fails to Agree on Greater Integration</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/gcc-summit-fails-to-agree-on-greater-integration/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/gcc-summit-fails-to-agree-on-greater-integration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 13:59:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff-Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The GCC Summit has broken up in Riyadh with a failure to agree on limited moves towards greater security integration.MidEast Posts asks why?  ]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Give Muslims A Hiroshima&#8217;: Pentagon&#8217;s Curious Class</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/give-muslims-a-hiroshima-pentagons-curious-class/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/give-muslims-a-hiroshima-pentagons-curious-class/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 07:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Cole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JUAN COLE: The Pentagon has launched an investigation into a class on Islam which characterises all Muslims as radical, violent extremists ]]></description>
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		<title>Sinan Antoon: &#8216;The Barbarian Who&#8217;s Keeping It Real&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/sinan-antoon-the-barbarian-whos-keeping-it-real/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/sinan-antoon-the-barbarian-whos-keeping-it-real/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 06:24:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tabsir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[TABSIR: A celebrated novelist, poet and filmmaker Sinan Antoon reflects on life in Iraq before and after the fall of Saddam Hussein]]></description>
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		<title>Wadi Rum Luxury: Think Different</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/wadi-rum-luxury-think-different/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/wadi-rum-luxury-think-different/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 15 May 2012 04:08:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thehedonista</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SARAH WALTON: There are some places in the world however, where the luxury you think you want is not the best you can get. ]]></description>
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		<title>Palestinian Hunger Strikers &#8211; Deal Done?</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/palestinian-hunger-strikers-deal-done/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/palestinian-hunger-strikers-deal-done/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:44:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor, MEP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIDEO, AL JAZEERA: Palestinian minister for prison affairs says an agreement has been reached on a proposal to end the hunger strike.]]></description>
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		<title>Gadaffi Wiretaps Reveal Nature of Man</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/gadaffi-wiretaps-reveal-nature-of-man-and-regime/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/gadaffi-wiretaps-reveal-nature-of-man-and-regime/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 15:29:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor, MEP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIDEO, AL JAZEERA: The audio files contain intercepted conversations with Gaddafi, his sons, and members of the international community.]]></description>
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		<title>Two Palestinian Hunger Strikers &#8216;Near Death&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/two-palestinian-hunger-strikers-near-death/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/two-palestinian-hunger-strikers-near-death/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 13:45:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff-Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There have been fevered efforts by Egyptian negotiators to come up with a solution to the hunger strike situation. MidEastPosts asks - 'will it be in time?' ]]></description>
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		<title>What Byzantium Can Teach Us About Today</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/what-byzantium-can-teach-us-about-today/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/what-byzantium-can-teach-us-about-today/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 05:06:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Ground News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DR MEHNAZ AFRIDI, CGNEWS:  Our common links across faith and culture are clear from an exhibition of Byzantine culture  ]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8216;Essential Collection&#8217; on Syria&#8217;s Blighted Year</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/the-essential-collection-on-syrias-blighted-year/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/the-essential-collection-on-syrias-blighted-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 04:22:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syria News Wire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS FROM SYRIA: It begins with the infamous Bashar interview and continues grimly as death and mayhem envelop the country]]></description>
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		<title>Iraq Faces American Ire Over Release of Insurgent</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/iraq-faces-american-ire-over-release-of-insurgent/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/iraq-faces-american-ire-over-release-of-insurgent/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 11:16:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff-Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The release of a senior Hizbollah officer in Iraq has caused uproar in the United States. MidEastPosts.com analyses why...]]></description>
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		<title>For Peace, Israel Must Recognize the Nakba</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/for-peace-israel-must-recognize-the-nakba/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/for-peace-israel-must-recognize-the-nakba/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 10:05:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mai abdul rahman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: Palestinians were not subjected to the same level of cruelty of the Holocaust - but right is not and should not be a relative value. ]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Sacked&#8217;: Saudi King &#8216;Had Enough&#8217; of Top Conservative?</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/leading-conservative-sacked-by-saudi-king/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/leading-conservative-sacked-by-saudi-king/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 05:53:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crossroads Arabia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CROSSROADS ARABIA: He's been getting a bit loud recently with positions contrary to those of the King. Time to go.  ]]></description>
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		<title>The Positive in Arab Men: A Constructive Debate</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/the-positive-in-arab-men-debating-in-the-right-way/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/the-positive-in-arab-men-debating-in-the-right-way/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 13 May 2012 04:29:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Ground News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DALILA MAHDAWI: To paraphrase the physicist Albert Einstein, one cannot solve a problem with the same mind that created it. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Destruction of Casablanca By Construction</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/the-destruction-of-casablanca-by-construction/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/the-destruction-of-casablanca-by-construction/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 07:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The View From Fez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE VIEW FROM FEZ:  Property developers are rapidly destroying what's left of Casablanca's colonial, neo-Moorish and Art Deco heritage. ]]></description>
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		<title>Role of the Arts in Muslim World &#8216;Not Understood&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/role-of-the-arts-in-muslim-world-not-understood/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/role-of-the-arts-in-muslim-world-not-understood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 06:54:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelina Zahra Janmohamed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: While arts from the Muslim world are widely celebrated in the West, they are less appreciated within umma.   ]]></description>
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		<title>London Cab&#8217;s Record Breaking Journey</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/london-cabs-record-breaking-journey/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/london-cabs-record-breaking-journey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 12 May 2012 05:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor, MEP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIDEO, ITN: Three friends have clocked up 43,321 miles driving around the world in a London cab, setting a new record for the longest ever taxi journey.]]></description>
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		<title>Media Still Searching For its Role Post Arab Spring</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/media-still-searching-for-its-role-post-arab-spring/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/media-still-searching-for-its-role-post-arab-spring/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 11:45:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis Matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANCIS MATTHEW: Government has a huge influence on what is reported, even if in theory the relationship is supposed to be at a distance.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Superbowl&#8217;? No, It&#8217;s Just a Presidential TV Debate</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/superbowl-no-its-just-a-presidential-tv-debate/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/superbowl-no-its-just-a-presidential-tv-debate/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 09:45:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff-Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Egyptians have just witnessed a first - a live, television debate between Presidential candidates. How did it pan out? ]]></description>
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		<title>Sustained Criticism Leaves Netanyahu Unmoved</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/sustained-criticism-leaves-netanyahu-unmoved/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/sustained-criticism-leaves-netanyahu-unmoved/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 08:19:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ramzy Baroud</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RAMZY BAROUD: He's been pummelled by leading political, intelligence and military heavyweights but polls still put him in the lead]]></description>
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		<title>Civilian Toll: The Startling Truth About Drone Strikes</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/civilian-toll-the-startling-truth-about-drone-strikes/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/civilian-toll-the-startling-truth-about-drone-strikes/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 May 2012 08:04:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Cole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHRIS WOODS, INFORMED COMMENT: We need to know as much information as possible about who drones kill ]]></description>
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		<title>Palestine/Israel: Creative Thinking Now Required</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/palestineisrael-creative-thinking-now-required/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/palestineisrael-creative-thinking-now-required/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 04:14:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Ground News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MICHAEL OMER-MAN, CGNEWS:  The current situation is a quagmire. Surely it's time to look at new alternatives?  ]]></description>
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		<title>Orientalism: Seeing the Positive after Said</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/orientalism-seeing-the-positive-after-said/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/orientalism-seeing-the-positive-after-said/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 04:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crossroads Arabia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CROSSROADS ARABIA: Orientalism was a two-way street, with information, opinion, and observations flowing between observer and observed.]]></description>
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		<title>The Sensitive Issue of Alcohol in the Muslim World</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/the-sensitive-issue-of-alcohol-in-the-muslim-world/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/the-sensitive-issue-of-alcohol-in-the-muslim-world/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 04:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thehedonista</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HEDONISTA:  The rules surrounding alcohol in the Muslim world are often as cloudy as the Lebanese liquor, arak.    ]]></description>
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		<title>No Benefits for &#8216;Fit&#8217; Unemployed Emiratis</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/no-benefits-for-fit-to-work-unemployed-emiratis/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/no-benefits-for-fit-to-work-unemployed-emiratis/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 13:16:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff-Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Minister of Social Affairs, Mariam Al Roumi, spoke before the Federal National Council yesterday about a priority issue ]]></description>
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		<title>Red Cross Issues Urgent Appeal On Syria</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/red-cross-issues-urgent-appeal-on-syria/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/red-cross-issues-urgent-appeal-on-syria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 07:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Syria News Wire</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NEWS FROM SYRIA: The Red Cross issued a rare political statement on Syria to highlight the critical situation facing citizens there.]]></description>
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		<title>Women &#8216;Taking the Lead&#8217; In Tunisian Politics</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/women-taking-the-lead-in-tunisian-politics/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/women-taking-the-lead-in-tunisian-politics/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 06:15:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Ground News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SANA SBOUAI, CGNEWS: More than a quarter of deputies to parliament are women. But that only tells part of the story.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Al Qaeda&#8217;s &#8216;Underpants Plot&#8217; Undone</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/al-qaedas-exploding-underpants-plot-undone/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/al-qaedas-exploding-underpants-plot-undone/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 13:56:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff-Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The US authorities are hailing a major intelligence victory with the seizure of a sophisticated, potentially devastating new device ]]></description>
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		<title>GCC Media and the Language of Racism</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/gcc-media-the-language-of-racism/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/gcc-media-the-language-of-racism/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 09:36:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Christina Hebert</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CHRISTINA HEBERT: “Aren’t they people too?” He was a man. She was a woman. Their lives mattered. Let’s show that they did. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Big Question:&#8217;Is Life Getting Better for Women?&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/the-big-questionis-life-getting-better-for-women/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/the-big-questionis-life-getting-better-for-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 06:11:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelina Zahra Janmohamed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: It's a test that can be applied in any country. It's time that men acknowledged their role.  ]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Poetry of the Taliban&#8217;: Worth All The Fuss?</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/poetry-of-the-taliban-worth-all-the-fuss/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/poetry-of-the-taliban-worth-all-the-fuss/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 05:56:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M.-Lynx-Qualey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[M. LYNX-QUALEY: The editors surely anticipated - and welcomed - the storm that has erupted around publication of their collection ]]></description>
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		<title>Sacha Baron Cohen Takes on the Dictators</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/sacha-baron-cohen-takes-on-the-dictators/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/sacha-baron-cohen-takes-on-the-dictators/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 18:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor, MEP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIDEO: Will the Arab world take to Cohen's The Dictator, or will it complain as hard and as bitterly as Kazakhstan did over Borat?]]></description>
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		<title>Most Admired: UAE, Turkey Top Arab Youth Survey</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/most-admired-uae-turkey-top-arab-youth-survey/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/most-admired-uae-turkey-top-arab-youth-survey/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 17:08:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis Matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANCIS MATTHEW:  This regional popularity is an asset and the UAE should make every effort to nurture the conditions that built this reputation.]]></description>
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		<title>Sky News Arabia: New Kid on Rolling News Block</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/sky-news-arabia-new-kid-on-rolling-news-block/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/sky-news-arabia-new-kid-on-rolling-news-block/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:47:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff-Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It's good news for rolling news junkies - there's another regionally based channel to which you can zap ]]></description>
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		<title>Israel&#8217;s Plan to Dispossess the Negev Bedouin</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/israels-plan-to-dispossess-the-negev-bedouin/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/israels-plan-to-dispossess-the-negev-bedouin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 13:14:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Richard Silverstein</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Not content with dispossessing 1 million Israeli Palestinians, Israel is repeating the original sin against the Negev Bedouin.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;We Don&#8217;t Negotiate With Palestinians&#8221;: Olmert&#8217;s Truth</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/we-dont-negotiate-with-palestinians-olmerts-truth/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/we-dont-negotiate-with-palestinians-olmerts-truth/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 06:30:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mondoweiss</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[PHILIP WEISS, CGNEWS: Ehud Olmert, former Prime Minister of Israel, revealed a lot in his recent CNN interview. ]]></description>
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		<title>The Simple, Crispy Joy of the Kerala Poppadom</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/the-simple-crispy-joy-of-the-kerala-poppadom/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/the-simple-crispy-joy-of-the-kerala-poppadom/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 06:15:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander McNabb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDER MCNABB: We all have our 'guilty pleasures' when it comes to food. Mine's the Kerala poppadum ]]></description>
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		<title>What&#8217;s Behind The Chelsea FC-Qatar Story?</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/behind-the-chelsea-qatar-connection/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/behind-the-chelsea-qatar-connection/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 04:47:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff-Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANALYSIS: The Battersea Power Station is one of those things GCC countries tend to love: 'Iconic'.]]></description>
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		<title>Grand Mufti Blames Unrest in Arab World on &#8216;Sin&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/grand-mufti-blames-unrest-in-arab-world-on-sin/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/grand-mufti-blames-unrest-in-arab-world-on-sin/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 12:32:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff-Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Nothing to do with a failure of leadership or an inability to provide answers to key problems suffered by their citizens the unrest is down to the citizens themselves. ]]></description>
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		<title>Body Piercing: Trend On the Rise in Saudi Arabia</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/body-piercing-trend-on-the-rise-in-saudi-arabia/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/body-piercing-trend-on-the-rise-in-saudi-arabia/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 06:22:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crossroads Arabia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CROSSROADS ARABIA:  What's behind the rapid increase in body piercing by women in the Kingdom?  ]]></description>
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		<title>Salafists and Military in Open Conflict: What Next?</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/salafists-and-military-in-open-conflict-what-next/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/salafists-and-military-in-open-conflict-what-next/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 06 May 2012 06:06:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Cole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JUAN COLE: Could this be the prelude to a full military coup or is it just a series of skirmishes?   ]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Halalweb&#8217;: Iranian Authorities Try to &#8216;Purify&#8217; Internet</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/halalweb-iranian-authorities-try-to-purify-internet/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/halalweb-iranian-authorities-try-to-purify-internet/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 09:41:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff-Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Iranian online community is facing a sustained, co-ordinated campaign to control how it uses the worldwide web. ]]></description>
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		<title>Dubai Debt Prison Hunger Strikes</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/hunger-strikes-over-dubai-debt-imprisonment/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/hunger-strikes-over-dubai-debt-imprisonment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 09:40:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Editor, MEP</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIDEO, AL JAZEERA: In Dubai a group of jailed foreign businessmen imprisoned for issuing bounced cheques engage in a hunger strike.]]></description>
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		<title>Thuwal Beach: An Eldorado for Jeddah Citizens</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/thuwal-beach-an-eldorado-for-jeddah-citizens/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/thuwal-beach-an-eldorado-for-jeddah-citizens/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 06:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Abu Muhammed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABU MOHAMMED: Finding a pleasant, uncluttered, litter free beach near Jeddah seemed impossible. Then a friend pointed me in the right direction]]></description>
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		<title>Heavy Metal: The Music of Peace in the Middle East?</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/heavy-metal-the-music-of-peace-in-the-middle-east/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/heavy-metal-the-music-of-peace-in-the-middle-east/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 05 May 2012 06:14:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Ground News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ROI BEN-YEHUDA, CGNEWS: Orphaned Land have built a huge support throughout the Middle East. So who are they?  ]]></description>
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		<title>Well-Kept Secret: The Thriving Wine Industry of Morocco</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/well-kept-secret-the-thriving-wine-industry-of-morocco/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/well-kept-secret-the-thriving-wine-industry-of-morocco/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 11:52:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The View From Fez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE VIEW FROM FEZ: The wine industry is going from strength to strength.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Muslim Disillusion Could Cost Obama Dear</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/muslim-disillusion-could-cost-obama-dear/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/muslim-disillusion-could-cost-obama-dear/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 11:40:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mondoweiss</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEX KANE, MONDOWEISS: A multitude of events have piled up and support for Obama is running at an all time low.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Trade Unions Reject Qatar&#8217;s &#8216;Labour Rights&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/trade-unions-reject-qatars-labour-rights/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/trade-unions-reject-qatars-labour-rights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 04 May 2012 09:31:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James M. Dorsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAMES DORSEY: According to the ITUC  “workers are dying in Qatar as they build World Cup stadiums, suffering large scale exploitation every day.]]></description>
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		<title>Dubai Primark: &#8216;Even Better Than Real Thing?&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/dubai-primark-even-better-than-real-thing/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/dubai-primark-even-better-than-real-thing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 13:53:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff-Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Screams, hoots and mass hysteria - that would appear to be the reaction of the board of Primark to the appearance of a Dubai fake store. ]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;New Yea Cee Having&#8221;: A Very Good Thing Indeed</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/new-yea-cee-having-a-very-good-thing-indeed/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/new-yea-cee-having-a-very-good-thing-indeed/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 10:09:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander McNabb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDER MCNABB:  It's definitely been worth the pain and disruption as Summer arrives with a bang in the UAE]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Be Pragmatic and Flexible&#8217;: Message for Brotherhood</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/be-pragmatic-and-flexible-message-for-brotherhood/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/be-pragmatic-and-flexible-message-for-brotherhood/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 09:06:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Ground News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NOUR BAKR, CGNEWS: If Egypt is to succeed in creating a true democratic environment the Muslim Brotherhood must engage fully with opponents]]></description>
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		<title>A Non-Starter: The Many Obstacles to Closer GCC Union</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/a-non-starter-the-many-obstacles-to-closer-gcc-union/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/a-non-starter-the-many-obstacles-to-closer-gcc-union/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 08:55:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Roberts</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DAVID ROBERTS: There will be fine talk and likely a positive joint statement will be issued but no firm action will be agreed.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Labour: Qatar Trade Union Gets the Go Ahead</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/qatar-trade-union-gets-the-go-ahead/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/qatar-trade-union-gets-the-go-ahead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 03 May 2012 04:29:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crossroads Arabia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CROSSROADS ARABIA: Qatar is to allow the formation of trade unions. In addition, it will end the current system of sponsorship for foreign workers.]]></description>
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		<title>Silence: What&#8217;s Really Killing Jordanian Women?</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/silence-whats-really-killing-jordanian-women/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/silence-whats-really-killing-jordanian-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 10:52:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naseem Tarawnah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASEEM TARAWNAH: What is going on with young male Jordanians? When did this level of brutality come about? Has it always been there?]]></description>
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		<title>Romney&#8217;s Middle East: So, Who is the Enemy, Mitt?</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/romneys-middle-east-so-who-is-the-enemy-mitt/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/romneys-middle-east-so-who-is-the-enemy-mitt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 10:27:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Cole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JUAN COLE: Romney clearly doesn’t have the slightest idea what he is talking about, and seems intent on alienating 1.5 billion Muslims]]></description>
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		<title>Prizes: Nobel Gets Muslim World Right, Pulitzer Doesn&#8217;t</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/prizes-nobel-gets-muslim-world-right-pulitzer-doesnt/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/prizes-nobel-gets-muslim-world-right-pulitzer-doesnt/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 08:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Ground News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DR MUQTEDAR KHAN, CGNEWS: Whatever you think about prizes they help to define an era. Pulitzer judged wrong this year. ]]></description>
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		<title>Salafist War on Egyptian Culture &#8216;in Full Flow&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/salafist-war-on-egyptian-culture-in-full-flow/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/salafist-war-on-egyptian-culture-in-full-flow/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 08:07:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crossroads Arabia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CROSSROADS ARABIA: Arrests of cultural figures, bans and now pharaonic statues covered in wax.  ]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8216;New Politics of Sex.&#8217; Really? Looks Like &#8216;The Old&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/the-new-politics-of-sex-really-looks-like-the-old/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/the-new-politics-of-sex-really-looks-like-the-old/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 06:51:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tabsir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[DANIEL M. VARISCO: It's dogmatic rhetoric and a willingness to conform to imposed tyranny that are the real enemies.  ]]></description>
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		<title>No &#8216;Sharia&#8217; in Tunisia: Is It a &#8216;Game Changer&#8217;?</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/no-sharia-in-tunisia-is-it-a-game-changer/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/no-sharia-in-tunisia-is-it-a-game-changer/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 06:32:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Ground News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SONIA BAHI, CGNEWS: It was a bold move which has divided opinion in the country. But has it set the example for other 'Arab Spring' countries?]]></description>
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		<title>Make it, Eat It: The Wonderful &#8216;Petra Kitchen&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/make-it-eat-it-the-wonderful-petra-kitchen/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/05/make-it-eat-it-the-wonderful-petra-kitchen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 01 May 2012 06:12:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>thehedonista</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE HEDONISTA: A minor setback then an evening full of flavour and warm company.]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;You Could Be My Cousin&#8221;: Abandoned Children Seen</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/you-could-be-my-cousin-abandoned-children-seen/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/you-could-be-my-cousin-abandoned-children-seen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:51:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>American Bedu</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[AMERICAN BEDU: They have names that are familiar to families in Saudi Arabia.  Who are their families?  ]]></description>
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		<title>Do Books Matter in Contemporary Cairo?</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/do-books-matter-in-contemporary-cairo/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/do-books-matter-in-contemporary-cairo/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Apr 2012 08:36:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M.-Lynx-Qualey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[M. LYNX-QUALEY: It may be Cairo's oldest book market but heritage is no protector from increasing development]]></description>
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		<title>&#8220;Hey Ho, A Hiking We Will Go&#8221;: With M-16s</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/hey-ho-a-hiking-we-will-go-with-m-16s/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/hey-ho-a-hiking-we-will-go-with-m-16s/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mondoweiss</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ANNIE ROBBINS, MONDOWEISS: 'Bring a weapon'. Not the usual equipment for hikers maybe but, hey, this is Palestine.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Saudi-Egyptian Relations &#8216;On A Major Slide&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/saudi-egyptian-relations-on-a-major-slide/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/saudi-egyptian-relations-on-a-major-slide/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 19:27:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Crossroads Arabia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[CROSSROADS ARABIA: Diplomat recalls and closure of the Embassy spells meltdown for Saudi-Egyptian relations. ]]></description>
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		<title>Absent Middle Class Key to Gulf Stability</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/absent-middle-class-key-to-gulf-stability/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/absent-middle-class-key-to-gulf-stability/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Apr 2012 04:03:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis Matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANCIS MATTHEW:  In all Gulf states government dominates the economy. That dependence fosters a lack of entrepreneurial motivation.]]></description>
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		<title>National Dialogue &#8216;Vital&#8217; For Future of Yemen</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/national-dialogue-vital-for-future-of-yemen/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/national-dialogue-vital-for-future-of-yemen/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Ground News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ABDUL WASA AL-SAQQAF, CGNEWS: There are two key priorities that need to be resolved - the role of the army and the constitution. ]]></description>
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		<title>Censorship Undone: CBS Stands Up to Israeli Pressure</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/censorship-undone-cbs-stands-up-to-israeli-pressure/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/censorship-undone-cbs-stands-up-to-israeli-pressure/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 28 Apr 2012 11:34:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Juan Cole</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JUAN COLE: A report on the plight of Palestinian Christians proved to be too much for the Israeli authorities.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Daily News Egypt: Casualty of the Revolution</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/daily-news-egypt-casualty-of-the-revolution/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/daily-news-egypt-casualty-of-the-revolution/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rania Al Malky</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Daily News Egypt, the only independent English language newspaper published in Egypt has closed its doors after a 70% collapse in ad revenues.]]></description>
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		<title>Dubai Airport Queues, Bye-Bye! Scan To Rescue</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/dubai-airport-queues-goodbye-new-system-unveiled/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/dubai-airport-queues-goodbye-new-system-unveiled/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:51:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexander McNabb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ALEXANDER MCNABB: More high tech at Dubai Airport should lead to less furrowed brows in the Immigration Hall.  ]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;The Team&#8217;: Taking On Lebanon&#8217;s Sectarianism</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/the-team-confronting-lebanons-issues-head-on/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/the-team-confronting-lebanons-issues-head-on/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:29:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Ground News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FIRAS AL-DABBAGH, CGNEWS: Tired of sectarianism in Lebanon a group of us have tried to do something to address the issue ]]></description>
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		<title>Dead Sea v Jordanian Parliament: Spot the Difference</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/dead-sea-v-jordanian-parliament-spot-the-difference/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/dead-sea-v-jordanian-parliament-spot-the-difference/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 11:11:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Naseem Tarawnah</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[NASEEM TARAWNAH: We're now in a scenario that's beyond farce.  It could be time to dissolve the Parliament ]]></description>
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		<title>Palestine/Israel: A Tragedy &#8216;In The Purest Sense&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/palestineisrael-a-tragedy-in-the-purest-sense/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/palestineisrael-a-tragedy-in-the-purest-sense/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 13:31:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Ground News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MICHAEL FELSEN, CGNEWS: The writing of Anton Chekhov provides a picture of how Palestinians and Israelis will end their conflict]]></description>
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		<title>Arab Spring is Failing Women</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/arab-spring-is-failing-women/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/arab-spring-is-failing-women/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:22:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff-Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIDEO, AL JAZEERA: Amal al-Malki, a Qatari author, says the Arab Spring has so far failed women in their struggle for equality. ]]></description>
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		<title>Weddings: The Heavy Burden of Gold</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/weddings-the-heavy-burden-of-gold/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/weddings-the-heavy-burden-of-gold/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 04:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelina Zahra Janmohamed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: It’s all about status, a deeply crass form of putting wealth on display. And it drives families into paralysing debt.]]></description>
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		<title>My Struggle: A Child&#8217;s Death &#8216;A Great Test of Faith&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/my-struggle-a-childs-death-a-great-test-of-faith/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/my-struggle-a-childs-death-a-great-test-of-faith/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 14:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tabsir</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[OMID SAFI, TABSIR: There are no greater tests to the faithful than the death of a child.  'Why?' is more than a question, it's a challenge]]></description>
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		<title>Warding Off the Evil Eye: Omani Superstitions</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/warding-off-the-evil-eye-omani-superstitions/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/warding-off-the-evil-eye-omani-superstitions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:48:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susan Al Shahri</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SUSAN AL SHAHRI: Superstition is a major part of life in Dhofar and woe betide the person who underestimates their importance]]></description>
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		<title>Saudi Education: Could Do A Lot Better</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/saudi-education-could-do-a-lot-better/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/saudi-education-could-do-a-lot-better/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Apr 2012 13:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Eman-Al-Nafjan</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[EMAN AL NAFJAN: There seems to be no will to change the Saudi education system. It's in need of a major overhaul ]]></description>
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		<title>Finding Nemo in the Kingdom: Red Sea Wonder</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/finding-nemo-in-the-kingdom-red-sea-wonder/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/finding-nemo-in-the-kingdom-red-sea-wonder/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 14:03:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Susie of Arabia</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SUSIE OF ARABIA: Did I have the stamina for snorkelling in the Red Sea? Yes and it was so worth the trip.  ]]></description>
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		<title>&#8216;Picture an Arab Man&#8217;: Project&#8217;s Author Speaks</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/picture-an-arab-man-projects-author-speaks/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/picture-an-arab-man-projects-author-speaks/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 13:46:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>The View From Fez</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Her photography has captured the imagination of people around the Arab world and beyond. She discusses her project. ]]></description>
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		<title>The &#8216;Israeli-fication&#8217; of America: Fear Breeds Fences</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/the-israeli-fication-of-america-fear-breeds-fences/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/the-israeli-fication-of-america-fear-breeds-fences/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Apr 2012 12:57:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mai abdul rahman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: Enhanced interrogation, detention without trial and now a Separation Wall...]]></description>
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		<title>Walking the &#8216;Qatar Tightrope&#8217;: A Delicate Task</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/walking-the-qatar-tightrope-a-delicate-task/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/walking-the-qatar-tightrope-a-delicate-task/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 08:05:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James M. Dorsey</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://mideastposts.com/?p=18241</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[JAMES M. DORSEY: The authorities in Qatar have a difficult task engaging with the world while keeping certain domestic parties happy]]></description>
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		<title>Online or Behind Closed Doors: The Big Saudi Discussion</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/online-or-behind-closed-doors-the-big-saudi-discussion/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/online-or-behind-closed-doors-the-big-saudi-discussion/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:28:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>M.-Lynx-Qualey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[M. LYNX-QUALEY: There's liberation in discussing ideas online but also dangers. Where do young Saudis discuss the big issues? ]]></description>
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		<title>The Anxiety of Wedding Gifts: A Golden Issue</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/the-anxiety-of-wedding-gifts-a-golden-issue/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/the-anxiety-of-wedding-gifts-a-golden-issue/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 07:07:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Shelina Zahra Janmohamed</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: The price of gold goes up and up and up. It's a major concern for parents.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Democracy: Why Winner Should Not &#8220;Take All&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/democracy-why-winner-should-not-take-all/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/democracy-why-winner-should-not-take-all/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 07:11:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Francis Matthew</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[FRANCIS MATTHEW: Just because the religious parties are far better prepared for this new public debate, they should not overplay their hand.]]></description>
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		<title>Satellite Revelations: Homs Unrecognizable</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/satellite-revelations-homs-unrecognizable/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/satellite-revelations-homs-unrecognizable/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 05:47:15 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff-Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIDEO, AL JAZEERA: Satellite images reveal a deserted city centre, destroyed areas and heavy deployment of tanks across the city.]]></description>
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		<title>Diplomat Wives Spotlight Asma Al Assad</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/diplomat-wives-spotlight-asma-all-assad/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/diplomat-wives-spotlight-asma-all-assad/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 05:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Staff-Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[VIDEO, AP: Wives of the British and German ambassadors urge wife of Syrian President Bashar Assad to stop being a bystander]]></description>
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		<title>Non-Violent Protest &#8216;The Way Forward&#8217; for Syria</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/non-violent-protest-the-way-forward-for-syria/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/non-violent-protest-the-way-forward-for-syria/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 08:51:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Ground News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[MICHAEL NAGLER, CGNEWS: There are, difficult as it may seem to imagine today, grounds for optimism that non-violence will work in Syria]]></description>
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		<title>The Tunisian Niqab Question: Dialogue is Required</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/the-tunisian-niqab-question-dialogue-is-required/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/the-tunisian-niqab-question-dialogue-is-required/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:19:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Common Ground News Service</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[LOTFI RADHOUANE CHEBIL, CGNEWS: It's generating heated debate on Tunisian university campuses.  What's to be done? ]]></description>
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		<title>The Rise and Rise of Turkey: Problems Ahead?</title>
		<link>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/the-rise-and-rise-of-turkey-problems-ahead/</link>
		<comments>http://mideastposts.com/2012/04/the-rise-and-rise-of-turkey-problems-ahead/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Apr 2012 12:06:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>James M. Dorsey</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[JAMES M. DORSEY: Held up as a model of a modern Islamic state Turkey faces some formidable difficulties ]]></description>
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		<title>What Are the Egyptian Military Planning?</title>
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		<title>Deserted Dubai Workers Refuse to Leave</title>
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		<dc:creator>Staff-Reporter</dc:creator>
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		<title>The Muslim Brotherhood and the UAE</title>
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		<title>&#8216;Stand Up to IOC on Women&#8217; Says Saudi Cleric</title>
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		<dc:creator>Eman-Al-Nafjan</dc:creator>
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		<title>Saudi Crackdown on Expats: Feeling Unwelcome</title>
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