Added on 28/09/2012
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Algeria , Civil society , Common Ground News Service , Democracy , Mediterranean , Search for Common Ground , Tunis , Tunisia , Youth

NOUR AWAISS, CGNEWS: So prominent in the protests that swept over the country last year Tunisia’s young people seem to be absent from public discourse now
Added on 08/08/2012
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Alice Hackman , Cairo , Common Ground News Service , Skype

ALICE HACKMAN, CG NEWS: The aim of the project is to connect people in the US with the rest of the world through dinner-time Skype conversations.
Added on 27/06/2012
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Common Ground News Service , Israel , Journalist , Ruth Eglash , The Jerusalem Post

RUTH EGLASH: The discussion over national civilian service provides an insight into the relationship between Arab citizens of Israel and the state.
Added on 29/12/2011
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Common Ground News Service , Egypt , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Lebanon , Maryland , Middle East , Middle East Opinions of America , Morocco , New Jersey , Obama administration , Palestinian Territories , United Arab Emirates , United States , University of Maryland

SALIBA SARSAR: Surveying 3000 people in Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco and the UAE, the poll assessed attitudes toward US- MidEast relations.
Added on 14/12/2011
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Amr Abdallah Dalsh , Common Ground News Service , Dubai , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Libya , Syria , Tunisia , Yemen

NASSER AL SARAMI, CG NEWS: There is a relationship between the region’s new electoral experiments and the need to establish the rule of law.
Added on 28/11/2011
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Activist , Common Ground News Service , Egypt , Media coverage , President

CG NEWS, SALLY ZOHNEY: Radio host and activist Bothaina Kamel, is breaking new ground becoming the first woman in Egypt to run for president.
Added on 13/10/2011
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Amman , Ariel Sharon , Army , Common Ground News Service , Israel , J14 , Jordan , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Prime Minister , Tel Aviv , the independent , UN General Assembly

HAGGAI MATAR: Over the years I have learnt that refusal to serve in the army offers a very strong bridge between Israelis and Palestinians.
Added on 01/09/2011
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Al Jazeera , Al-Aqsa , BBC , Birzeit University , Civil society , Common Ground News Service , Fatah , Gaza , government services , Hamas , Israel , Journalism , Ma’an , Palestine , Palestine Liberation Organisation , Palestinian Territories , Qatar , Ramallah , Saudi Arabia , United Kingdom , West Bank

NIDA TUMA, CGNEWS: With the attention of all the major news organisations fixed on the ‘Arab Spring’ revolutions, Palestine has dropped down the news agenda. Ma’an TV is set to address this issue.
Added on 11/05/2011
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Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , America , Barack Obama , Common Ground News Service , East Africa , East Asia , Egypt , Europe , Iraq , Islam , Journalist , Middle East , Mona Eltahawy , New York , North Africa , Osama Bin Laden , Qatar , Robert Fisk , Search for Common Ground , Shadi Hamid , South Asia , Taliban , The Wall Street Journal , Tunisia , United States , White House

SYDNEY SMITH: Most Muslims, it appears, are relieved that bin Laden is gone but how do they deal with the prejudice and suspicion engendered by his deeds?
Added on 20/04/2011
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Common Ground News Service , Jeddah Chamber of Commerce , Journalist , Khadija , Maha Akeel , Ministry of Municipal Affairs , Saudi Arabia , Women , Women's Rights

MAHA AKEEL: Until Saudi Arabia implements this grassroots renaissance, it will continue to live a dichotomy of modern facilities but mental stagnation.
Added on 31/03/2011
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Alexandria , Amr Moussa , Arab League , Cairo , Common Ground News Service , Democracy , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , International Atomic Energy Agency , Maryland , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , National Democratic Party , President , The New York Times , University of Maryland

JASON PETRUCCI: An impressive turnout, an engaged electorate, robust debate – the constitutional referendum in Egypt has given the people a taste of real democracy in action.
Added on 23/03/2011
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Cairo , Common Ground News Service , Democracy , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Manitoba , Muslim Brotherhood , National Democratic Party (NDP) , New York , President , Technology , United States

HODA OSMAN: How far will you go to exercise your new-found ability to vote? I’ll tell you how far – 5,621 miles which is the distance from New York to Cairo
Added on 09/03/2011
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Asmaa Mahfouz , Bahrain , Common Ground News Service , East Africa , Egypt , International Women's Day , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Libya , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Middle East , North Africa , President , Saddam Hussein , Social Media , Tunisia , United Nations , Women , Women's Rights , Yemen , Youth Movement , YouTube

CARLA KOPPELL: Women’s role must be honoured in the struggle and protect against the fundamentalist push. Most importantly, their involvement will be key to enabling thriving societies
Added on 03/03/2011
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Activist , Al Qaeda , Ali Abdullah Saleh , Alice Hackman , Civil society , Common Ground News Service , Democracy , Editor-in-Chief , Egypt , Healthcare , Journalist , Libya , London , Media coverage , Middle East , President , Sana’a , Tawakkul Karman , The Toronto Star , The Washington Post , Time Magazine , Tunisia , United Nations , Women's issues , World Economic Forum , Yemen , Yemen Times

ALICE HACKMAN: She has been profiled by leading international publications but long before the world discovered Tawakkul Karman she was battling fearlessly in support of human rights.
Added on 28/02/2011
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Arab Gulf , Bahrain , Civil society , Common Ground News Service , Democracy , Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifah , Minister of Justice , Ministry of Finance , President , Red Crescent , United Kingdom , United Nations , Women's issues

SANA’ MOHAMMAD BIN HAMOUD: Women’s rights campaigners have made impressive advances in Bahrain. However protesters should push further.
Added on 02/02/2011
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Algeria , Army , Cairo , Common Ground News Service , Egypt , Facebook , Hosni Mubarak , Jordan , Middle East , Omar Suleiman , President , Tunisia , Twitter , Yemen , Zine el Abidine Ben Ali

FARAH I. ABDEL SATER: One outstanding feature of the recent turmoil in Tunisia and now in Egypt is the prominent and active role of the region’s youth.
Added on 08/01/2011
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Abbas ibn Firnas , Academy Award , Actor , Africa , Asia , Common Ground News Service , Cordoba , DC , Europe , Greece , Islam , Istanbul , London , New York , Pew Research Center , Rome , Spain , United Kingdom , Washington

MARIUM SATTAR: An exhibition showcasing the discoveries of Islam’s ‘Golden Age’ has attracted visitors in the hundreds of thousands, and helped overturn some pervasive prejudices.
Added on 08/01/2011
Sara Reef
Abu Dhabi Gallup Center , Afghanistan , Barak Obama , Cairo , Canada , Common Ground News Service , East Africa , Iraq , Islam , Israel , Middle East , Muslim , North Africa , President , United States

SARA REEF: A major survey conducted across 55 countries to test the state of relations between the Muslim world and the West…
Added on 04/01/2011
Hasni Abidi
Abdullah , Christian Arab , Christians , Common Ground News Service , Egypt , Iraq , Michel Aflaq , Middle East , Saudi Arabia , United Nations

HASNI ABIDI: The spate of recent attacks on Christians throughout the Arab world has thrown into focus the urgent need to defend their contribution across all areas of life.
Added on 02/01/2011
Joseph Mayton
Common Ground News Service , Egypt , Mainstream media , Middle East , Online media , The Guardian , The Los Angeles Times , The New York Times , Women

JOSEPH MAYTON: Our main supporters are women… The women who want to write – and read -about “real” news stories…