Added on 21/02/2013
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Arab citizens of Israel , Arab Jews , Asia , Israel , Israeli Jews , Israeli society , Jewish ethnic groups , Jewish exodus from Arab and Muslim countries , Jews , King , Middle East , Mohammed , Moroccan Jews , Morocco , Politics , Religion/Belief , Semitic peoples
ADINA FRIEDMAN: The richness of Morocco’s Jewish history comes as a surprise to many but it could provide a template for the region.
Added on 04/02/2013
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activist and writer , American-Israeli , Fellow , Israeli Fund for UNICEF , Jerusalem , New Israel Fund , Politics , Rabbis for Human Rights , Religion/Belief , Rothman , Social Issues
MORIEL ROTHMAN, CGNEWS: Two obviously Jewish people speaking Arabic in a public place was sure to cause a reaction.
Added on 03/02/2013
Steve Royston
Adolf Hitler , Amin Husseini , Antisemitism , Discrimination , Fathi Shihab Eddin , Germany , Holocaust denial , Israel , Jewish history , Jews , Josef Stalin , Middle East , Palestinian Territories , Politics , Religion , Religion and politics , Responsibility for the Holocaust , Sociology , The Holocaust , United Kingdom , United States , Zionism
STEVE ROYSTON: It’s not just the Second World War that has been warped by teachers, politicians and others for their own purposes.
Added on 29/01/2013
mai abdul rahman
Afghanistan , Ageism , Child labour , Counter-recruitment , Health/Medical/Pharmaceuticals , Human rights abuses , IDF , Islamic terrorism , Israel , Israel Defense Forces , Mali , Military recruitment , Military science , Military sociology , Military use of children , Politics , Sociology , United States , US military , War , War/Conflict
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: On occasion depending on the nature of the particular conflict a discussion fires up related to child soldiers. With Mali it’s here again.
Added on 27/01/2013
James M. Dorsey
Africa , Al Ahli , Al Masri , Arab world , Cairo , Cairo court , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Middle East , Morsi , Politics , Port Said , Port Said Stadium disaster
JAMES DORSEY: The belief among many people in Port Said is that its fans, team and city have been ‘thrown to the wolves’.
Added on 26/01/2013
Tabsir
America , Israel , Lebanon , Libya , Politics , Saudi Arabia , You have two cows
KARIM SADJAPOUR, TABSIR: Politically correct it may not be but the ‘Two Cows’ version of today’s Middle East is certainly fun.
Added on 23/01/2013
Mondoweiss
Arab Peace Initiative , Ashkenazi Jews , Israel , Israeli Jews , Israeli legislative election , Likud , Middle East , Netanyahu , Politics , Politics of Israel , Revisionist Zionism , Secularism in Israel , Shinui , Tzipi Livni , Yair Lapid , Yisrael Beiteinu
MONDOWEISS: The surprising blow to Netanyahu suggests good news for Israeli-Palestinian relations. Let’s look at Yair Lapid’s statements on the issue.
Added on 18/01/2013
David Roberts
Asia , Bahrain , Politics , Saudi Arabia
DAVID ROBERTS: It’s a while since I’ve left Qatar but the differences between the tiny peninsula state and the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are striking
Added on 17/01/2013
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Arab world , Egypt , Egyptian people , Egyptians , Middle East , North Africa , Politics , USD
MOUSTAFA MENSHAWY, CGNEWS: You can find dozens of reasons to despair at the state of Egypt but if you look hard enough there are reasons to be cheerful
Added on 31/10/2012
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Beirut , Civil society , Facebook , Food and Drink , fundraiser , Lebanon , Nada Akl , Politics , Social Media , Social networking , Twitter
NADA AKL, CGNEWS: Many young Lebanese people from all sides are disillusioned with sectarianism and violence. The recent bomb proved a catalyst for change
Added on 28/09/2012
Francis Matthew
Egypt , Electricity , Europe , Hosni Mubarak , Islamist , Middle East , Mohammed Morsi , Oil , Politics , President , Tunisia
FRANCIS MATTHEW: Now that they have been elected into power they are being forced to demonstrate their commitment to pluralism. This is a challenge they did not plan for.
Added on 22/08/2012
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comedy , Egypt , Politics
CG NEWS: That Egyptians are funny is a well-known Arab stereotype. Egyptians are said to be khafiift id-damm (light of blood) — able to turn almost anything into a joke.
Added on 19/06/2012
Richard Silverstein
Bibi Netanyahu , China , Congress , Eric Cantor , Iran , Israel , John McCain , Las Vegas , Middle East , Obama , Palestine , Palestinian Territories , Politics , President , Republican Jewish Coalition , Sheldon Adelson , The Huffington Post , The Washington Post , Turkey , United States
RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: “Money is the mother’s milk of politics.” Sheldon Adelson may not have breasts, but he sure has the money and the power.
Added on 14/06/2012
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Algeria , Civil society , Congress , Politics , President , Women , Women's issues
N. HAFID, CGNEWS: Women now make up almost a third of deputies to the Algerian parliament, up from 8 percent five years ago.
Added on 09/05/2012
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Facebook , Politics , President , Tunisia , Women , Women's issues
SANA SBOUAI, CGNEWS: More than a quarter of deputies to parliament are women. But that only tells part of the story.
Added on 07/03/2012
James M. Dorsey
2010 World Cup , Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , amputations , Baghdad , Barak Obama , Congress , Cuba , Dennis Ross , Fifa World Cup , Florida , Football , Guantanamo Bay , guard , Hamas , Hassan Nasrallah , Herman Cain , Hizballah , House of Representatives , Iran , Iraq , Ismail Haniyeh , Kabul , Kabul's Ghazi stadium , McClatchy , Nelson Mandela , Northern Iraq , Osama Bin Laden , Pentagon , Politics , President , recruitment tool , Rugby , Saddam Hussein , Saudi Arabia , Soccer , Somalia , South Africa , Taliban , U.S. Congress , U.S. Navy , United States , United States Navy , US government , US military
JAMES M. DORSEY: The $744,000 pitch outside a $39 million penitentiary-style building is intended to reward the most cooperative of the 120,171 inmates.
Added on 05/03/2012
The View From Fez
Abdelilah Benkirane , Casablanca , Facebook , Islamist government , Islamist party , Justice and Development Party , Lebanon , Marrakech , Morocco , Politics , Prime Minister , Rabat , Social networking , Twitter , Youth Movement , YouTube
THE VIEW FROM FEZ: The mixture of sex, politics and conspiracy is a heady one. It’s sent Casablanca a-buzz.
Added on 09/01/2012
Steve Royston
Afghanistan , Ali Khamenei , Alternative Energy , Anders Breivik , Brezhnev , Cambridge , China , Christmas , communications technology , Education , Europe , Facebook , Food and Drink , Google+ , Harvard , India , Internet users , Iowa , IPad , Iran , Iraq , Kim Jong-il , Kindle , North Korea , Norway , Oil and gas , Online media , Oxford , policeman , Politics , Qatar , Ron Paul , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Skype , Social Media , Social services , Society , Taliban , Technology , Twitter , Ukraine , United Kingdom , United States , US Federal Reserve , Vladimir Putin , Warren Buffett , YouTube
STEVE ROYSTON looks at the arts, society, education, politics, business, technology and the environment as we move into 2012, the Year of Fear’.
Added on 21/12/2011
Steve Royston
Abdulaziz , Abdullah , America , Anglo-Iranian Oil Company , Beirut , Churchill , co-author , Cyprus , David Ben Gurion , Egypt , Faisal , Gamal Abdul Nasser , Hafez Assad , India , Iran , Iraq , Islamic Republic of Iran , Israel , Jordan , Kim Philby , Lawrence , Lebanon , Literature , London , Middle East , Moscow , New York Times , Paul Wolfowitz , Politics , Prime Minister , Russia , Saudi Arabia , Syria , Tehran , United Kingdom , United Nations , United States
STEVE ROYSTON: Book Review: Here you’ll find the Britons and Americans – proconsuls, agents provocateurs, spies, politicians – that shaped the Middle East.
Added on 09/04/2011
Juan Cole
Al-Hayat , America , Amman , Beirut , Cairo , Cairo University , China , Declaration of Independence , Egypt , France , India , Islamabad , John Stuart Mill , Jordan , Martin Luther King Jr. , Middle East , Novelist , Pakistan , PayPal , Politics , Thomas Jefferson , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States , US State Department , Washington
JUAN COLE: I am hopeful that the book will find an eager reception in Egypt, Tunisia and other countries yearning for democracy in the Arab world.