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Europe

Why public spaces matter in the Twitter revolution, and how they are under threat

For anyone who now questions the uses of Twitter or Facebook, or dismisses them as trivial and unimportant, point them to the Arab Spring. Point them to Tripoli and Tunis, to the fall of Mubarak and the loosening of Assad’s i...
by Gareth Lewis
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Iraq

Operation Iraqi Freedom: What We Have Learned in 10 Years?

Ten years ago today, on March 19 2003, the USA and its allies launched the second Iraq war in a bid to radically change the face of the region. To this day, after the toppling of Saddam Hussein’s regime and the complete withd...
by Nadim Souss
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Human Rights

A Brutal Account of the Syrian Civil War (Warning: Graphic Content)

On Oct. 28, 2012, journalist Olly Lambert was filming an interview with a Syrian rebel leader in the village of al-Bara for FRONTLINE, a government airstrike hit barely 300 meters from where he was filming. Keeping the cameras ...
by Natasha Lipman
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Egypt

Egypt: “I Literally Felt a Bullet Pass Over my Shoulder”

Egyptian photojournalist Mosa’ab Elshamy was shot at, had a bullet fly over his shoulder, and had his equipment stolen as he ventured into Rabaa Al Adawiya, where a pro-Morsi sit-in was violently dispersed in Cairo, Egyp...
by Amira Al Hassaini
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Human Rights

What Will Happen if Aid Stops Flooding to Gaza?

Gaza will crack, creating 500,000-750,000 new refugees in Sinai as well as dispersion of Palestinian leadership and Egypt will be forced into crisis containment status. The Gaza Strip is one of the largest recipients of interna...
by Ahmed Alqarout
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Europe
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No Room For Negotiation At The Geneva Syria Peace Talks

The violent Syrian conflict, which began 3 years ago and which has a current death toll of over 130,000, has highlighted the regional conflict between Sunni and Shiite Muslims and further polarized relationships from Washington...
by Esma Mneina
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Armenia
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Erdogan And The Armenian Genocide: The Dangers Of Distorting History

In late April, the Turkish Prime Minister, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, offered his condolences to Armenian families over an event that occurred nearly a century ago. Erdogan’s statements held particular significance given they...
by John Haltiwanger
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Human Rights

In my humble opinion, on Mona Eltahawy’s ‘Why do they hate us’

I too can sit from my ivory tower and tell the world that the Middle East is a dandy place to live in as a woman, but I have no right to claim that a woman only 100 miles away having her body parts ripped out in the name of god...
by Ola Abou-Khsaiwan
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Iran
International Political Forum

Is Iran’s Most Believable Presidential Candidate a Fictional Character?

The iron fist of Iran’s regime allows no chance for opposition candidates to run in the presidential election, but in the virtual realm, a new graphic novel character is the champion of a free and fair election. Hundreds ...
by Global Voices
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