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Over the last several decades, governments have collectively pledged to slow global warming. But despite intensified diplomacy, the world is already facing the consequences of climate…
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February 16, 2013
Egypt
Weekend Reading: Egypt’s Other Dialogue, Libya’s Revolution, and Saudi’s "Code"
Nour Youssef on The Arabist offers her thoughts on the recent dialogue held between Egyptian comedian Bassem Youssef and al-Gama’a al-Islamiyya member Nageh Ibrahim. Mohammad Azeemullah wonders if t…
April 5, 2013
United States
Middle East Matters This Week: Lebanon, Iran, Syria, and Israel-Palestine
Significant Developments Lebanon. Tamam Salam, a Lebanese member of Parliament and former minister of culture, has emerged as the consensus candidate to become Lebanon’s next prime minister. Lebanes…
January 2, 2013
United States
Press Freedom in Egypt: Back to the Bad Old Days
A satirist who has made fun of the country’s leader is investigated by prosecutors because he "undermined the leader’s standing." An independent newspaper is investigated by prosecutors because it pu…
July 12, 2013
Egypt
Weekend Reading: Egypt’s Narratives, Polarization, and Gas
Sarah Carr examines the implications of the divisive narratives that mark Egyptian discourse in the context of the June 30 uprising. Nour Youssef explores the polarization of Egyptian discourse thro…
July 3, 2013
Egypt
Voices From Egypt
“It was more honorable for us to die than to have the people of Egypt terrorized or threatened.” –Gen. Abdul Fattah el-Sisi on a military-affiliated Facebook page early on Wednesday in a posting titl…
