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January 24, 2014

The reality and future possibilities for the Nour Party

The Salafist Nour Party has represented an interesting phenomenon in the Egyptian political arena since its inception. This is especially true considering that it finished second in the elections,...

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January 24, 2014

Where is the true allegiance to Palestine, Jerusalem and its sanctities?

Towards the end of September, the Israeli authorities announced that researchers working with an archaeologist from the Hebrew University had found a valuable item near Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. It...

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January 24, 2014

Amidst Syrian refugees, domestic violence grows

“Any time someone comes to engage me, I am beaten. All the men look at me and my brother thinks I have had sexual relations with them. No one...

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January 24, 2014

Negotiations for the sake of Israel’s security and Jewish nature

The Palestinian Authority has gone to the negotiating table alone in an attempt to regain the occupied territories. After more than twenty years of painful negotiations, it has not...

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January 24, 2014

Invisible strife in a moribund Middle East

In a fractious Middle East that is rife with conflicts nothing is spared; houses of worship are attacked and sports clubs, schools and markets are unsafe thanks to the...

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January 24, 2014

General Al-Sisi and his followers are condemning Egypt to greater turmoil

The Obama administration’s decision to suspend some military aid to Egypt is a clear case of better late than never. Although an announcement was originally planned for August, its...

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January 24, 2014

Arabs and the American myth

I do not want the approval of the late great thinker, Mohammad Abed al-Jabri, in my use of the term ‘Arab mind’. This term is problematic because it gives...

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January 24, 2014

Teenagers face 25 years imprisonment for allegedly throwing stones

Nema Shamlawi and her family were sleeping when over 15 armed and masked Israeli soldiers raided their home in the West Bank village of Hares, during the early hours...

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January 24, 2014

Torturing the Palestinians will not create security

When our friend made a statement calling for the Rafah crossing to be opened to the Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, he was faced with accusations of slander in...

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January 24, 2014

Despite the tunnel, Israel is far from being an innocent victim

Israel announced on Sunday that it has discovered a tunnel under its border with the Gaza Strip. The end of the tunnel is about 300m inside occupied Palestine. Israeli...

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