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Written by : Alastair Beach

on : Friday, 16 Mar, 2012

Egypt’s Hijacked Revolution

A world-famous novelist facing trial over charges of attempting to overthrow the Egyptian government has lashed out at the country’s ruling generals, dismissing the allegations against him as baseless and saying the governing army council should be subject to a criminal investigation for its role in “massacring” protesters. Alaa Al-Aswany, whose award-winning novel The Yacoubian Building became an international bestseller, and was translated into 23 languages, said this week that th...

Filed under: Blogs, Egypt Unwrapped - Tagged with: Alaa Al-Aswany, censorship, Egypt, Egyptian government, revolution, wael ghoneim, wael ghonim

Written by : The Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine

on : Thursday, 15 Mar, 2012

Bin Laden in the Crosshairs

Osama: The Making of a Terrorist Jonathan Randal I.B Tauris 2012 (revised edition) Strangely, for a book named after its subject, the new, revised edition of Jonathan Randal’s ‘Osama: The Making of a Terrorist’ does not enquire very deeply into the life and character of Osama Bin Laden the man, but rather the effect of his notoriety on the world around him. The author is so refreshingly candid that at times he runs into trouble trying to ‘figure out’ the psychology...

Filed under: Book Reviews - Tagged with: al- qaeeda, Al-Qaeda, jonathan randall, Osama, terrorist

Written by : Paula Mejia

on : Thursday, 15 Mar, 2012

Separation Anxiety

This last week the ongoing instability in Libya reached new heights. After months of violence between militias and tribes from different regions, the oil-rich region of Eastern...

Filed under: Blogs, Hearts and Minds - Tagged with: Benghazi, Eastern Libya, Mustafa Abdul JaliI, oil, semi-autonomy

Written by : Helena Malikyar & Tanya Goudsouzian

on : Wednesday, 14 Mar, 2012

The Other Side of Justice in Afghanistan

When in October 1879 General Fredrick Roberts, commander of the occupying British army, delivered a condescending imperialist speech and ordered the public summary executions o...

Filed under: Humanity, News, Politics - Tagged with: afghan rebellion, afghan tribesmen, Afghanistan, hamid karzai, insanity, Kabul, karzai, NATO, qur'an, quran burning, shooting, Taliban, US, US forces, washington

Written by : Abdulaziz Tarabzoni

on : Wednesday, 14 Mar, 2012

We are Not One

In 1990-1991, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, and the Arab League faced one of its toughest situations. The leaders of the Arab League, many of whom are the same people who gath...

Filed under: The Out of Towner - Tagged with: Arab league, Arab Spring, Gaddaffi, Morocco, Muammar Qadhafi, Sadam Hussein, Saudi Arabia, Yemen

Written by : Helena Alves

on : Tuesday, 13 Mar, 2012

One Night for Syria

For once the images that reach us from Syria will not be from a shelling in Homs framed through the news hour of a major television network. As the fighting and killings con...

Filed under: Cultural Connection, Culture -

Written by : Andrew Bowen

on : Monday, 12 Mar, 2012

A Region Transformed?

The Arab World has experienced a number of shifts and shocks since the fall of the Ottoman Empire at the end of the Great War. It has never been immune to moments of change, bu...

Filed under: Features - Tagged with: arab awakening, arab nationalism, Egypt, Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran, levant, Libya, Morocco, ottoman, Syria, Tunisia

Posted by : The Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine

on : Saturday, 10 Mar, 2012

The Majalla in Print

From 1 April 2012 The Majalla magazine will be re-launching its print edition. The new format will include greater coverage of the Middle East and hopefully secure the attentio...

Filed under: News - Tagged with: Majalla, print, The Majalla

Written by : Noam Schimmel

on : Friday, 9 Mar, 2012

The Met’s Bold New Galleries

In an extensive renovation, the galleries of the Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art were expanded, reconceptualized and renamed and are now organized in an entirely new way, refle...

Filed under: Culture - Tagged with: Central and South Asia, Europe, hebrew bible, islamic art, Middle East, new york, North Africa, renovation, The Metropolitan Museum of Fine Art, Thomas P. Campbell, Turkey

Written by : The Majalla: The Leading Arab Magazine

on : Friday, 9 Mar, 2012

Diplomatic Dead End

In Heavy Waters: Iran’s Nuclear Program, The Risk of War and Lessons from Turkey International Crisis Group, 23 February 2012. This report is an excellent tool for anyone w...

Filed under: Reviews, Think Tank Reports - Tagged with: icg, international crisis group, Iran, Israel, nuclear, think tank, US