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In Tunisia’s War on Corruption, Local Government is on the Front Line
October 2, 2017 Seven years after the Jasmine Revolution toppled the graft-ridden dictatorship of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, corruption remains one of the top concerns of average Tunisians. With the launch of Prime Minister Youssef Chahed’s “war on corruption” in May 2017, many Tunisians hope that they may finally see
Oct 2, 2017
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Brian Braun
Eguiar Lizundia
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Why is Iran Against the Independence Referendum?
September 22, 2017 Iran is increasingly nervous about Iraqi Kurdistan’s bid for a referendum on an independent Kurdish state. This nervousness arises because of two factors. First, declaring an independent Kurdish state would encourage Kurdish separatism within the Islamic Republic of Iran. Second, a new Kurdish state would undermine Iran’s
Sep 22, 2017
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Sarwar Abdullah
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Fighting Corruption is Essential to Kurdish Independence
September 21, 2017 On September 25, 2017, the Kurdistan Region of Iraq will hold a referendum on independence and succession. An independent Kurdish state is something that Kurds have sought for generations, but the notion of a referendum among Iraqi Kurds has gained strength in recent years due to disintegrating
Sep 21, 2017
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Jeffrey Koncsol
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Qatar-Egypt Rivalry at Heart of UNESCO Election
September 15, 2017 The most interesting election of 2017 may be its least transparent. In October, the United Nations will elect the next Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) in a race as wild as any presidential or parliamentary contest. The next director will manage
Sep 15, 2017
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Joseph Hammond
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Dealing with Hate Sermons
September 5, 2017 Recently, another controversy erupted over a one-hour sermon delivered at the Islamic Center of Davis in California by Imam Ammar Shahin. His words sounded hateful and anti-Jewish in tone bidding to "liberate Al- Aqsa mosque from the filth of the Jews. Annihilate them down to the very
Sep 5, 2017
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Mohammed Dajani
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Looking Forward to the Independence of Iraqi Kurdistan
August 10, 2017 In a few weeks, the citizens of Iraqi Kurdistan will vote in a historic referendum that will pave the way for the emergence of a fully sovereign Kurdish state. Almost a century has passed with Kurdish national aspirations thwarted by a world order that has otherwise accommodated
Aug 10, 2017
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Politicians Dimming the Light of Youth
August 9, 2017 To wish for change is very hard in a culture that fears transformation. For almost three decades Iraqi Kurdistan has seen the same government, the same faces, and the same ideas, with only the slightest changes in leadership or policies. Who is accountable for the crisis in
Aug 8, 2017
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Hanar Marouf
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The United States and Saudi Arabia Do Not Share Values
July 27, 2017 In his July 13 Fikra Forum article, “The United States and Saudi Arabia Have More In Common Than Mere Common Interests,” Fahad Nazer makes the jarring claim that U.S.-Saudi relations are now based not only on well-known security and economic interests, but also on shared “core values”
Jul 27, 2017
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Christian Bischoff
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When Female Fighters Lead the Charge
July 20, 2017 The first battle in northern Syria, which has a Kurdish majority and lies along the Turkish border, broke out in 2012 when several armed opposition groups crossed the border and attacked Syrian regime forces concentrated in Ras al-Ayn. After the groups took control of the city, Kurdish
Jul 20, 2017
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Hussain Zaidou
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The United States and Saudi Arabia Have More In Common Than Mere Interests
July 12, 2017 The conventional wisdom in Washington has long been that the United States and Saudi Arabia have important mutual interests that sustain their bilateral relations, but they do not adhere to the same core values. That assumption is in need of reassessment. Over the past two decades, Saudi
Jul 12, 2017
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Fahad Nazer
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The Palestinian Public’s Tough Choices: On Violence, Instability, Hamas, “Jewish State”
One-third of West Bank and Gaza Palestinians want to “escalate the resistance against Israel, even if that makes life harder right now,” according to a late-May survey conducted by the reliable Palestine Center for Public Opinion. The majority, however, prefer other options: a compromise deal with Israel, a focus on
Jun 27, 2017
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David Pollock
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Palestinian Public Are Tactical Moderates, But Strategic Militants: Where Does That Lead?
June 15, 2017 Surprising results from a highly credible new survey in the West Bank and Gaza conducted May 16-26, 2017, demonstrate that Palestinians are often more moderate than their leaders on short-term political issues -- such as "pay for slay" bonuses for terrorists, a U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem
Jun 15, 2017
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David Pollock
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Islam, Muslims, and Multiple Allegiances
June 14, 2017 The intersection of views and interpretations, a lack of understanding of the issue, confusion regarding language or how to distinguish between different meanings along with less visible reasons, have all created confusion about terms relating to Islam and what it means to be a Muslim. Due to
Jun 14, 2017
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Salahaddin Bahaaddin
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Counter-radicalization and de-radicalization in Egypt and Libya: Returnees and Foresight
June 13, 2017 At the beginning of May, the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Raad al-Hussein expressed concerns over Egypt’s policies to combat extremism, highlighting that a state of emergency, the massive numbers of detentions, and arbitrary arrest facilitate radicalization. Meantime, the Libyan President Fayez al-Sarraj and General
Jun 13, 2017
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Sara Brzuszkiewicz
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Assurances from Washington, Fears in Cairo
June 13, 2017 “I just want to let everybody know that we are strongly supporting President Sisi; he has done a fantastic job in a very difficult situation. We stand with Egypt, and we support the people of Egypt.” With these words, the U.S. President Donald Trump welcomed his Egyptian
Jun 13, 2017
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Maged Atef
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Iraqi Public Opinion Shows a New Bridge of Hope and an Old Valley of Concerns
Since I started researching and polling public opinion in Iraq in 2003, I cannot remember more interesting findings than the ones from the recent nationwide survey conducted a few weeks ago. In general - and as a rule since 2003 - hundreds of previous quantitative and qualitative studies have shown
Jun 7, 2017
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Munqith Dagher
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Syria’s Christians: A Personal Story of a Stolen Legacy
Depending upon whom you talk to, anywhere from six to sixteen ethnic groups constitute the Syrian population, with the main six groups being: Sunni Muslim; Shiite Muslim (Alawite and Ismaili); Christian; Druze; Kurd; Circassian; and the stateless Palestinian refugees and their descendants. The Christians are not foreign to the Syrian
Jun 1, 2017
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Lamis Khalilova
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From Qamishli to Qamishlo: A Trip to Rojava’s New Capital
May 8, 2017 I had not been to Qamishli for twenty years. As a Ph.D. student at the French Institute for the Near East, I went with two friends in the late 1990s to explore northeast Syria. This journey led us to Raqqa, Deir al-Zour, Hasaka, and Qamishli. Since 1997
May 8, 2017
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Fabrice Balanche
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When Women Make the Headlines
It is never difficult to encounter gender stereotypes in the news of many countries in the Middle East. The problem continues behind the scenes in the newsroom as gender policies are almost nonexistent and female journalists are rarely equally paid or given an equal chance of getting promoted to upper-level
Mar 8, 2017
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Myra Abdallah
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The Central Role of Women’s Issues in Post-Arab Spring North Africa
March 8, 2017 Women’s demands in North Africa are increasingly diversified and polyvocal as new actors and agents gain visibility in the public sphere of authority. This diversification is being nourished by new values, such as all citizens’ dignity in the public sphere, and new approaches, such as the use
Mar 8, 2017
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Fatima Sadiqi
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