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The Revolution in Syria, the Syrian Army and the Model of the Arab Revolutions

Despite the absence of any prospects for reform in Syria, and the Syrian regime's resort to a policy of brutal repression, the pace of the mass movement has escalated in

News media in post-Saddam Iraq face challenges

The U.S. government pumped an estimated half a billion dollars into revitalizing Iraq's news media after Saddam Hussein was ousted in 2003.

Who is who in Syrian opposition?

A summary of the opposition groups and their power in Syria which has been ruled by the Baath Party for 48 years.

Libyan dictator warns use of Facebook

The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information today expressed surprise and resentment at the continuation of Libyan dictator resorting to practices that need psychological treatment , the latest of which

In Tunisia, An Unfinished Revolt

Seemingly half of the Tunisian business community can claim a Ben Ali connection through marriage, and many of these relations are reported to have made the most of their lineage.

We’re Gonna Change Mosques into Cathedrals

In a speech billed as a discussion of the Bush and Obama eras, New Yorker journalist Seymour Hersh delivered a rambling, conspiracy-laden diatribe here Monday expressing his disappointment with President

Michael Moore: If Only NPR Had Fired Juan Williams for the Right Reasons

Moore asks Williams, 'What do you think when you see rich, middle-aged white men talking on TV about how they get nervous around African Americans on the street?'

Egypt: The new opposition and the ElBaradei factor

A tentative political alliance threatens to change the electoral calculus in the 2011 elections but the group is unwilling to announce its intentions without a guarantee of fair polls.

Tony Blair and the great Islamic threat

People often wind up believing their own cover story. Former British prime minister Tony Blair, for example, is trapped forever in the rationalizations he used in 2003 to explain why

The keys to defusing tensions between America and Muslims

There have been many reports on television, many statements by politicians, and many articles, columns and letters in newspapers regarding the location of the proposed Islamic Center in Manhattan near