Preventing Sunni-Shiite Schism From Hijacking the Arab Spring 
The Arab World and the Media's Symbiotic Revolutions 
Egypt's New President Must Hit the Ground Running or Face Tahrir 
Governments Around The World Expel Syrian Diplomats 
Death Penalty Sought In Tunisian Dictator Trial
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Many Egyptians may feel confused about what the presidential election means for them and for their country. But there is a time when every revolution reaches the critical pivot point when it should transition from dismantling the past to building a better future. This is that time.
Shaker al-Barjawi's Arab Movement Party is by no means a political heavyweight. How then did it rise out of nowhere to take the streets of Beirut?
Is misogyny prevalent and gaining traction in the Muslim world and why did most women vote for Islamists in Middle East elections?
Egyptians are in a situation they have never known before: for the first time they are taking part in a presidential election without knowing in advance who the next president will be. But the question remains: are these elections really fair?
Fourteen months into their uprising and with no end in sight, Syria's revolutionaries are in search of a game-changer.
For Egypt to achieve sustainable democracy, many reforms remain to be implemented, the most important of which is public access to information that permits meaningful government accountability.
Curiously, the next leader of Egypt will have to start this process not knowing what powers the presidency actually has in relation to the parliament or the armed forces.
Arab media are finally establishing stronger footholds in their backyards following recent revolts and demands by a growing youth population eager to have an impact on the course of events.
As big as the question of who the winner will be, is what the job of the presidency will be like in the short and long term. This new situation in Egypt is an uncertain balancing act between competing forces. We've never been here before.
Egypt has gone through great changes in a short period of time. It shocked the world when the protests, known here as the 25 January Revolution, overthrew the Mubarak regime. Now Egyptians and foreigners alike are eagerly anticipating the next steps.
"Islamic law preserves the rights of refugees. In a society true to the Islamic laws, a refugee will most certainly enjoy the freedom, without the pressure of repatriating."
The aim of a symbol is to communicate as immediately and directly as possible the core of what you represent. Which brings us to an important question: Is it time to consider a new symbol for a new era?
To make good on its promise, this generation will have to continue to stand up and participate -- not just in the moment of protest, but in the building of sustainable institutions for years to come.
It is hard to imagine where modest investments from the West that reaffirm Azerbaijan's inclination and predispositions might pay a larger dividend, nor where failure to do so could have more extended consequences. It's about a lot more than energy.
In a way, this was a classic labor conflict between a public agency and workers. But UNRWA is a unique international bureaucracy, with a global budget crisis intertwined with the politics of the conflict-ridden regions it serves.
Having just returned from a visit to Israel where I spoke at a meeting of government scholars which included several negotiators who had been directly...
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