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New Books On Hamas: Government Or Terrorist Organization?

The New York Review of Books | Nicolas Pelham and Max Rodenbeck | Posted 10.22.2009 | Books

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Palestine, Islam, Gaza, Books, Nyr, Hamas, New York Review of Books, Yasser Arafat, Khalid Mishal, Cairo, Middle East, New York Review, Camp David, Israel, Books News

Which Way for Hamas? Nicolas Pelham and Max Rodenbeck The New York Review of Books Inside Hamas: The Untold Story of the Militant Islamic Movement b...

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WATCH: Hamas confirms plans to join Fatah for talks in Cairo

Haaretz. | Haaretz | Posted 10.18.2009 | Home

Read More: Cairo, Home News

Hamas political leader Khaled Meshal has confirmed that the Islamist group will send a delegation to Cairo to take part in reconciliation negotiations...

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Alfred Nobel's Last Will And Testament: He'd Be Proud Of President Obama's Peace Efforts

Jackson Williams | Posted 12.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Iran, Cairo, Afghanistan, Nobel Peace Prize, Alfred Nobel, Iraq, Kim Jong Il, Barack Obama, North Korea, George Bush, Nobel Prize, Politics News
Jackson Williams

Some critics have claimed the prize should be the "culmination of a career." Says who? Not Alfred Nobel, and he ought to know.

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Why Obama Doesn't Deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, Or the Olympics Rap

William Bradley | Posted 10.09.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Palestine, Afghanistan, Woodrow Wilson, Iran, Tony Blair, London, Teddy Roosevelt, Tokyo, Madrid, Barack Obama, Nobel Peace Prize, Rio De Janeiro, Chicago, Al Gore, Olympic Games, Iraq, Israel, China, Cairo, Copenhagen, World News
William Bradley

Just as I never thought that Obama would win the Olympics for Chicago, it never occurred to me that he would win the Nobel Peace Prize this year.

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The Possibility Of A Nuclear Iran Alarms Arabs

nytimes.com | MICHAEL SLACKMAN | Posted 12.01.2009 | World

Read More: Persian Gulf, Iran, Iran Nuclear Facilities, Nuclear Iran, Cairo, Obama Iran, Iran Nuclear, Iran Nuclear Policy, Barack Obama Iran, Iran Nuclear Program, Arab Iran, Iran Nuclear Weapons, World News

CAIRO �" As the West raises the pressure on Iran over its nuclear program, Arab governments, especially the small, oil-rich nations in the Persian G...

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LAX: Two Men Removed From New York-Bound Flight In Los Angeles

Reuters | Posted 11.28.2009 | New York

Read More: False Alarm, Suspicious Behavior, Cairo, Lax, United Airlines, Fbi, Los Angeles, New York, New York News

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- Authorities removed two men from a United Airlines flight at Los Angeles International Airport for suspicious behavior on Mon...

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Egyptian Divorcées, Girls Only, Burst Onto Web Radio Scene

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 11.21.2009 | World

Read More: Assafir, Arab World, DivorcéEs, Egypt, Robert De Niro, Tchaikovsky, Hussein Fahmy, Al Pacino, Brian Adams, Sting, Amani El Tunsi, Webcasts, Lebanon, Mahasen Saber, Arabic, Koran, Ed Harris, Moslem, Asharq Al-Awsat, Cairo, Blogposts, Banat W’ Basssss, Omar Sharif, Ayza Atala Wa, Jack Nicholson, Motalakat Radio, World News
Magda Abu-Fadil

Motalakat is an online radio station launched by Mahasen Saber, a thirty-something Egyptian divorcée and mother for other Egyptian women.

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A Female Perspective on Ramadan in Cairo

Annelle Sheline | Posted 11.17.2009 | World

Read More: Islam, Cairo, Hijab, Eid, Woman, Oman, Female, Ramadan, Iftar, World News
Annelle Sheline

I was eager to experience Ramadan in Egypt. I would attempt to fast, but wondered how the experience would feel without the closeness of a family.

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9/11 + 8: Where We've Been, Where We're Going

William Bradley | Posted 11.11.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Abdullah Abdullah, Britain, Turkey, France, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mossad, Iran, Hamid Karzai, Osama Bin Laden, Ahmad Shah Massoud, Cairo, Barack Obama, Germany, Egypt, Al Qaeda, George W. Bush, Dick Cheney, Northern Alliance, Tehran, Iraq, Israel, Donald Rumsfeld, 9/11, Torture, Video, World News
William Bradley

Eight years since 9/11. It feels like 18 years, if not 80. So much has changed since then, yet so much is still the same.

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Look Who's Coming To Dinner

David A. Harris | Posted 10.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cairo, Michael Oren, National Jewish Democratic Council, Israel, Democrats, Obama Cairo Speech, Barack Obama, Ramadan, Politics News
David A. Harris

Wait -- Israel's Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren, is coming to the Ramadan dinner hosted tonight by President Barack Obama?

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Reigniting America's Human Rights Mojo

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Ronald Reagan, United Nations, Congress, Stars and Stripes, Aung San Suu Ki, Hitler, Cold War, Soviet Union, Simon Wiesenthal, Barack Obama, World News, George Shultz, Iran, Lech Walesa, George Bush Bill Clinton, Cairo, Jimmy Carter, Roosevelt, Sharansky, Sakharov, Mauthausen, Khmoeini, Brezhnev, Politics News
Rabbi Abraham Cooper

In Cairo, President Obama rightly said that the U.S. should not be in the business of imposing democracy, but can we be indifferent to those who seek to embrace it?

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For Ramadan Egypt Names Best Dates "Obama"

AP | HADEEL AL-SHALCHI | Posted 09.21.2009 | World

Read More: Obama Ramadan, Cairo, Egypt, Ramadan Obama, Obama Dates, Ramadan Obama Dates, Ramadan, Egypt Dates Obama, World News

CAIRO — For the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Egyptian fruit sellers have named their best dates of the year after President Barack Obama in a ...

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The 'One-state Solution' Only Stokes Palestinians Self-Delusion

Rabbi Abraham Cooper | Posted 09.19.2009 | World

Read More: Jordan, Netanyahu, Jews, Solomon's Temple, Jerusalem, Jesus, Abbas, Two-State Solution, Obama, Palestinians, Munich, World News, Gaza, Cairo, Right of Return, Genocide, New York Times, Israel, Anti-Semitism, Nazi Holocaust, President Clinton, One-State Solution, World News
Rabbi Abraham Cooper

Until the Palestinians eager to bury the Jewish state finally recognize the legitimate national aspirations of 5.7 million Jews, there may not be peace. But there will always be an Israel.

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Who Works The Least? The French, According To UBS Study

Posted 09.19.2009 | Business

Read More: Dublin, Ipod, UBS Study, Helsinki, Zurich, Study, Paris, New York City, New York, Most Expensive Cities, Tokyo, Ubs, World's Most Expensive Cities, Geneva, Cairo, Copenhagen, Vienna, Business News

Oslo, Copenhagen, Zurich, Geneva and Tokyo are more expensive than New York, according to a new study released Wednesday by UBS. The study analyzes...

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"Mabruk" Mubarak

Amb. Marc Ginsberg | Posted 09.18.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Palestinian Authority, Egypt, Iran, The Middle East, Gaza, President Obama, Benjamin Netanyahu, Cairo, Saudi Arabia, Middle East Peace Process, Hosni Mubarak, King Abdullah, Israel, Palestine, Hamas, Muslim World, World News
Amb. Marc Ginsberg

Mubarak shares the president's goal of moving the Middle East peace process off dead center, and is well positioned now to be Washington's go-to guy in the Arab world, once again.

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Obama's Second Hundred Days

Chris Weigant | Posted 09.06.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Jackson, Supreme Court, Latina, Sessions, Burris, Empathy, A Tale of Two Cities, Al Franken, Reform, Dickens, Sarah Palin, Second 100 Days, Muslim, Latino, Sotomayor, Health Care, Analog Television, Birthers, Age of Foolishness, Budget, Democrat, Congress, Sanford, Democrats, Barack Obama, Transparency, Rahm Emanuel, First Hundred Days, Health, Sonia Sotomayor, Credit Card, Souter, Healthcare, Senate, Polls, Mark Sanford, Cap and Trade, Gates, President Obama, Cia, Speech, Second Hundred Days, Jeff Sessions, David Souter, Flu, Obama, Democratic, Iraq, Media, Scotus, Republican, Bush, Pelosi, Television, Iran, Gay Rights, Nuclear Weapons, Baucus, Russia, Beer Summit, Arlen Specter, Credit Card Reform, House, Specter, Photo Op, Msm, Beer, Franken, Worst of Times, Charles Dickens, Roland Burris, Gay, Mainstream Media, Waterloo, Best of Times, First 100 Days, Torture Photos, Chris Weigant, Palin, Cairo, Max Baucus, Bipartisanship, Torture, Politics News
Chris Weigant

Our look back at Obama's second 100 days will begin with a short overview, and then move on to the categories: "the best of times," "the worst of times," and "the age of (media) foolishness."

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Wealthy Middle Eastern Countries Lease Lands Overseas To Secure Food

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 09.06.2009 | World

Read More: Farming, Natural Resources, Sustainable Food, Agriculture, Sustainable Agriculture, Sustainable Farming, Qatar, Cairo, Middle East, Egypt, Water, Arab, Farmers, Food, Doha, Food Security, World News
Journalism Boot Camp

For Egypt and the rest of the Middle East, the future of food security will be dependent upon nations providing a clean supply of water for agricultural use.

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Obama's Cairo Address: Two Months On

William Bradley | Posted 09.05.2009 | World

Read More: Palestine, Jewish Community, George Mitchell. Majmoud Ahmadinejad, Dennis Ross, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Mossad, Ehud Barak, Iran, Bibi Netanyahu, Likud, Bob Gates, Nuclear Weapons, Barack Obama, Cairo, Jim Jones, Nouri Al-Maliki, Esfandiar Rahim Mashaei, West Bank Settlements, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Avigdor Lieberman, Tehran, Israel, Iraq, Syria, World News
William Bradley

It's been two months since Obama delivered his address to the Muslim world in Cairo, promising a new era of respect and engagement. How's his opening to the Muslim world going so far?

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Arab Democracy: Is It a Criminal Offense to Be a Reformist Voice?

John L. Esposito | Posted 08.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Arab World, Democracy, Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, Arab Doctor's Union, Reformist Muslims, Muslim Brotherhood, Cairo, Abdel Moneim, Hosni Mubarak, Arab Democracy, Politics News
John L. Esposito

The arrest and continued detention of Dr. Abdel Moneim Aboul Fattouh symbolizes a long standing problem for which governments in the region and the West bear primary responsibility.

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Arab Divisions: New Trend in Guest-List Lifestyles Splits Arab Societies

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.29.2009 | World

Read More: Conspicuous Consumption, Persian Gulf, Poverty, Qatar, Extravagance, Global Economic Crisis, The Pearl, Cairo, Arab, Luxury, Wealth, The American University in Cairo, Segregation, Egypt, Middle East, Anthropology, Hermes, Poor, Versace, Gucci, Doha, Development, Real Estate, New Cairo, Man-Made Island, World News
Journalism Boot Camp

In the Qatari capital of Doha, the desert has transformed into lush, luxury communities. It is part of a trend in social segregation unlike anywhere else in the world.

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Hillary Clinton Talks Health Care Reform On "Meet The Press": Situation "Different In Several Ways" From 1993 (VIDEO)

Posted 08.27.2009 | Politics

Read More: Meet the Press, Video, Meet the Press Video, Hillary Clinton Health Care Reform, Health, Hillary Clinton on Meet the Press, Health Care Reform, David Gregory, Hillary Clinton, Health Care, Hillary Clinton Video, Cairo, Politics News

Hillary Clinton gave a lengthy interview to David Gregory on Sunday's "Meet the Press," and despite her new role as Secretary of State, she seemed eag...

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In Qatar and Egypt, Education Reform Means Learning In English

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Usaid, Doha, Middle East, Northwestern University, Education-City, Qatar, Muslim World, English Language, Brain Drain, Arabs, Education, Academic, The American University in Cairo, Arab, Cairo, English Language Skills, Georgetown University, Arabic, Education Reform, World News
Journalism Boot Camp

English instruction in Qatar's schools, according to government plans, is to tailor students for higher education and jobs in English-language workplaces and universities.

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Booming Islamic Antiquities Market in the Gulf Leads to Thefts in Old Cairo Mosques

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

Read More: Syria, Arab World, Egypt, Doha, Islam, Sotheby's Christie's, Antiquities, Art Theft, Mosque, Islamic Architecture, Sotheby's, Muslim World, London, Art, Persian-Arabian-Gulf, Art Auctions, Cairo, Museum of Islamic Art, Qatar, World News
Journalism Boot Camp

Despite denials that the buying of pieces by Qatar helped fuel a black market, Egyptian officials say Gulf collectors are the reason Islamic heritage sites are being looted.

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Egypt's Mau Cats Once Worshipped Now Garbage Dwellers

GlobalPost | Theodore May | Posted 08.21.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt's Animal Welfare Activists, Egypt's Mau Problem, Cairo, Egypt, The Mau, Cairo Egypt, Mau, Pet of Choice for Egyptians, Egyptian Mau Rescue Organization, Animals, World News

CAIRO, Egypt -- Drivers swerve to hit them. Frustrated landlords poison them. Their distinctive bodies -- gray and spotted, slender and wiry -- litter...

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Middle East Christians Vie For Religious Freedom In Qatar, Egypt

Journalism Boot Camp | Posted 08.20.2009 | World

Read More: Egypt, Religion, Coptic, Middle East, Cairo, Barack Obama Religion, Religious Freedom, Christianity, Greek Orthodox Church, Religious Tolerance, Qatar, Muslim World, Greek Orthodox, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, World News
Journalism Boot Camp

The estimated 175,000 Christians in Qatar are cautiously building the foundation to practice their faith within this conservative country in the Muslim world.

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