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Middle East Conflict

Saudi University Faces Down Religious Establishment, Promotes Serious Science

The National Newspaper | Posted 10.16.2009 | World

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In a bustling harbour just north of Jeddah one recent morning, a white 27-metre diving yacht was nosing its way slowly toward the open Red Sea. It was...

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Iran Inside Out Shocks and Provokes at the Chelsea Art Museum

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 09.13.2009 | New York

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Marissa Bronfman

Iran Inside Out offers a veritable platter of provocative work that begs for discussion, debate and perhaps most importantly, an open mind.

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Obama in Cairo: One View From Jerusalem

Ilana Teitelbaum | Posted 07.07.2009 | World

Read More: Gaza, Jerusalem, Gaza War, Middle East, Palestinian, Terrorism, Middle East Conflict, Cairo, Ilana Teitelbaum, Israel, Obama, Muslim, Obama Cairo Speech, Jerusalem-Israel, World News
Ilana Teitelbaum

An American friend emailed me to ask "What's Israel's/your take on Obama's remarks in Cairo?" I had to smile, because if there is one thing that has...

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Shameful Plight of the Middle East's Christians

Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi | Posted 06.14.2009 | World

Read More: Arabs, Palestinian Christians, Ghandi, Middle East, Jesus Christ, Middle East Conflict, Jesus, Iraqi Christians, Christian Arabs, Religion, World News
Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi

No community today is so targeted by violent thugs for no reason other than sheer bigotry as are the Christians of Iraq.

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Humanity's Greatest Challenge and Its Solution

Kim Cranston | Posted 06.04.2009 | Green

Read More: Middle East Conflict, Democracy, Climate Change, Stanford University, Green News
Kim Cranston

Scientists predict that climate change may unleash public unrest and mass migration in 20 years, and increase the global surface temperature up to 11.5 degrees F by 2100.

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Give Bibi a Chance

Menachem Rosensaft | Posted 05.14.2009 | World

Read More: Yasser Arafat, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Netanyahu Peace Talks, Yitzhak Rabin, Middle East Conflict, Binyamin Netanyahu, Israel, World News
Menachem Rosensaft

As a longtime supporter of the Israeli peace movement, I believe that it would behoove everyone to give Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu some breathing space.

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Cheney's Toys

Leslie Griffith | Posted 05.07.2009 | Politics

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Leslie Griffith

We all remember conniving against a democratically-elected president ended in 1963. And we hear comparisons between the young, vibrant JFK and Obama. May the parallels end there.

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The Mideast Conflict in 27 Words or Less

Bradley Burston | Posted 04.30.2009 | World

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Bradley Burston

There are two sides in the Middle East conflict: Jews and Arabs who want compromise, and Jews and Arabs who want to demonize and eradicate their neighbors.

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What Comes After the Failed Policy of Containment: Review of Engaging the Muslim World

Anis Shivani | Posted 04.17.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Islam Anxiety, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, Middle East, Pakistan, Middle East Conflict, Iran, Ahmadinejad, Pakistan Democracy, World News
Anis Shivani

Engaging the Muslim World exposes the fallacies of recent myths constituting Islam Anxiety, and offers the first real alternative course of pragmatic engagement.

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Slumdog Millionaire's Danny Boyle on Storytelling

Gotham Chopra | Posted 02.12.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Storytelling, Slumdog Millionaire Best Picture, Film, Danny Boyle Slumdog Millionaire, Slumdog Millionaire, Movies, The Odyssey, History, Epic Storytelling, Filmmaking and Activism, Activism, Middle East Conflict, Pakistan India Relations, Oral History, Entertainment News
Gotham Chopra

If there is one thing we might learn from great filmmaking, as with Danny Boyle's Slumdog Millionaire, it is that through our stories we have the ability to inspire, lead, and transform.

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As Well As Can Be Expected

David Horton | Posted 01.29.2009 | Living

Read More: New Year's Resolution, New Years Eve, Palestine, Global Hunger, Middle East Conflict, Mumbai Attacks, New Years, Financial Crisis, Middle East, Global Crisis, New Years 2008, Global Warming, Living News
David Horton

On New Years Day, we think that we have got rid of all the things that made 2008 a bad year, and 2009, just like a new born baby, has endless potential for good, for refreshing the human spirit.

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Did Hezbollah Win?

Jamal Dajani | Posted 07.26.2008 | Politics

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Jamal Dajani

It was not until television stations broadcast pictures of two black coffins being unloaded from a truck at the Israeli-Lebanese border that Israelis became certain of the fate of the soldiers.

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Israel-Hamas Truce Confirmed By Israel

AP | AMY TEIBEL | Posted 06.26.2008 | Politics

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JERUSALEM — A long-sought truce between Israel and Gaza militants went into effect early Thursday, with the aim of halting militant attacks and ...

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Israel-Hamas Truce To Begin Thursday: Report

AP | JOSEF FEDERMAN | Posted 06.25.2008 | Politics

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JERUSALEM — The Gaza Strip's ruling Hamas militant group said Tuesday it has reached a cease-fire with Israel meant to halt a cycle of deadly Pa...

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