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Alessandro Rizzi / laif / Redux America’s Future Might Be Lebanon
The Lebanese know that waiting for the end of something does not truly provide a fresh start, and certainly not a return to the way things were before.
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Alain Dejean / Getty The Muslim World’s Question: ‘What Happened to Us?’
Understanding the events of 1979 is crucial for those trying to figure out a better future for today’s Middle East.
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Associated Press Qassem Soleimani Haunted the Arab World
In much of the Middle East, and even in Iran, the military commander was feared, and his death has been greeted with elation.
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Osman Orsal / Reuters What Jamal Khashoggi’s Murder Tells Us About the Saudi-Iran Rivalry
The killing of the Saudi journalist a year ago is part of the larger context of the battle for dominance in the Middle East.
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Umit Bektas / Reuters Arab Women Are Tired of Talking About Just ‘Women’s Issues’
More and more female writers, journalists, and artists are offering an alternative to the typically male, often autocratic voice that dominates the Middle East.
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Danny Moloshok / Reuters How Lebanon Transformed Anthony Bourdain
In 2006, he found himself in a country falling into war—an experience that forever altered how he would understand people, culture, history, and conflict.
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Faisal Al Nasser / Reuters Saudi Arabia’s Dark Nationalism
The move to brand women’s rights activists as traitors suggests that the kingdom may be embracing an ominous form of patriotism.
