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  • March 22, 2014

    The corruption probe in Turkey: yet another political battle for Erdogan

    Turkey is going through another tumultuous period six months after the Gezi Parki protests that shook the country. The de facto dispute between the Gulen Movement (GM) and the...

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  • March 22, 2014

    Terrorism, nationalism and neoliberalism

    States are increasingly employing the hegemonic discourse of “terror” to justify collective punishment, the dehumanisation of perceived enemies and the discrimination against communities based on their race or religion,...

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  • March 22, 2014

    Turkey's test of wills

    In recent months Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his Justice and Development Party (AKP) have been at the centre of controversy and the subject of passionate debate....

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  • March 22, 2014

    Concern of return to 'Islamist dominance' in Sudan

    The recent rapprochement between Sudanese President Omar Al-Bashir and the leader of the opposing Popular Congress Party Hassan Al-Turabi has raised the opposition’s concern over the possibility of the...

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  • March 22, 2014

    Challenge Israel's distorted 'peace' plans

    Contradictory reports regarding the Palestinian Authority’s willingness to recognise Israel as a Jewish state keep infiltrating Israeli media. According to the Times of Israel, PA official Nabil Shaath declared...

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  • March 22, 2014

    Al-Sisi's dreams of divine intervention

    Information has surfaced that Egypt’s Field Marshal Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has had several dreams which “revealed” that he would one day be President of Egypt. This revelation was exposed...

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  • March 22, 2014

    EU highlights commitment to maintain Israel's settler-colonial project

    Excerpts of an interview with the EU Ambassador to Israel Lars Faaborg-Andersen exhibit the compromise accompanying the mainstream dialogue of the current negotiations. Published in the Times of Israel,...

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  • March 22, 2014

    The Attiya Law

    Adding to the comedy being acted out in Egypt is the presidential election scene, a blatant attempt to convince the world that there is a real democracy at work...

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  • March 22, 2014

    Emerging Art: Libya's artistic re-birth

    “People don’t associate Libya with creativity,” says Nessrin Gebreel, co-founder of Noon Arts. Many could be forgiven for agreeing with her, but following the 2011 revolution which ended Mu’ammar...

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  • March 22, 2014

    The Israeli Embassy wants to stop my book launch and here's why

    This Friday, I will officially launch the second edition of my book ‘Israeli Apartheid: A Beginner’s Guide’ with an event at Amnesty International UK chaired by David Hearst, former...

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