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  • January 24, 2014

    Reclaiming Palestinian collective memory of the Nakba

    The treachery and massacres committed by the Zionists against Palestinians in 1948 marked an enforced physical disappearance of indigenous Palestinians, strengthening the myth of the barren land and the...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Notes on the idea of a land swap with Israel

    The Arab League’s agreement to the idea of a land swap between the Palestinian Authority and Israel as part of any possible peace agreement between the two has prompted...

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  • January 24, 2014

    What does Rouhani's victory in the Iranian election mean?

    As was widely predicted, reformist candidate Hassan Rouhani won the first round of the Iranian presidential election, gaining more than half of the votes cast. This outcome was not...

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  • January 24, 2014

    An Insight into Palestinian Resilience in Gaza

    In the eyes of many Westerners, Gaza is a dangerous and war torn place. Even activists, including myself, often imagine Gaza primarily as a place of suffering, and one...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Syria, Saudi, Hezbollah and Cairo: the Politics of Sectarianism

    However well intentioned, the gathering of a number of Islamic scholars and preachers at a conference in Cairo which addressed the conflict in Syria between 13-15 June ended up...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Hand-over of power in Qatar is no surprise

    Reports that the Emir of Qatar, Shaikh Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani, will shortly hand-over power to his son and heir, Shaikh Tamim, are no surprise. Sources close to the...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Where is the flaw in the Syrian revolution?

    There are many reasons why the Syrian regime is still in control after more than two years of revolution. At the forefront is its reliance on a minority to...

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  • January 24, 2014

    Jordan's monarch on reform and violence

    King Abdullah has chosen to speak about two of the most important “domestic challenges” faced by Jordan today: the future of the political reform process and democratic transformation, and...

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  • January 24, 2014

    The Gates Foundation and its unethical investments in G4S

    While three Dutch charities have announced that they will no longer accept donations by G4S due to the company’s support for the Israeli occupation, the Gates Foundation has deemed...

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  • January 24, 2014

    The plucky professor and the last bigoted democracy

    Israeli president Shimon Peres is hosting in Jerusalem this week a presidential conference called “Facing Tomorrow”. Its theme is the “human factor and its role in shaping our tomorrow”....

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