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The rise of civil society groups in Africa
By André-Michel Essoungou Under the glaring sun of a recent Monday, an…
The turning point
Deep inside, one must feel it even if one hesitates to admit…
Europe’s chances in the Arab world
By Fadi Elhusseini When revolts sneaked into the Arab world, a number…
Bahrain detains soccer teams and scores of players and athletes
By James M. Dorsey Bahrain has detained a soccer team as well…
Working on the ground-part 2
At the beginning one has to explain the difference between working on…
The New Year
On New Year’s Day, the Dar al-Ifta’ al-Misriyyah declared that 13 January…
Op-ed review: The story of Egyptian constitutions
Ammar Ali Hassan Al Watan Newspaper Columnist Ammar Ali Hassan surveys several…
Englishman in New York
Would you like this delivered? It was a normal question in Cairo. But in Brooklyn,…