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Islamists and Arab Socialists share a history of clashing with foreign influences.
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Bestselling Israeli historian Shlomo Sand on identity politics, political despair, why Lieberman is right... and drowning sorrows with Mahmoud Darwish.
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Egyptian revolutionaries dream of electing a president who emerged from Tahrir square, but should they vote for pragmatism or principle?
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The creation of Israel sparked a revolution in Egypt, and Nasser, the legendary champion of the Arab cause, once sought peace with the Jewish state.
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Anwar Sadat was the first Egyptian leader to exploit television's propaganda power - and even his assassination was unwittingly televised.
View ArticleThe Middle East’s sinking leadership
From Egypt to Turkey, Middle Eastern uprisings have not only been leaderless but have even been a rebellion against the idea of leadership itself.
View ArticleThe language of Arab (dis)unity
The romantic myth that Arabs share “one heart and one spirit” led pan-Arabism to talk unity while walking the path of disunity.
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