Tag: Middle East & North Africa
128 Articles
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The Religious Component of the Syrian Conflict: More than Perception
The sectarian divide in Syria is neither a perception nor a secondary point of analysis. It is a reality that is central to the roots of the conflict as well as to why it is…
June 21, 2013
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Iran vs. Its People: Abuses Against Religious Minorities
Iran is a theocracy with a constitution that proclaims the Twelver (Shi’i) Jaafari School of Islam to be the official religion of the country. The head of state, Ayatollah Ali…
June 20, 2013
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The Plight of the Christians in Syria: Flagrant Violations of Christians’ Human Rights
At the advent of the civil war, Christians hoped to remain neutral in the conflict, but as the war progressed, they were singled out as Assad sympathizers and have consequently…
June 17, 2013
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Five Things to Know About the Protests in Turkey
1. The protests are not just about a park For the original environmentalist protestors, the planned destruction of Gezi Park to make way for a replica of an Ottoman…
June 13, 2013
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The Global Online Freedom Act
The wide diffusion of the Internet in developed and developing nations has made it a key medium for political debate and activism. Social media tools like Facebook, Twitter,…
May 16, 2013
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The Turkish-Kurdish Peace Progress
During the summer and fall of 2009, the continuing and often violent Kurdish problem in Turkey seemed on the verge of a solution when the ruling Adalet ve Kalkinma Partisi …
May 16, 2013
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The Gulf States and U.S. Policy: How Strongly to Push Reform?
As revolution swept across the Arab world beginning in early 2011, the monarchies of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) appeared largely immune. In Bahrain, the only GCC country…
May 16, 2013
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Clash of Elites: What Lies Behind the Defamation Debates
Since Samuel Huntington’s 1993 article warning of inter-civilizational conflict, pundits and policymakers alike have been quick to forecast a so-called “clash of.…
May 16, 2013
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Potential for Peace: Turkey and the PKK
Simply put, Turkey has more of a vested interest in a peaceful resolution to the Kurdish conflict than ever before. The Syrian Civil War has given the Turkish security forces…
April 12, 2013
- Human Rights & Development
Egypt’s New Constitution: Challenges for Religious Freedom and Related Rights
Religion/State Article 2 of the new constitution includes the words, “Islam is the religion of the state…” These words were found in both the previous and the interim…
March 21, 2013