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How the Gulf is Keeping Water Security Fears at Bay
Water scarcity, although a relatively low priority, is still a concern for the Middle Eastern security agenda. Gulf states in…
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The ‘Arab Spring’ on Maps
These very interesting maps of the Arab Spring have been put together by Phillipe Rekacewicz, the in-house cartographer of Le…
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Dziunia-lalunia i polski mizoginizm
Zastanawiam się czy ten artykuł jest pół-prawdą pół-fikcją, czy też może dokładnie tym czym bardzo bym się nie zdziwił –…
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British FCO Hypes Up the Terrorist Threat in Qatar
British Foreign Office has just updated its travel advice for anyone planning a trip to Qatar.For details please go to: Foreign…
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Barber’s Strong Democracy: Egyptian Case Study
The rapid and unexpected outburst of popular empowerment and democratic impulse that led to the 2011 Arab Spring constitutes the…
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Mubarak’s last night?
Many expected to experience a night of fundamental change in Egypt. Even the state media, staunchly behind the current regime,…
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Children with HIV Musn’t Be Ostracized – ‘Gazeta Wyborcza’, Poland 14/01/2011
By Matthew Machowski Outrageous! This article shows the apparent discrimination of HIV-infected children in Polish schools. According to this article…
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Derrida and the Other Islam: In What Ways If at All, Does Derrida Provide For a New Perception of Islam in the West Post 9/11?
Credits: Rehan Jamil One singular, supposedly “unframeable, unpredictable, and ultimately incomprehensible,” Heidegerrian happenstance of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks…
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The fond memories of the desert…
The mosque (مسجد) – a place of prayer, socialising and the everyday life. The desert is often very hot indeed……
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‘Rentier state’ theory and the survival of the Arabian monarchies
The Persian Gulf; or as the khaleeji[1] Arabs sometimes prefer to call it – the Arabian Gulf; has recently proved…