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Twitter and the Saudi Campaign to Preserve Male Guardianship Over Women
The New York Times this fall published an article entitled “‘I Live in a Lie’: Saudi Women Speak Up.” The piece portrays life as a Saudi woman living under a system that forbids women from basic pursuits such as traveling, attending college, and accessing health care without the permission of
Jan 13, 2017
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Kendall Bianchi
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A New Era in Egypt-Israel Relations?
In this era, a political observer will not have to look towards the statements coming out of Tel Aviv to learn the nature of Israeli-Egyptian cooperation.
Dec 20, 2016
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Mohammed Soliman
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The Futile Quest for “Moderate Islam”
While at first sight appealing, the notion of moderate Islam constitutes an undue concession to the argument that individuals and societies who hold Islam as part of their faith defined primarily by their religious affiliation.
Oct 31, 2016
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Policing Burkinis: What France and Saudi Arabia Have in Common
On the shore of Nice’s Promenade des Anglais, where July’s Bastille Day attack killed 85 people, a photograph of a woman removing a layer of clothes with French police officers standing over her went viral. The image exposed the irony of a country that classifies itself as a “secular” republic
Sep 7, 2016
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Muhammad Mansour
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The Alawites in Syrian Society: Loud Silence in a Declaration of Identity Reform
April 11, 2016 The “Declaration” presumably issued by Alawite notables and broadly covered by international media is a historic statement, irrespective of its political implications. While it commands international engagement, both to highlight its positive aspects and to invite its authors to expand on the less positive, it particularly ought
Apr 11, 2016
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Hassan Mneimneh
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The American Muslim Experience: Incidental Noise and an Anticipated Future
March 17, 2016 I came to the United States in the mid-1980s. It was the age of multiculturalism. The color was rainbow, and the country was reconciling itself with the fact that it was made up of different strokes. My name, accent, and physique indicated that I was from the
Mar 17, 2016
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Black Islam in America: Renouncing Radicalism
March 10, 2016 “It is a religion that raises us up, makes us more loving and giving citizens of our country.” With these words, many Muslim African Americans have connected with their ancestors’ contributions to civil rights movements and the embedding of the principles of justice and equality in American
Mar 10, 2016
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Mohamed Abdelaziz
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Russia and the United States: A Test of Wills at Geneva
The fifth anniversary of the Syrian uprising against Bashar al-Assad's government will be commemorated in a few weeks with yet another round of diplomatic attempts at forging a political solution. The Syrian crisis has killed hundreds of thousands, injured and displaced millions, and destroyed much of the country's infrastructure. Facing
Feb 4, 2016
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Hassan Mneimneh
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The Demise of Christianity in the Levant?
A real national commonwealth demands an authentic national narrative that recognizes the multiplicity of cultural, religious, and social foundations, but the courageous political leadership needed to embrace this inclusive approach has yet to emerge.
Dec 10, 2015
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Hassan Mneimneh
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Teaching Our Children Islam's True Message
Islam offers both Christians and Jews a broad scope of religious freedoms and protections, and minority rights are also considered a religious and moral obligation.
Apr 9, 2015
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Mohammed Dajani
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Reconciliation in the Midst of Conflict
Moderation would erode the occupation's raison d'etre by helping Palestinians and Israelis see their overlapping goals, and a good starting point would be mutual recognition.
Feb 24, 2015
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Mohammed Dajani
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A Plea for Moderate Islam
Rather than remaining bystanders, moderate Muslims need to join forces in recognition that their religion and its central texts have been hijacked by a small minority for political ends.
Jan 15, 2015
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Mohammed Dajani
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Tunisia's Preamble: Space for Minorities within an "Arab-Islamic Identity"
The fact that it took Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly (CA) six months to draft the preamble to Tunisia’s new constitution is indicative of the document’s controversial nature; few debates have proven to be more divisive within the constitution’s drafting committee than the preamble’s references to Tunisia’s “Arab-Islamic identity.” As the first
Jul 26, 2012
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Emily Parker
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The Changing Face of Egyptian Women
As Egyptian women’s styles have shifted from mid-century to today, the adoption of the hijab is one clearly rising trend on the streets of Cairo.
Jul 11, 2012
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Emily Boulter
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