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A newly-released survey finds that majorities across the Middle East have positive views about Turkey and its role in the region. This according to the Turkish Economic and Social Studies Foundation (TESEV), which yesterday released its third annual Perception of Turkey in the Middle East survey. Out of more than 2,300 respondents TESEV surveyed across More »
It has been a year since the start of the so-called Arab Spring. Several old regimes in the Middle East and North Africa have been overthrown; others are still clinging to power. Islamist political parties have taken a new place on the stage and old assumptions about the region are being challenged. But has anything More »
Arab Spring was a revolution of the arts as well as the politics of many Middle Eastern countries. One form of artistic expression that became integral to the demonstrations on Cairo’s Tahrir Square and elsewhere in the region was music. Witness the rise of Ramy Essam, an architecture student in Mansoura who grabbed his More »
Middle Eastern countries that had uprisings last year moving to establish democracy, at varying paces, with varying success More »
Pride and worry both palpable as country commemorates revolution that unleashed Arab Spring More »
Long-reigning rulers fell, others teeter on the brink, region is forever changed More »
One year ago on December 17 is self-immolation of Mohammed Bouazizi triggered revolution in North African country, 'Arab Spring' More »
Magazine notes that most of the protests this year began independently of any political party and are changing global politics More »
Doug Bernard | Camden, Maine “Oh, the police,” says the man with the paint cans. He pauses as they drive by, and we catch each other’s gaze. Apparently, it’s not easy being eL Seed. And it’s not easy to miss the artist or his work in this salty resort town. Set against the orderly village green More »
