Opinion 
"As of Sunday night when the announcement of Al-Khayat’s appointment was made, irony is dead in Egypt"
Ahmed Kadry: From Luxor to West London – reasons to be thankful for Morsi
"The blocking of 300 websites, a serious violation of freedom of information and a breach of your reform promises, has confirmed our worst fears."
RWB: Letter to King Abdullah about blocking 300 news websites
“It seems Erdogan has brought the reforms to Turkey but failed to bring them to himself and his government”
Mohamed Hemish: Why Erdogan is failing to deal with Gezi
“The Istanbul demonstrations aren't about toppling the government, it's about the revolution of everyday life”
Timothy Cooper: Turkey’s sociable unrest
"The genie is out of the bottle and the political consciousness of a new generation flourishes"
Tan Tunali: Will this be a long summer for Turkey?
“The MB is accused of attempting to reproduce the regime of Mubarak in a more crude and provincial fashion”
Hamdi Hassan: Egypt’s Sisyphean quest for freedom, dignity and democracy
"It leaves the country with one of the highest per capita rates of political prisoners in the region"
Rori Donaghy: UAE's tactics foster political opposition
"Being a secularist does not mean that one is necessarily hostile to religion"
Sa'ed Atshan: Turkey – pluralism versus authoritarianism
"Whether or not Turkey is a long-run development success remains to be seen"
Ṣebnem Kalemli-Özcan: Why Turkey is rebelling
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Five inspiring Arab fashion designers
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Saudi opens luxury rehab centre for Al-Qaeda militants
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Atiaf Zaid Alwazir: The flawed media narrative on Yemen
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The ties that bind Obama to Bush run across the Middle East
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Why don’t men cover their faces?
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The Narcicyst and Omar Offendum: Our internationality is our nationality
