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Maryam Ishani
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In Syria the ends are justifying the means
Faced with a lack of other options unconditional support for the Free Syrian Army raises moral questions
The pyramids are fine
Dear America, the pyramids are still here, thank you for enquiring about their health
The battle for control in Syria
As the battle for the capital is underway Syria’s Kurds have emerged as the factor that tipped the scales
President Morsy emerges as regional mediator on Gaza
After a weekend of meetings with Hamas, the Palestinian Authority and the EU, Morsy finds himself under pressure from competing interests
President Morsy emerges as regional mediator on Gaza
After a weekend of meetings with Hamas, the Palestinian Authority and the EU, Morsy finds himself under pressure from competing interests
Muslims and Christians protest together for the rights of Muslims in Ethiopia
In the wake of attacks against Muslims in Ethiopia protests brought Muslims and Christians out to pressure the government of Wolde-Giorgis
As thin as a veil
The difference between a good night and a bad one for a woman in Egypt might be as thin as veil
Mahalla strike gains strength
More companies join the protests and threaten to cut railroad tracks if demands fail to be met.
Cleopatra Ceramics employees fired upon during protest
Employees attempted to storm Suez government buildings
Train tragedy injures dozens
Conflicting reports shroud railway tragedy
Detained Egyptian journalist back in Egypt
Shaimaa Adel arrived on the Presidential Plane with President Morsy
Iranian drones and submarines raise alarms
Iran’s’ tiny’ army is bigger than it seems
West eases pressure on Myanmar while attacks on minority Muslims continue
While the West praises Myanmar’s reforms, the nation’s minority Muslims continue to suffer
Israeli strikes kill one in Gaza
An attack earlier in the day on a Hamas compound east of Gaza city left three injured
From the cell to the castle
How tragic that the Arab world’s greatest constitutional declaration of freedom will fight its greatest battle over the language of fear.
Military chief claims no deaths in camel and horseback attack
Facing the Cairo Criminal Court, Roweiny claimed that as far as he knew, there were no reports of deaths or weapons seized from attackers in Tahrir Square after the incident
Syrian opposition meeting wraps up in Cairo after brawl
The Syrian opposition meeting held over two days in Cairo wrapped up on Tuesday after nearly falling apart over disputes in the authority and representation
The unseen hand
He is described as the unseen hand of an incredibly hierarchal and rigid organization. The Muslim Brotherhood’s General Masul, the General Guide, Mohamed Badie is a man in the shadows, who some believe will have the last word.
It was one Egypt
I like to imagine that Mubarak wonders, why that day, why that year of all those years
Myanmar’s minority Muslims under attack
When asked where his parents were, the boy mustered, “I don’t know.” He was still very young, even at 17 years-old, to have made a perilous crossing at the Naf River alone, venturing from Myanmar to Bangladesh and fleeing the threat of the Burmese military the length of the trip. At a refugee camp outside …
Morsi under pressure to enforce Gaza blockade
With what appears to be an escalation in Sinai, the president may have found the cover he needs to close the Rafah crossing
Syria fighting on two fronts
While shelling and fighting continues inside Syria, r Al-Assad is under pressure from the UN and NATO to negotiate an end to the16-month conflict.
ICC Serbia case nearly collapses
One count of genocide is dismissed as Karadzic’s defence begins its case against the former Serbian leader
Kurds might be tipping point in Syria-Turkey row
Kurds are caught in the middle of two escalating zones of conflict involving four countries, but in the current standoff between Syria and Turkey, the Kurdish population may soon find themselves the bargaining chip that tips the stand-off into a full scale fight. Syrian President Bashar Al-Assad has been cautious with the Kurds on Syria’s …
Explosions rock central Damascus
Two bombs have exploded outside the Palace of Justice in central Damascus, according to Syrian state television SANA.
The devils you know
The headline is an easy one to like. Once a prisoner, now a president. It illicits support from the heart, it lifts the chin, pulls the boot straps up. The story of the underdog who rose up through the ranks and became leader of a nation that marginalised, punished and excluded him. It smells of …
Egypt braced for announcement
Ministry of Interior orders police to shoot to kill if there are attacks on Police in the fallout of the announcement
Shafiq supporters ‘hysterical’ over loss
Supporters fainted, cried and attacked a tank at the announcement of Mohamed Morsi’s victory
Once a prisoner, now a president
Mohamed Morsi wins, becomes Egypt’s first civilian president