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Malala and Nabeela, Two Worlds Apart
Malaya Yousafzai recently won the Nobel Peace Prize, and the world is singing her praises including news outlets like Al Jazeera, Press TV and even Fox News. However, while Ms. Yousafzai was receiving...
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Can Putin Weather a Sliding Ruble?
As we begin 2015, the world economy, the energy sector to be more precise, lies in a dismal state. Back in June, oil prices were at an all-time high. They have been slashed by nearly 40% since then....
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Things are Getting Worse in South Sudan
Back in 2011, South Sudan broke away from Sudan and declared itself as an independent state. Western media verticals, as well as many pro-secession pundits claimed that statehood will usher in a new...
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Can Diplomacy Work in the Middle East?
Events in the Middle East, proxy wars, manipulation and violence occur at a fast pace, lost in the beauty of the region and its people. Iran-Arab relations are deteriorating as sectarian rhetoric and...
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South Sudan: Nothing but Violence
Four years have passed since South Sudan seceded from Sudan, and the result so far is violence and internal crisis. Although the international community has stood by South Sudan, the latter continues...
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Remembering the Dayton Accords, 1995
Back in the early 1990s, a war broke out in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Over 100,000 people lost their lives, and over two million were displaced. Rape, prison camps and genocide of Bosnian Muslims became...
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Russia’s War against Crimean Tartars
Last year, Russia annexed Crimea from Ukraine, making international news. Pro-Ukrainian factions considered the Russian actions to be unfair regional despotism, whereas pro-Russian groups considered...
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Muhammad Ali: An American Muslim
Muhammad Ali, the greatest boxer this world has ever known, is no more. The fact that he is gone is difficult to come to terms with. For years Ali was renowned as a larger than life figure, the...
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Turkey: Propaganda has Defeated Journalism
A few days ago there was an unsuccessful military coup in Turkey. The coup attempted to overthrow the Erdogan government and install a military dictatorship. Amidst all the hysteria and chaos, Turks...
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South Sudan: A ‘Fragile’ Country Ravaged by Famine and War
If you are looking for a country afflicted with every possible horror one can think of, South Sudan does a good job at coming first. Things have been going downhill ever since South Sudan came into...
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