Arab Spring

‘Carry On,’ an ambitious collaboration between Arab artists
Art news

‘Carry On,’ an ambitious collaboration between Arab artists

In the heady days immediately following Mubarak’s ouster last winter, Amira Hanafi and her colleagues at the Artellewa art space,…
Witnesses: Omani police detain activists at protest
World

Witnesses: Omani police detain activists at protest

MUSCAT, OMAN — Omani riot police on Monday detained some 30 activists during a peaceful protest near police headquarters in…
Arab Spring is an opportunity to reconcile Middle East with West, says Ghannouchi
Egypt

Arab Spring is an opportunity to reconcile Middle East with West, says Ghannouchi

  The head of Tunisia's ruling Islamist party, Rachid Ghannouchi, said on Tuesday that the Arab Spring provided an opportunity…
At ‘Samar,’ regional activists tell stories of revolution
Art news

At ‘Samar,’ regional activists tell stories of revolution

A Bahraini doctor, a female Yemeni writer and an Egyptian football player were sitting on a stage last week to…
What will art do about change? Oh wait, but what is change?
Art news

What will art do about change? Oh wait, but what is change?

In his lecture performance at the Alexandria Contemporary Art Forum’s symposium “Times are changing, what will art do about it?”…
Turkish soaps: The love, the romance and the alternate reality
Life & Style

Turkish soaps: The love, the romance and the alternate reality

It’s 8 pm and most Egyptian women are glued to their TV screens to see how Kerim will win Fatma’s…
Voters skeptical of change in Algeria elections
World

Voters skeptical of change in Algeria elections

ALGIERS, Algeria — In the gritty, working-class Algiers suburb of Harrache, activists sporting the green baseball caps of the Islamist…
‘Sin’ has led to Middle East uprisings, says Saudi top cleric
World

‘Sin’ has led to Middle East uprisings, says Saudi top cleric

Saudi Arabia's top religious official has blamed Muslim sinfulness for instability in the Middle East, where pro-democracy unrest has toppled…
Arab Spring cost region 7 million tourists in 2011
Business

Arab Spring cost region 7 million tourists in 2011

Political unrest cost the Middle East 5 million and North Africa 2 million tourists in 2011, according to the United…
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