Arab Spring
Study: Fewer women in parliaments after Arab Spring
World
March 3, 2012
Study: Fewer women in parliaments after Arab Spring
Opportunities from the Arab Spring to boost the low number of women in parliaments are being missed, while globally the…
Threads of ‘Narrating the Arab Spring’
Archaeology
February 25, 2012
Threads of ‘Narrating the Arab Spring’
Many of us have spoken and thought of those we wished were present to witness — and perhaps participate in — the…
New Yemen president sworn in to replace Saleh
World
February 25, 2012
New Yemen president sworn in to replace Saleh
Yemen’s new president Abed Rabo Mansour Hadi took the oath of office before the country’s parliament Saturday. He replaces Ali…
Netanyahu: I was right to be pessimistic about Egyptian revolution
Egypt
February 21, 2012
Netanyahu: I was right to be pessimistic about Egyptian revolution
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said he was right when he expressed pessimism that the Egyptian revolution and Arab Spring…
Thousands gather for Morocco anniversary protests
World
February 20, 2012
Thousands gather for Morocco anniversary protests
CASABLANCA, Morocco — A few thousand people gathered Sunday in Morocco’s cities to mark the one year anniversary of the…
Anthony Shadid, a remembrance
Opinion
February 20, 2012
Anthony Shadid, a remembrance
On Friday, readers of The New York Times woke to sobering news of the death of one of the newspaper’s most…
Radwa Ashour on the train of images of the Egyptian revolution
Archaeology
February 19, 2012
Radwa Ashour on the train of images of the Egyptian revolution
“I will speak Arabic.” Those were Radwa Ashour’s first words for the keynote speech in the “Narrating the Arab Spring”…
Obama requests US$770 mn to boost Mideast democracy
Egypt
February 13, 2012
Obama requests US$770 mn to boost Mideast democracy
WASHINGTON — US President Barack Obama on Monday proposed a fund of US$770 million to boost political and other reforms…
Egypt’s ruling generals play risky game with US
Egypt
February 7, 2012
Egypt’s ruling generals play risky game with US
Egypt's ruling generals are playing a risky game of brinksmanship by cracking down on American nonprofit groups that promote democracy,…