We are Not One
In 1990-1991, Saddam Hussein invaded Kuwait, and the Arab League faced one of its toughest situations. The leaders of the Arab League, many of whom are the same people who gather there today, met in...
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Sacha Baron Cohen dressed as Admiral General Aladeen Admiral Shabazz Aladeen, dictator of Wadiya, has much in common with other despots. He is an ophthalmologist like Al-Assad of Syria, and rewrites...
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Awateef Abu Malyana. Source: Ahmed El AmraouiWhen Awateef Abu Malyana told her family about her wish to become a journalist, their answer was an unequivocal “No.” Awateef’s case reflects the mentality...
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A man walks in the Sahara desert that links north and southern Africa. DOMINIQUE FAGET/AFP/Getty ImagesSome 400 years ago, the sultan of Morocco, Ahmad Al-Mansour, became increasingly aware of Spanish...
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