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November 20, 2014 •
The Vicarious Globetrotter, The World at Yale •
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By Rudi-Ann Miller A Vicarious Globetrotter Interview with Zein El Azzouni, SM ’17 For many, the word “Egypt” conjures up images of the remnants of a fabulous and mysterious empire. It is the land of hieroglyphics, sphinxes,...
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October 3, 2013 •
Blogs, Online Content, The Globalist Notebook •
Views: 2478
BY DAVID WHIPPLE: It seems like a no-brainer that the military should be able to target combatants fighting for a declared enemy of the United States. President Obama certainly thinks so, as evidenced by his wide-ranging drone campaign...
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May 8, 2013 •
Letters from..., Print, Students and Education, Theme •
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BY ELIZABETH VILLARREAL About three months before my family’s Christmas vacation to Egypt, the questions started. “Are you sure it’s safe?” “Is there still time to change your plans? It just doesn’t seem prudent.” “You said...
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February 4, 2013 •
Blogs, Online Content, The Globalist Notebook •
Views: 1356
By Nasos Abuel As many analysts have remarked, the Arab Spring has been succeeded by a Muslim winter. Although it was liberal ideas of democracy and social justice that provided the impetus for most revolutions in the Arab world, it is...
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April 2, 2012 •
The Globalist Notebook •
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By Danielle Bella Ellison: After winning a large majority of the seats in Egypt’s Parliament, the Muslim Brotherhood now seems to be looking towards capturing the Presidency as well. Last winter, protestors in Egypt overthrew the...
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April 1, 2012 •
Blogs, The World at Yale •
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By Amal Ga’al: No one really saw the Arab Spring coming. Foreign Affairs referred to the house of Assad as “sturdy” in March of last year, a description which has clearly been disproven by the scale of protests and the amount...
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February 19, 2012 •
Features, Print •
Views: 1330
by Erin Biel: By the time I arrived at the women’s polling station, at around 9:30 a.m., the line was already winding down El Sa’id El Bakry Street in both directions and continuing along 26th of July Street. Women had been waiting for...
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February 16, 2012 •
Blogs, The Globalist Notebook •
Views: 1368
By Max Watkins Amidst the turmoil in Egypt, forty three foreigners working at NGOs are being prosecuted for alleged election tampering and are not allowed to leave the country. Of these forty three, nineteen are Americans, including the...
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December 22, 2011 •
Pop, Theme •
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Cartoons and the New Face of “Artivism” in Egypt ...
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December 2, 2011 •
Blogs, The Globalist Notebook •
Views: 1462
by Danielle Bella Ellison: Parliamentary elections in Egypt, which began on Monday, are expected to bring religious groups to power in the post-revolution government. The prospect of an Islamist government in Egypt is very worrisome to...
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