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How a state of emergency became Egypt’s new normal
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Saudi Arabia is moving to rein in its religious police. Sort of.
Early last month, the Saudi parliament held a biting public constitutional
Egypt is in a state of emergency. Here’s what that means for its government.
[caption id="attachment_56790" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Egyptians gather behind a security perimeter
An Egyptian court just struck down part of a repressive new law. Here’s what that means.
[caption id="attachment_50744" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A journalist in front of the
Are we seeing Palestine’s spring at long last?
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Abu Aardvark’s 2015 Middle East Book Awards
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Why Egypt’s new parliament will be born broken
[caption id="attachment_30569" align="aligncenter" width="908"] Former Egyptian prime minister Kamal al-Ganzouri
Who is running the Egyptian state?
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Mutual escalation in Egypt
[caption id="attachment_21084" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Egyptian President Abdel Fatah al-Sissi delivers
The best Middle East political science books of 2014
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In defense of U.S. funding for area studies
[caption id="attachment_17483" align="alignnone" width="620"] The U.S. Capitol building in Washington,
Avoiding old mistakes in the new game of Islamic politics
[caption id="attachment_15996" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Muslims arrive to attend the Friday
Sisi channels Salazar…whoever he was
[caption id="attachment_11296" align="aligncenter" width="567" special=""] Abdel Fattah al-Sisi attends the
Why do Egyptian courts say the darndest things?
[caption id="" align="aligncenter" width="606" special=""] Egyptian lawyer Khaled Abou Bakr,