The Egyptian revolution awoke hopes of a new era of gender equality and of greater sexual liberty. But how likely is Egypt to have its own summer of love?
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Can Israelis and Palestinians learn something about building bridges between divided communities from the Egyptian revolution?
Egypt's 'baksheesh' culture helps poor people get by and maintains relative social peace, but it encourages subservience.
Animal rights activists are calling for global vegetarianism, but the Middle East is not ready to sacrifice its meat-eating lifestyle.
Islamophobia is common in western society, so the classroom is a good place to start combating it.
Some in the west are more likely to believe in elves in Middle Earth than in Arab men in the Middle East who are secular and do not oppress women.
Love is a universal theme in music, but there are good reasons for the Arab world's preoccupation with romance.
If Barack Obama were a pop star, he would be a jazz musician or a rapper, not a Britney Spears. And to prove it, BaRock should release an election rap
Malta's complex heritage is living proof that cultures mash more than civilisations clash.
