The demographic dimension: The role of population growth in the Arab uprisings
By Khaled Diab Decades of unprecedented population growth have played a significant role in Arab regime repression, the two main
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Tunisia: Freedom and the pursuit of unhappiness
With greater freedom has come greater unhappiness in Tunisia. Behind this apparent paradox is economic hardship and nostalgia for a past that never was.
Read moreThe truth about Islamic reformations
By Khaled Diab Islam needs a reformation for Muslim societies to develop and prosper, is one of those rare convictions
Read moreDiary of Dictator M, aged 82¾: fight, not flight
In the second leaked extract from his secret diaries, President M is enraged by what he sees as an unpresidented act of cowardice and treachery.
Read moreDiary of Dictator M, aged 82¾: a panicked call from Tunisia
In the first leaked extract from President M’s diaries, he calms an alarmed fellow dictator in Tunisia.
Read moreThe Jasmine Revolution
Tunisia’s revolution will spread the scent of its jasmine to oppressed nations all over the region.
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