Kerry and Al-Mutanabbi

This acknowledgment may indicate a lack of professionalism on my part, and for this I express regret: I do not read most political statements, nor do I force myself to “skim” through them, or tire myself with analyzing, and I reject the title of political analyst since it is often something of a superficial profession. Again, I apologize. I was not surprised by John Kerry’s statement in Norway because I had not read his statements in any other country; not when he was a senator or a minist...

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Changes in the Arab Street

What we term as the “Arab street” is simply perceived in the non-Arab world as “public opinion”. For non-Arabs, the Arab street not only represents the causes of those who have enough time to take to street and stay there, it also represents the sentiments of everyone else, regardless of whether they opt to express their own feelings and stances in other ways. Some Arabs took to the streets two years ago and have yet to return, the reason being that the majority of people you see on ...

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