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ActivitesHuman RightsPalestine June 7, 2009

A Meeting in Damascus

About an hour after Barack Obama’s excellent Cairo speech, I met with Khaled Meshal, the leader of Hamas, at his office here to talk about the speech and the Israel-Palestine
News releasesObama June 7, 2009

MB: Obama’s Speech For Improvement of America’s Image, Offers No New To the Islamic World

In their statement on Saturday, the MB emphasized that if the American-led campaign against Muslims didn’t stop tension would continue and rise, resistance would increase and strengthen, and the instability
Human Rights June 7, 2009

The Egyptian government paves the way for Further restrictions imposed on the Civil Society

However, the Ministry is showing evident signs of carefree attitude reflected by a full blackout about the draft law proposed by NGOs and the announcement that a committee was established
Palestine June 7, 2009

The 1967-war revisited

In June 1967, I was ten years old. I remember how we were told to raise the white flag when the Israeli army surrounded our small village, Khorsa, 15 kilometres
ActivitesHuman RightsObama June 5, 2009

Obama changes the Middle East

It was the most important speech of Barack Obama’s young presidency. And he delivered big-time.
ActivitesHuman RightsMB in International pressObamaOther Opinions June 5, 2009

Obama’s Speech: First Responses from the Region

The New York Times surveys the responses of a few Arab students to President Obama’s speech in Cairo. Sulafah Al Shami, a Jordanian student, called it “a big break from
ActivitesHuman RightsObama June 5, 2009

America Reacts to Obama’s Speech

Mark Lynch praised President Obama’s speech in Cairo today, calling it a triumph for public diplomacy that peacefully serves as an “invitation to conversation.”
Election CoverageIran June 5, 2009

Iran’s Presidential Debates: Ahmadinejad vs. Mousavi

The second, and most highly anticipated, of Iran’s presidential debates took place last night between President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and former prime minister Mir Hossein Mousavi, the New York Times reports.
ActivitesHuman RightsObama June 5, 2009

POMED’s Andrew Albertson on Obama and Democracy Promotion

In the Boston Globe yesterday, Farah Stockman focused on prospects for Middle East democracy promotion under President Obama.
ActivitesElection CoverageIran June 5, 2009

POMED Notes: “Ahmadinejad’s Uncertain Future” at the Carnegie Endowment

The Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars and the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace held a symposium on Iran’s upcoming presidential elections, the first round of which is scheduled for