Five Goals for Libya’s National Transitional Council
Tasbeeh Herwees* | 7 May 2012
When the National Transitional Council (NTC) was formed back in February 2011 — as the city of Benghazi celebrated its liberation from the Gaddafi regime — the administration, touting democratic ideals and peddling post-Gaddafi fantasies, was a beacon of hope for so many Libyans. Even for those reluctant to believe …
PODCAST Interview with Lebanese Activist, Marwan Maalouf, on the Arab Spring & Lebanese Politics
Muftah Editors | 4 May 2012
In this Muftah podcast, we speak with Marwan Maalouf, a Lebanese attorney and activist, about recent developments in Lebanese politics and the impact of the Arab Spring on the country. Listen here
On Mona El Tahawy’s “Hate” Argument
Mohamed Daadaoui* | 2 May 2012
Mona El Tahawy’s latest article in Foreign Policy has provoked a firestorm of controversy in the blogosphere. Her provocative title “Why do they hate us?” evoked the much-loathed question posed by Bernard Lewis in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks of why the Middle East hates America. Perhaps therein lies …
Q&A With Alireza Nader on Iran’s Role in Afghanistan’s Stabilization
Muftah Editors | 30 Apr 2012
Alireza Nader is a senior policy analyst at the RAND Corporation and the lead co-author of Coping with a Nuclearizing Iran. Prior to joining RAND, he served as a research analyst at the Center for Naval Analyses, where he conducted extensive research on Iran’s internal political dynamics and its …
PODCAST Interview: Abubakar Siddique on Extremism in Pakistan & Afghanistan
Ayesha Chugh | 27 Apr 2012
In this Muftah podcast, we speak with Abubakar Siddique, a correspondent for Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, on the security relationship between Afghanistan and Pakistan, and the history and future of extremism in the two countries. Listen here *Ayesha Chugh is the editor of Muftah’s pages on Iran, …
PODCAST Interview with Egyptian Activist and Artist, Yara Kassem
Muftah Editors | 25 Apr 2012
In this Muftah podcast, we speak with Yara Kassem, the Egyptian political cartoonist, about her body of work and thoughts on the Arab Spring. Click through this post to see Yara’s stark renderings of Arab Spring events in Egypt and other parts of the region. Listen here …
PODCAST Interview with Brazilian Activist and Artist, Carlos Latuff
Muftah Editors | 23 Apr 2012
In this Muftah podcast, we speak with Carlos Latuff, the controversial political cartoonist from Brazil, about his development as an artist and political commentator as well as his body of work on Israel-Palestine and the Arab Spring. Click through this post to see some of Latuff’s most vivid cartoons inspired …
 
