Weekend Reading
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- Bikya Masr reports on the the rebirth of Egypt’s formerly ruling party, now called the New National Party.
- The Past is Present: This week marks the 36th anniversary of Lebanon’s civil war and according to the Daily Star, if history is any indication, the country’s future looks grim.
- Ibrahim Kalin says Turks and US should let the Arabs define their own future.
- Lisa Anderson on the role of international organizations in helping Libya.
- Najla Abdurrahman on orientalists’ misconceptions in discussing Libya.
- The Atlantic: Women nowhere to be found in the new Egypt.
- A ‘War of Words’ between the Gulf Cooperation Council and Iran over Bahrain.