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The Rise of the Right and the Adoption of the Clash of Civilizations – When Democracy Spawns the Antithesis of Liberalism
Dec 30, 2016Azmi Bishara
Experience confirms that participation in actual government limits the ability of right-wing populist parties to use their most important storyline of a politi…
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US Foreign Policy in the Middle East – Francis Fukuyama
Oct 14, 2016
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The Arab Spring and Failed Transitions to Democracy
Oct 14, 2016
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The Gender Paradox of Arab Democracy
Jun 22, 2016Tamara Kharroub
On 17 December 2010, 26-year-old Tunisian street vendor Tarek al-Tayeb Mohamed Bouazizi was slapped across the face in front of a crowd and insulted by a munic…
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LevantProtests and Activism
Congressional Update – Combatting BDS Act
Jun 15, 2016
On June 14 the Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act, S2943, by a vote of 85-13. The vote occurred after a compromise manager’s amendment by Se…
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LevantProtests and Activism
Congressional Update – Combatting BDS Act of 2016
Jun 6, 2016
On Monday, June 6 the Senate began consideration of the FY 2017 Defense Authorization bill, S2943. Senators are expected to consider nearly 100 amendments to t…
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Fighting for Civil & Human Rights: An Artist’s Journey from the Middle East to the United States
Apr 28, 2016
On April 28, 2016, Arab Center Washington DC, in collaboration with CULTURUNNERS, hosted roundtable discussion titled "We the People: Fighting for Civil & Huma…
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Media and Technology
Cyberactivism in the Middle East: Six potentials and six limitations of new media technologies in democratization
Sep 30, 2015Tamara Kharroub
The question that has been the center of discussion both in the Arab world and in the West is why now. What role did the new media tools play in motivating, fa…
Washington Policy Weekly
Palestine/IsraelProtests and Activism
The War against the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement
Jun 22, 2015Roxanne Perugino
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The 2014 Arab Opinion Index
Sep 28, 2014
The 2014 Arab Opinion Index is the third annual survey of Arab public opinion carried out by the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies. In 2011, th…
Public Opinion Survey
Public Opinion
The 2012-2013 Arab Opinion Index
Jun 10, 2013
On Monday, June 10, 2013, the Arab Center for Research and Policy Studies announced the main findings of the 2012/2013 Arab Opinion Index. Conducted annually b…
Public Opinion Survey
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The 2011 Arab Opinion Index: Executive Summary
Mar 1, 2012
The survey in question was conducted during 2011 in 12 Arab countries: Algeria, Egypt, Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Mauritania, Morocco, Palestine (the West Bank and…