Hopes of Coexistence in Syria
April 7, 2016
Does Samar Yazbek’s diary of the Syrian civil war merely represent the dreams of an exile?
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White Elephants
August 13, 2015
As governments have changed in Egypt, the commitment to corruption grand development projects has stayed the same.
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Life in the Ruins
September 23, 2014
How the destruction of architectural treasures became a weapon in Syria’s ongoing civil war.
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The Revolution Added Two Years: On Cairo
December 31, 2012
How the neoliberal urban development schemes of the Mubarak regime have gained new life under the Muslim Brotherhood.
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Shelf Life
December 21, 2011
On Andrew Tabler’s In the Lion's Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle With Syria and Steven Cook’s The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square.
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Turning Oil Into Water
February 10, 2011
On Toby Craig Jones's book, Desert Kingdom: How Oil and Water Forged Modern Saudi Arabia.
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In Our Orbit: Fair Warning
October 6, 2010
On Tom Engelhardt's book, The American Way of War: How Bush's Wars Became Obama's.
Roadblocks to Damascus
July 2, 2010
Washington hawks have put the kibosh on Barack Obama's ambassadorial appointment to Syria, further fueling skepticism in the Arab world about the "new beginning" he promised in Cairo last year.
In Our Orbit: What Was Lost
May 12, 2010
Kai Bird's Crossing Mandelbaum Gate is a meditation on the collective failure of Israelis and Palestinians to reconcile their histories of loss and victimhood.
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Noted. RAZING ARIZONA
May 24, 2010
Noted. TERRORIST TV?
April 12, 2010
Noted. TAX EVASION
March 15, 2010
Noted. BACK TO DAMASCUS?
February 22, 2010
April 7, 2016
Does Samar Yazbek’s diary of the Syrian civil war merely represent the dreams of an exile?
Read More.
White Elephants
August 13, 2015
As governments have changed in Egypt, the commitment to corruption grand development projects has stayed the same.
Read More.
Life in the Ruins
September 23, 2014
How the destruction of architectural treasures became a weapon in Syria’s ongoing civil war.
Read More.
The Revolution Added Two Years: On Cairo
December 31, 2012
How the neoliberal urban development schemes of the Mubarak regime have gained new life under the Muslim Brotherhood.
Read More, or download the PDF.
Shelf Life
December 21, 2011
On Andrew Tabler’s In the Lion's Den: An Eyewitness Account of Washington's Battle With Syria and Steven Cook’s The Struggle for Egypt: From Nasser to Tahrir Square.
Read More, or download the PDF.
Turning Oil Into Water
February 10, 2011
On Toby Craig Jones's book, Desert Kingdom: How Oil and Water Forged Modern Saudi Arabia.
Read More, or download the PDF.
In Our Orbit: Fair Warning
October 6, 2010
On Tom Engelhardt's book, The American Way of War: How Bush's Wars Became Obama's.
Roadblocks to Damascus
July 2, 2010
Washington hawks have put the kibosh on Barack Obama's ambassadorial appointment to Syria, further fueling skepticism in the Arab world about the "new beginning" he promised in Cairo last year.
In Our Orbit: What Was Lost
May 12, 2010
Kai Bird's Crossing Mandelbaum Gate is a meditation on the collective failure of Israelis and Palestinians to reconcile their histories of loss and victimhood.
Read more.
Noted. RAZING ARIZONA
May 24, 2010
Noted. TERRORIST TV?
April 12, 2010
Noted. TAX EVASION
March 15, 2010
Noted. BACK TO DAMASCUS?
February 22, 2010