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arab spring

A woman speaks on her phone at a shopping mall in the Saudi capital of Riyadh.

Youth Quake in Middle East Threatens Elite Power Structures

Arab youth have had it with their aged, traditional leaders.
By Jonathan Russo
Fade in on the New York Times building.

NY Times Launches Philanthropy Initiative to Get Outside Funding for Journalism

The Gray Lady wants to get outside funding for its journalism. The Guardian and Texas Tribune have tried similar experiments.
By John Bonazzo
Two Muslim clerics attend a mass at the Mariamiyah Church in Damascus.

Syria’s Forgotten Pluralism and Why It Matters Today

For many centuries, Syrian society has included people of many faiths – Sunni and Shi'i Muslims, Christians and Druze. This past is important to know to understand the present.
By Andrea Williams
Jordan's King Abdullah II speaks during a press conference with US President Donald Trump in the Rose Garden of the White House on April 5, 2017 in Washington, DC.

No, King Abdullah, Israel Is Not the Root Cause of Troubles in the Middle East

By Judith Bergman
Tourists take photographs in front of Egypt's famous Giza Pyramids on December 18, 2016 in Cairo, Egypt. Since the 2011 Arab Spring and continued terrorist attacks throughout the country, Egypt's tourism industry has been hit hard. As the country tries to rebuild a damaged economy and revive the tourism industry, an increase in terrorists attacks in the past two weeks, one which targeted police officers at a checkpoint in the Giza neighbourhood, could continue to see the tourism industry suffer.

Tourism Decline Threatens Egypt’s Monuments, Happy 80th to Picasso’s ‘Guernica’!

By Alanna Martinez
Tunisian members of parliament attend a ceremony to sign the new constitution at the National Constituent Assembly on January 27, 2014. Tunisia's leaders signed the new constitution adopted by lawmakers during the night, a key goal of the revolution three years ago that touched off the Arab Spring. The historic document, seen as one of the most modern in the Arab world.

Tunisia Is an Arab Spring Success Story

By Shelly Culbertson
Townhouse Gallery in Cairo. (Photo: Courtesy of thetownhousegallery.com)

Egyptian Gallery Faces Censorship Following Police Raid and Closure

By Casey Quackenbush

Social Media Companies Have Absolutely No Idea How to Handle the Gaza Conflict

By Jessica Roy
How do you say bro-down in French? (Photo: Getty)

On First U.S. Visit, New French President Vows To Support Cheeseburgers

By Hunter Walker
Congresswoman Michele Bachamnn (Getty)

Michele Bachmann Blasts Obama For Not ‘Standing By’ Israel And Mubarak

By Hunter Walker

Twitter Buys Mobile Encryption Software, Weirdly Pulls It From Market, Basically Hates Egypt

By Foster Kamer
Dr. Anita Hill with a bunch of white guys.

'Time's Person of the Year Panelists Debate: Steve Jobs, Arab Spring, or Other?

By Drew Grant
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