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Israel and Palestine: the State of Affairs up to and including the creation of the State of Israel in 1948

Some useful terms: (These have been taken fro Kirsten E. Schulze’s book on the Arab-Israeli Conflict, published in 2013 (3rd ed.) by Routledge)   Aliyah (Hebrew: ascent): wave of Jewish immigration to Palestine and later, […]

By Samantha Sharp On January 29, 2016  1 Comment
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Middle East Politics: Explaining the Feud between Saudi Arabia and Iran

Iran  -v-  Saudi Arabia    The following is taken from an article in US based Foreign Policy, 13th November 2015:  The rivalry between Iran and Saudi Arabia has existed for decades.  Furthermore, further afield in Syria, […]

By Samantha Sharp On January 25, 2016  0 Comment
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Middle East Politics: ‘If they don’t let us dream, we’re not going to let them sleep’

Iyad el-Baghdadi at the Oslo Peace Forum, 22nd October 2014 The Arab Spring Manifesto I watched this speech some time ago, a year after it came out, in fact. I still remember the amazing quality […]

By Samantha Sharp On January 21, 2016  1 Comment
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Middle East Politics: Interview with Egypt Foreign Minister, Sameh Shoukry

The following is a link to an excellent interview conducted by Tim Sebastian for Deutsche Welle’s Conflict Zone on 20th January 2016.  Here, Egypt’s Foreign Minister is grilled on what Tim Sebastian says, (citing statistics), […]

By Samantha Sharp On January 21, 2016  0 Comment
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Time: Best Photographs of the Year

I am working on an article of the aftermath of the Arab Spring and am going through reams and reams of notes.  A while back, in 2014, the Guardian did an article in their G2 […]

By Samantha Sharp On January 20, 2016  0 Comment
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US Politics: Comments on John Kerry’s Speech yesterday

Yesterday afternoon I sat down in front of my TV to watch the live broadcast of John Kerry’s annual address, the day following Obama’s final State of the Union address in Washington.  I am fond […]

By Samantha Sharp On January 14, 2016  0 Comment
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Inspirations: Think you can’t make small changes? You can.

Here is a letter I wrote to my son’s Head Teacher.   For your reference, my eldest son is 4. 3 December 2015  Dear Madam I hope this letter finds you well. I sense that you […]

By Samantha Sharp On January 14, 2016  2 Comments
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Art and Literature: The Jewel in the Crown: Poem on the Arab Spring

  The Jewel in the Crown Spring came early to those in Tahrir Square Young passions aroused craving a society more fair. Islamists and students, protesting corruption; Feminists and nationalists, victims of thought abduction.   […]

By Samantha Sharp On January 14, 2016  0 Comment
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International Perspectives: An Amusing Map of Europe, according to the Chinese

Europe according to the Chinese: a satirical illustration I saw this on the Foreign Policy web site, a Washington based web site covering global affairs, current events, domestic and international policy. Daily content is published […]

By Samantha Sharp On January 14, 2016  0 Comment
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