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Feminism, Colonialism and Islamophobia
Treacherous Sympathy with Muslim Women
Ever since the attacks of 9/11, feminists in the West have increasingly used the theme of the oppression of women in Islam as justification for war and domination. This strategy of using this rhetoric of "saving the women" in the name of "civilization" is an old ploy used many times in the past by Western imperialists, writes Leila Ahmed
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Tunisia Begins to Process Recent History
Accusations and Reconciliation
In mid-October, people in Tunisia will vote for a constituent assembly aimed at putting the country on the path to democracy. Meanwhile the process of coming to terms with the 23-year Ben Ali dictatorship has only just got off to a hesitant start. A reportage by Sarah Mersch in Tunis
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Tunisia's Art Scene after the Overthrow of Ben Ali
Politics as Inspiration
Activism and art go hand in hand nowadays in Tunisia. The young and politicized artistic scene in the Mediterranean country has flourished since the dictator Ben Ali fled Tunisia in January. Sarah Mersch offers an overview from the capital Tunis
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Salafists and the Arab Spring
Fears of Rising Extremism in Egypt's Power Vacuum
As secular and Islamic groups prepare for Egypt's first free elections later this year, the unchecked rise of the Islamist Salafi sect is causing concern among Egyptians who fear its violent extremist agenda. Nick Amies reports
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Egypt's Christian Minority
Copts Fear for the Future
Egypt's Coptic Christian minority has long claimed it suffers discrimination in the Muslim-majority country. Many had hoped that would change in the wake of the revolution, but many fear a return of the old ways. Magdalena Suerbaum reports