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Saudi Women Make Cracks in the Glass Ceiling

Young Saudis take the lead in the kingdom’s slowly changing gender roles

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Do Iraq’s Women Miss Saddam?

Women’s advocacy groups say the US courtship of conservative Islamists curtailed women’s rights.

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Hamas Set to Carry Out Executions

Rights groups call on the de facto Gaza government to halt the announced hangings.

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UN: Somalis Not Getting Half Their Food Aid

Somali analyst: “Is it morally better to have 10,000 people starve to death or to pay $2000 to an Islamist warlord?”

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Afghans Move to Protect Rare Bird

The world’s ‘least known bird’ added to Afghanistan protection list.

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Israel – South Africa Crises Faces Deadline

Israel may cut all flights to South Africa on Sunday as spat over El Al security goes unresolved.

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Regression in Freedoms Across the Middle East

The Middle East has remained the most repressive region in the world, an annual survey of political rights and civil liberties has found.

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Think Twice Before Playing with Your Noodle in Syria

Syria’s Blogosphere Explodes with Competing Campaigns For and Against Masturbation

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