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		<title>Pakistan: Between Extremism and Toleration</title>
		<link>http://mepoliticalreview.com/2011/03/pakistan-between-extremism-and-toleration/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 03 Mar 2011 21:33:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday, it was reported that the Pakistani Minister for Minorities (a Cabinet-level position in Pakistan&#8217;s government) was shot by gunmen yesterday thought to be Muslim extremists. This follows the assassination of a Pakistani governor in early January, also by Muslim extremists. In the first case, the Minister was a Christian and in the case of&#8230;<br /><span class="more-link-wrapper"><a href="http://mepoliticalreview.com/2011/03/pakistan-between-extremism-and-toleration/" class="more-link">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Arab Revolutions: Changing the Guard, Business as Usual</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:49:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Arab World, as (nearly) everyone has seen, has been engulfed by popular revolutions, some successful (as in Egypt and Tunisia). Publics in a variety of different Arab countries have risen up against autocratic and dictatorial rules, fighting for rights long denied to them by a corrupt and manipulative leadership. In Tunisia, we have probably&#8230;<br /><span class="more-link-wrapper"><a href="http://mepoliticalreview.com/2011/02/arab-revolutions-changing-the-guard-business-as-usual/" class="more-link">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Egypt&#8217;s Day of Protest</title>
		<link>http://mepoliticalreview.com/2011/01/egypts-day-of-protest/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 21:02:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, tens of thousands of Egyptians went into the streets to protest against the Mubarak led-regime. Seemingly inspired by the success of a populist revolution in Tunisia, the participants in this protest were organized on the internet using social media. Police were deployed against the protesters, but according to al-Sharq al-Awsat, they showed abnormal restraint.&#8230;<br /><span class="more-link-wrapper"><a href="http://mepoliticalreview.com/2011/01/egypts-day-of-protest/" class="more-link">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Hizbullah Takeover Begins</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 20:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Today, we read that Najib Mikata was chosen as Lebanon&#8217;s Prime Minister, instead of the previous leader of the Sunni Lebanese parliamentary bloc and previous Prime Minister, Sa&#8217;ad Hariri. Mikata was chosen by a majority of the Parliament, led by the March 8 (Hizbullah-allied) group. In response, Sunnis across the country were encouraged to protest&#8230;<br /><span class="more-link-wrapper"><a href="http://mepoliticalreview.com/2011/01/the-hizbullah-takeover-begins/" class="more-link">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Palestine Papers&#8211;Real or Not?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Jan 2011 09:32:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night, the Palestine Papers were leaked (from where is not clear) by al-Jazeera. This collection, as reported, has over 1600 secret documents detailing negotiations between the Israelis and Palestinians over the past years. These documents, revealed in a very -Wikileaks way, were obtained by al-Jazeera through an unnamed source. Al-Jazeera says in their introduction&#8230;<br /><span class="more-link-wrapper"><a href="http://mepoliticalreview.com/2011/01/the-palestine-papers-real-or-not/" class="more-link">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Hizbullah Ups the Ante</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:02:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent post, I discussed what I thought were Hizbullah&#8217;s goal(s) in pulling out of Lebanon&#8217;s government. While I was unsure of whether this was grab for power (a thought shared by most analysts), I did think that Hizbullah was making a grab, legally, for more power. Today, we discover that Hizbullah members were&#8230;<br /><span class="more-link-wrapper"><a href="http://mepoliticalreview.com/2011/01/hizbullah-ups-the-ante/" class="more-link">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Decline of the Arabs&#8211;or so we&#8217;re told</title>
		<link>http://mepoliticalreview.com/2011/01/the-decline-of-the-arabs-or-so-were-told/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 19 Jan 2011 20:42:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The revolution in Tunisia, now almost a week old, seems to have the Middle East and the Arab world abuzz. Arab media is reporting that various Arab governments are afraid of the spillover of popular resentment toward ruling regimes. At the same time, analysts are predicting places to which the revolution could spread: Foreign Policy&#8230;<br /><span class="more-link-wrapper"><a href="http://mepoliticalreview.com/2011/01/the-decline-of-the-arabs-or-so-were-told/" class="more-link">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Other Opinions on the Impact of Tunisia&#8217;s Revolution</title>
		<link>http://mepoliticalreview.com/2011/01/other-opinions-on-the-impact-of-tunisia-revolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Jan 2011 21:30:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In my post yesterday, I predicted some of the possible places that could face a similar situation as happened in Tunisia, including possible Arab countries that could fall victim to a similar scenario. Some experts and news analysis have had a mixed view on the matter.  Here&#8217;s a sampling of various opinions: 1) Joshua Landis&#8230;<br /><span class="more-link-wrapper"><a href="http://mepoliticalreview.com/2011/01/other-opinions-on-the-impact-of-tunisia-revolution/" class="more-link">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>The Impact of Tunisia&#8217;s &#8220;Revolution&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://mepoliticalreview.com/2011/01/the-impact-of-tunisias-revolution/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jan 2011 21:09:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, as many news outlets reported, the President of Tunisia fled the country in the face of massive protests in the streets. While I have only followed the headlines in a cursory way and haven&#8217;t read into the roots causes that much (not being an expert in Maghreb politics), it would seem that&#8230;<br /><span class="more-link-wrapper"><a href="http://mepoliticalreview.com/2011/01/the-impact-of-tunisias-revolution/" class="more-link">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
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		<title>Hizbullah&#8217;s Moves in Lebanon: Future Implications for Islamist Movements</title>
		<link>http://mepoliticalreview.com/2011/01/hizbullahs-moves-in-lebanon-future-implications-for-islamist-movements/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 13 Jan 2011 10:19:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jeremy Brown</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a recent blog post about Hizbullah&#8217;s intentions in withdrawing from the Lebanese government and thus causing its collapse, I argued that this might be their attempt to institute the Islamic order they advocate in their ideology. However, beyond the intentions and implications for Lebanon, it is also important to consider what Hizbullah&#8217;s moves might&#8230;<br /><span class="more-link-wrapper"><a href="http://mepoliticalreview.com/2011/01/hizbullahs-moves-in-lebanon-future-implications-for-islamist-movements/" class="more-link">Read More</a></span>]]></description>
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