Most recent articles by Mona Naggar
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Interview with Sami Kilani''The Symbol of Resistance Is Not the Bullet!''
The Deacon of the Faculty for Education at the An Najah University in Nablus, Sami Kilani, is among the most influential advocates of non-violence in the Arab world. He is optimistic that the peaceful form of protest conducted in Tunisia and Egypt is an example that will be followed in other Arab countries
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Arab Intellectuals and the Arab SpringThe Silence of the Thinkers
Many intellectuals in the Arab world had already made their peace with the autocrats and dictators. Few of them made an active contribution to the Arab Spring movements. A commentary by Mona Naggar
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The Press in SyriaIndependent Media as Enemies of the System
Syria always ranks close to the bottom of the Press Freedom Index published annually by the organisation "Reporters Without Borders". And as Mona Naggar reports, the Ba'ath regime has stepped up censorship and persecution in response to recent protests in the country
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Interview with Sadiq Jalal al-AzmA New Spirit of Revolution
Sadiq Jalal al-Azm is among the most critical of Arab thinkers. In an interview with Mona Naggar he sheds light on the role of intellectuals during the Arab Spring and the current state of protest movements in the region