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Defient Mood in Teheran

Defient Mood in Teheran

    As a sign of the troubled relations between Tehran and the West, Rome Mayor Gianni Alemanno just renamed the street next to the Iranian embassy "July 9th St." - after the date symbolizing the 1999 student pro-democracy demonstrations in Tehran. Iran responded angrily, but at the same time...

By Nir Boms
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July 15, 2008
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Net activism rattles Arabs

Net activism rattles Arabs

June 27th, 2008    FACEBOOK, the popular social networking site, is becoming more than just a cyber meeting place as it turns into a powerful vehicle for social change. Squeezing out MySpaceas the site of the moment and with 75million users (more than the population of most countries), it appears...

By Nir Boms
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June 27, 2008
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A Solid Start

A Solid Start

Election season has arrived in the Middle East. It seems that most of the residents of this troubled region have cast ballots in the past 12 months. Truly, what appeared impossible a few years ago is now happening before our eyes. While there is justifiable anguish about Hamas's recent victory...

By Nir Boms
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June 2, 2008
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Arab Rulers and Promises

Arab Rulers and Promises

published in THE WASHINGTON TIMES By Nir Boms and Erick Stakelbeck May 2, 2005 A year ago last month, in Egypt, a group of more than 100 Arab scholars, ambassadors and political leaders signed the "Alexandria Declaration," an ambitious agenda for political, economic, legislative and institutional change designed to help...

By Nir Boms
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June 2, 2008
4 Min Read
Syria’s Spark of Opposition

Syria’s Spark of Opposition

  By Nir Boms, 19th November 2007 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 1. In the aftermath of exiled Syrian opposition leader Farid Ghadry's visit to Israel, support within Syria has noticeably increased for his Syrian Reform Party (RPS). 2. In order to prevent further promotion of Ghadry, rather than in their usual fashion...

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June 1, 2008
5 Min Read
Assad Is Speaking

Assad Is Speaking

Friday, December 12, 2003 By: Nir Boms and Erick Stakelbeck In his three-and-a-half years as Syrian President, 38-year-old Bashar al-Assad has been called many things by U.S. officials. Misunderstood is not one of them. Yet, if Assad's recent comments to the New York Times are any indication, the U.S. has...

By Nir Boms
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June 1, 2008
5 Min Read
Inside Syria’s Gulag

Inside Syria’s Gulag

By Nir Boms FrontPageMagazine.com | May 26, 2004 On May 11, in accordance with the Syria Accountability Act, President Bush imposed new political and economic sanctions on Syria. The Syrian government, not surprisingly, was quick to condemn this move, calling the sanctions "unjust and unjustified," and portraying Syria as a...

By Nir Boms
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June 1, 2008
4 Min Read
The Culture of Tyranny

The Culture of Tyranny

Despite UN Designation, Arab Culture Deserves Better 'Capital' Than Syria published in ThreatsWatch.org By Guest Contributors Nir Boms and Jonathan Spyer The ancient city of Damascus received another mark of recognition last week. Following in the wake of Liverpool - which was recognized as the European Capital of Culture, and Stavanger...

By Nir Boms
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June 1, 2008
5 Min Read
Watching the Watchdog

Watching the Watchdog

The media's role is to be the watchdog of democracy. But what happens when the watchdog falls into an unexpected trap? What happens when it is betrayed from within and maliciously manipulated in order to create a skewed picture of reality? by Nir Boms and Elliot Chodoff (10/25/2007) - published...

By Nir Boms
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June 1, 2008
5 Min Read
“Hammapolis”

“Hammapolis”

Ahmed Yussuf, political adviser to Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh: Abbas did not have a mandate to negotiate on behalf of the Palestinian people Nir Boms and Elliot Chodoff (11/28/2007) Leaders from around the world are converging on Annapolis, but the parties are still busy debating both format and content. However,...

By Nir Boms
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June 1, 2008
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