The historic AUC Tahrir Square campus is a landmark and cultural oasis in the heart of Cairo. A gathering place for lovers of literature, theatre and all forms of arts and cultureer. The campus ...

In Tahrir Square. In liberation square. They knew this because a public square is a place to organize, to be seen and heard. It can act as a focal point, a place of community, sometimes even ...

When militants led by the rebel group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham reached Damascus last December, the capital fell without a fight. The regime’s collapse should also dispel at last the persistent myth that ...

Egypt The pro-democracy demonstrations that finally forced Hosni Mubarak to stand down as president on 20 February began at the end of January in Tahrir Square, now the emblem of the Arab Spring ...

From the “Great Arab Revolt” against Ottoman rule in World War I to the upheavals of the Arab Spring, this text analyzes a century of modern Arab history through the lens of three intertwined notions: ...

He headed U.S. embassies around the world and relished the role, bringing a gregarious style to promoting American interests.

He was a respected adviser and expert on global affairs, managing intricate international issues, including Cold War diplomacy, the Vietnam War, the Gulf War, the Arab Spring, apartheid in South ...

A political panorama of the Middle East, surveying the fortunes of rulers and ruled in Riyadh, Cairo, Tripoli, Damascus, Tehran, Gaza and Tel Aviv, under the stifling blanket of a heavily militarized ...

After 18 days of mass protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, Mubarak stepped down, ending nearly 30 years of authoritarian rule. This moment was a key episode in the Arab Spring, a series of anti ...

Protest movements can shake things up, but unless they are well-structured and pursue long-term strategies for change, the ...