Editorial

An unusual window on Palestinian politics

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An unusual window on Palestinian politics

A reality TV programme entitled "The President" and claiming to bring an overhaul of Palestine's political system is taking the territories by storm. Lena Odgaard investigates.

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Copts: Rebuilding state legitimacy in Egypt?

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Copts: Rebuilding state legitimacy in Egypt?

At a time of crisis and uncertainty, Egypt's minority Coptic community may hold the key for the future of government legitimacy in the country, say Matteo Gramaglia and Magdy Aziz Tobia

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The legacy of violence

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The legacy of violence

The current protests across the Muslim world betray a deeper political malaise rather than a mere superficial reaction to an insulting and degrading film, says Raphael Cormack.

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Tom Holland’s Islam: The Untold Story

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Tom Holland’s Islam: The Untold Story

Tom Holland's recent documentary on the origins of Islam is guilty of reducing nearly two millennia of Islamic scholarship and thought to a geographical debate over where the Prophet Mohammed was born, says Raphael Cormack.

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Global Feast: Eating the Middle East

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Global Feast: Eating the Middle East

A group of enterprising pop-up and underground chefs have been organising a culinary tour of the world to celebrate the arrival of the Olympics in London. The Arab Review attended their Middle East evening to sample the gastronomic delights on offer.

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