Arab Spring to Arab Summer

World Conference showcases science journalism in Middle East

By Curtis Brainard and Cristine Russell   Jul 6, 2011 at 05:00 PM

Doha, Qatar—The Arab Spring that toppled governments in North Africa and the Middle East turned into an Arab summer for... More

Arab Spring: A Guardian Interactive Timeline

By Lauren Kirchner   Mar 23, 2011 at 11:15 AM

On Tuesday, The Guardian posted an excellent infographic, ”The path of protest,” which promises to make the popular uprisings sweeping... More

Egypt’s Revolution through My Students’ Eyes

Arab reporters bear witness to Mubarak’s fall

By Lawrence Pintak   Mar 2, 2011 at 12:13 PM

“I was attacked today when I tried to protect some foreigners.” The Facebook message arrived in my inbox early afternoon... More

Growing Science in the Desert

Several Middle Eastern countries are pouring money into research; will it work?

By James Fahn   Jul 11, 2011 at 02:00 PM

Doha, Qatar—“Water flows uphill toward money and power,” said hydrologist Tony Allan, citing a political truism during a talk here... More

Is This the World’s Best Twitter Account?

Meet Andy Carvin, verification machine

By Craig Silverman   Apr 8, 2011 at 12:20 PM

Yesterday morning NPR’s Andy Carvin took a break from running one of the world’s best Twitter accounts to explain what... More

Lebanon and the Power of the Press

Media freedoms make nations more stable, not less

By Justin D. Martin   Apr 21, 2011 at 02:05 PM

BEIRUT—Lebanon spoils the myth that press restrictions are essential to maintaining a delicate security balance. This country was practically structured... More

Libya and the Arab Street

What do ordinary Arabs think? Let’s ask them

By Michael Massing   Mar 25, 2011 at 01:17 PM

On Wednesday, I went to hear Ayman Mohyeldin, the Cairo correspondent for Al Jazeera English, speak at the office of... More

Obama Leaves the Pundits Wanting More

Libya speech did little to clear up the unclear

By Joel Meares   Mar 29, 2011 at 01:08 PM

If the president had hoped last night’s speech would quash claims that the purpose and objective of our intervention... More

Obama’s Big Speech: Is Anyone in the Middle East Listening?

By Greg Marx   May 19, 2011 at 01:20 PM

As the president prepared to deliver his remarks on American policy in the wake of the “Arab Spring,” the lead... More

POWs, Dead Dictators, and Journalistic Ethics

Would any journalist have turned down the opportunity to interview Gilad Shalit?

By Lawrence Pintak   Oct 27, 2011 at 02:11 PM

The young Iranian prisoner was no more than fourteen, still caked with a thick layer of dust from the battlefield.... More

Q&A: New NBC Correspondent Ayman Mohyeldin

“Part of me wants to speak to the global audience, and a part of me wants to speak to America”

By Dave Marash   Sep 19, 2011 at 04:02 PM

This spring, just before he turned thirty-two, Ayman Mohyeldin’s contract with Al Jazeera was ending and he was faced with... More

Reporting a Revolution in Cairo

A Q&A with Chris Stanton of The National

By Lauren Kirchner   Jan 28, 2011 at 10:00 AM

Chris Stanton, a New Jersey native who has worked for several years for The National, an English-language newspaper in Abu... More

Speech in Israel Is Not Free

There’s more to democracy than just holding regular elections

By Justin D. Martin   Nov 4, 2011 at 02:17 PM

Both Israeli and US policymakers are fond of calling Israel and the United States likeminded democracies. “America has no better... More

Why Aren’t More Arab Americans Working in Mainstream Journalism?

Group remains underrepresented in US newsrooms

By Justin D. Martin   Jan 31, 2012 at 11:21 AM

There are anywhere between 3.5 and 5.1 million Americans of Arab descent, according to figures from the Arab American Institute,... More