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No one can deny the sudden and unforeseen nature of the Tunisian uprising. Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation touched off a movement that quickly evolved from a popular uprising into a broad-based revolutionary upheaval. Years of suffocation and frustration gave the movement the energy and the strength to overthrow the dictator Ben ... Read More »

Unflattering as some western stereotypes are of Arab men, western women also get a bad press in conservative Arab circles. When I wrote last month about western stereotypes of Arab men, several commenters, including WeAreTheWorld, suggested that Arab stereotypes of western women would also be worth exploring. Just as Arab men are ... Read More »

Story Highlights: * Nafees Syed: Obama is reaching out to Muslim world with words, actions * She says Muslims worldwide have a shared concern about key issues * Syed: Obama's interview with Al-Arabiya talked of respect and partnership * She says Bush administration used harsh language of crusade, Islamofascism Read More »