“We have to leave behind us this outdated story, this outdated history, and build a new history based on dialogue.”
Egypt’s Muslim Sisterhood: What Roles Do Islamist Women Play?
The Muslim Brotherhood and their Islamist platform have become a powerful political force since the fall of Hosni Mubarak. Their ranks include women who also advocate a greater role for Islam in Egyptian society and government. …
Must-Reads from Around the World, June 15, 2012
Today we focus on coverage of investigations of official wrongdoing in China, the furor over the political situation in Egypt, and why Germans think Obama has failed
Greek Elections: A Referendum on the Euro?
Greeks go to the polls on Sunday in an election that could determine whether the country stays in the euro zone — and perhaps the future of the currency union itself
Half the Sky: China Prepares to Send First Female Astronaut into Space
Liu Yang will be in orbit with two other astronauts for nearly two weeks.
“Mr Blair, I'm conducting a citizen's arrest for crimes against peace under the Hong Kong power 101 law.”
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Sri Lanka’s Elephant Shortage
In Sri Lanka, elephants perform an important role in a range of traditional religious ceremonies. But dwindling numbers of pachyderms in captivity have led to a surge in illegal kidnapping of baby elephants
Why Does Pakistan Call This Man a Traitor?
A judicial commission deemed Husain Haqqani — Pakistan’s former ambassador to Washington and a champion of U.S.-Pakistan ties — a traitor. When Osama bin Laden and Taliban militants can call Pakistan home, why are people like …
Cameron at Leveson: Black and White and Reddening All Over
U.K. Prime Minister David Cameron faced tough questions from a public inquiry about his close ties to Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation
A Frank Interview with Ukraine’s President: ‘Politics Is the Ability to Control Your Emotions’
Viktor Yanukovych is clearly unhappy with threats by European leaders to boycott the finals of Euro 2012, and he makes his feelings known in an interview with TIME
“This is the tragedy of being stateless.”
Egypt’s Judges and Generals Dissolve the Parliament: Is the Revolution Now Over?
Confident that raw power and divisions among the opposition preclude any serious challenge, the junta turns the tables on a democratic transition