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Sat, 18 May 2013 23:28:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/canadian-intelligence-caught-off-guard-by-arab-spring-government-report/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/canadian-intelligence-caught-off-guard-by-arab-spring-government-report/#comments Mon, 06 May 2013 21:31:21 +0000 The Canadian Press http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=380940 http://www2.macleans.ca/2013/05/06/canadian-intelligence-caught-off-guard-by-arab-spring-government-report/feed/ 0 OTTAWA – The 2011 Arab Spring uprising in the Middle East came as a... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/25/whats-changed-since-the-revolution-5/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/25/whats-changed-since-the-revolution-5/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:33:45 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314362 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/25/whats-changed-since-the-revolution-5/feed/ 0 Street artist Omar 'Picaso' Fathy explains http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/25/whats-changed-since-the-revolution-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/25/whats-changed-since-the-revolution-4/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:33:19 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314364 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/25/whats-changed-since-the-revolution-4/feed/ 0 Muslim Brother Tamar Omar explains http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/25/whats-changed-since-the-revolution-3/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/25/whats-changed-since-the-revolution-3/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:32:37 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314368 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/25/whats-changed-since-the-revolution-3/feed/ 0 Amr Ibrahim, who was shot during the Tahrir Square protests and lost sight in one eye, explains http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/25/whats-changed-since-the-revolution-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/25/whats-changed-since-the-revolution-2/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:32:12 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314371 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/25/whats-changed-since-the-revolution-2/feed/ 0 Psychologist and Tahrir vet Farah Shash explains http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/25/whats-changed-since-the-revolution/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/25/whats-changed-since-the-revolution/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 23:31:33 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314366 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/25/whats-changed-since-the-revolution/feed/ 0 Liberal activist Mahmoud Salem explains http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/brothers-in-charge/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/brothers-in-charge/#comments Tue, 20 Nov 2012 18:31:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=314681 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/11/20/brothers-in-charge/feed/ 0 A feature report by Michael Petrou on the dynamics at play in the streets of Cairo http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/a-revealing-debate/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/a-revealing-debate/#comments Fri, 05 Oct 2012 02:20:01 +0000 Emma Teitel http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=297066 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/04/a-revealing-debate/feed/ 0 With the Muslim Brotherhood government in charge, head scarves are back on TV http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/petrou/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/petrou/#comments Mon, 01 Oct 2012 13:24:34 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=298493 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/10/01/petrou/feed/ 0 Michael Petrou live tweets from Egypt http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/stephen-harper-on-libya-iran-the-arab-spring-the-economy-and-the-budget/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/stephen-harper-on-libya-iran-the-arab-spring-the-economy-and-the-budget/#comments Fri, 14 Sep 2012 12:00:08 +0000 Aaron Wherry http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=293549 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/09/14/stephen-harper-on-libya-iran-the-arab-spring-the-economy-and-the-budget/feed/ 0 The Prime Minister talks to a certain news channel.... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/14/the-arab-spring-for-this/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/14/the-arab-spring-for-this/#comments Thu, 14 Jun 2012 22:30:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=266820 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/06/14/the-arab-spring-for-this/feed/ 0 A return to the Mubarak era—or Sharia law? That’s the choice facing voters in Egypt’s presidential runoff http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/when-governments-pull-the-plug-the-people-build-a-new-internet/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/when-governments-pull-the-plug-the-people-build-a-new-internet/#comments Wed, 30 May 2012 18:59:06 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=262076 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/30/when-governments-pull-the-plug-the-people-build-a-new-internet/feed/ 0 How mesh networks could change the Net as we know it http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/in-post-gadhafi-libya-life-still-feels-frighteningly-frail/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/in-post-gadhafi-libya-life-still-feels-frighteningly-frail/#comments Tue, 29 May 2012 15:30:49 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=261789 Maclean's reports from Tripoli]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/29/in-post-gadhafi-libya-life-still-feels-frighteningly-frail/feed/ 0 Maclean's reports from Tripoli http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/one-giant-leap-for-democracy/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/one-giant-leap-for-democracy/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 15:36:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=258956 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/one-giant-leap-for-democracy/feed/ 0 Despite the arrests and suppression of dissent, the current presidential race shows how far the country has come http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/egyptians-take-to-polls-in-landmark-presidential-election/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/egyptians-take-to-polls-in-landmark-presidential-election/#comments Wed, 23 May 2012 15:34:42 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260400 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/23/egyptians-take-to-polls-in-landmark-presidential-election/feed/ 0 It is being billed as the first exercise in true democracy since civilization sprang... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/21/in-libya-lockerbie-bombers-death-brings-sigh-of-relief-leaves-questions-unanswered/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/21/in-libya-lockerbie-bombers-death-brings-sigh-of-relief-leaves-questions-unanswered/#comments Mon, 21 May 2012 12:13:38 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=260046 Maclean's reports from Tripoli]]> http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/05/21/in-libya-lockerbie-bombers-death-brings-sigh-of-relief-leaves-questions-unanswered/feed/ 0 Maclean's reports from Tripoli http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/western-media-defriend-arab-dictators-wives/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/western-media-defriend-arab-dictators-wives/#comments Wed, 07 Mar 2012 14:31:10 +0000 Gabriela Perdomo http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=244237 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/03/07/western-media-defriend-arab-dictators-wives/feed/ 0 If you haven’t already, do read this piece by Angelique Christafis for The Guardian:... http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/get-me-a-spin-doctor/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/get-me-a-spin-doctor/#comments Tue, 28 Feb 2012 16:00:10 +0000 Alex Ballingall http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=242399 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/28/get-me-a-spin-doctor/feed/ 0 Spin doctors silence democratic dissidents and help lobby Washington http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/a-year-later-still-dreaming-of-change/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/a-year-later-still-dreaming-of-change/#comments Wed, 22 Feb 2012 15:50:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239987 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/22/a-year-later-still-dreaming-of-change/feed/ 0 The crowds were sparse, but hope remains in Tahrir square http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/now-this-is-a-war/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/now-this-is-a-war/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 16:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=239989 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/21/now-this-is-a-war/feed/ 0 Pro-democracy protesters talk to 'Maclean’s' about the toll of fighting the regime and their fears for the future http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/bye-bye-sheiks/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/bye-bye-sheiks/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:30:01 +0000 Luiza Ch. Savage http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238596 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/bye-bye-sheiks/feed/ 0 Will new technologies make North American energy self-sufficiency a reality? http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/cozying-up-to-the-bear/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/cozying-up-to-the-bear/#comments Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:10:38 +0000 Jen Cutts http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=238811 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/14/cozying-up-to-the-bear/feed/ 0 Cypriot officials let a Russian ship loaded with ammunition sail on to Syria http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/cida-dfait-and-promoting-democracy-abroad/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/cida-dfait-and-promoting-democracy-abroad/#comments Mon, 06 Feb 2012 11:15:34 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=237939 http://www2.macleans.ca/2012/02/06/cida-dfait-and-promoting-democracy-abroad/feed/ 0 Last year’s revolutions of the Arab Spring were, and remain, the greatest opportunity for... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/21/whither-egypt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/21/whither-egypt/#comments Wed, 21 Dec 2011 12:34:28 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=230619 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/21/whither-egypt/feed/ 0 Why the economy matters more than Islam http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/shifting-sands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/shifting-sands/#comments Mon, 12 Dec 2011 14:30:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/15/shifting-sands/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/12/12/shifting-sands/feed/ 0 Will Bashar al-Assad’s brutal crackdown bring down the Syrian regime? http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/good-news-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/good-news-4/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 14:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/good-news-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/good-news-4/feed/ 0 B.C. salmon are radiation-free, RCMP officers get off scot-free for tasering a child http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/israel-alone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/israel-alone/#comments Fri, 23 Sep 2011 13:15:01 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/29/israel-alone/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/23/israel-alone/feed/ 43 With key regional allies now hostile, the Jewish state appears isolated as never before http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/in-the-shadow-of-911/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/in-the-shadow-of-911/#comments Fri, 16 Sep 2011 14:00:01 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/22/in-the-shadow-of-911/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/09/16/in-the-shadow-of-911/feed/ 2 Debating the impact of the attacks and how it changed Canadian life, laws and liberties http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/an-uneasy-uprising/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/an-uneasy-uprising/#comments Tue, 23 Aug 2011 15:05:04 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=210133 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/23/an-uneasy-uprising/feed/ 2 Tribal feuds, clan rifts and deepening political turmoil threaten to undermine the war against Gadhafi http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/19/why-people-cant-help-themselves/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/19/why-people-cant-help-themselves/#comments Fri, 19 Aug 2011 13:00:24 +0000 Andrew Potter http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=209992 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/19/why-people-cant-help-themselves/feed/ 29 Andrew Potter on how many take a great pleasure in anti-social behaviour, like rioting http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/14/not-just-another-arab-revolt/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/14/not-just-another-arab-revolt/#comments Sun, 14 Aug 2011 22:40:56 +0000 Michael Petrou http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=208724 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/14/not-just-another-arab-revolt/feed/ 0 The Assad regime is down but not out. What happens next will have serious implications for Iran. http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/good-news-bad-news-july-28-august-4/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/good-news-bad-news-july-28-august-4/#comments Wed, 10 Aug 2011 13:10:29 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=207453 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/08/10/good-news-bad-news-july-28-august-4/feed/ 2 Shooting victim Gabrielle Giffords returns to Congress for the U.S. debt vote, tens of thousands of Somalis flee famine in Kenya http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/14/gadhafi-pushes-nato-to-the-brink/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/14/gadhafi-pushes-nato-to-the-brink/#comments Thu, 14 Jul 2011 19:27:48 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=204642 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/14/gadhafi-pushes-nato-to-the-brink/feed/ 2 Why the Alliance's battle for Libya is also an existential one http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/lots-of-room-at-the-inn/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/lots-of-room-at-the-inn/#comments Thu, 07 Jul 2011 16:40:36 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199757 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/07/lots-of-room-at-the-inn/feed/ 0 Beirut’s luxury hotels had only just stolen the spotlight back from bombed-out ones when... http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/06/revolution-delayed-2/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/06/revolution-delayed-2/#comments Wed, 06 Jul 2011 13:40:32 +0000 macleans.ca http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=199602 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/07/06/revolution-delayed-2/feed/ 0 Tourists have fled, the economy has collapsed and Egypt’s nascent democracy has stalled http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/redefining-the-concept-of-brutality/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/redefining-the-concept-of-brutality/#comments Fri, 10 Jun 2011 14:05:16 +0000 Erica Alini http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=196419 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/06/10/redefining-the-concept-of-brutality/feed/ 11 Not content with killing protesters, the regime is also targeting expats http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/23/obamas-gamble-on-the-middle-east/ http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/23/obamas-gamble-on-the-middle-east/#comments Mon, 23 May 2011 16:42:34 +0000 John Parisella http://www2.macleans.ca/?p=193713 http://www2.macleans.ca/2011/05/23/obamas-gamble-on-the-middle-east/feed/ 92 After the killing of Osama bin Laden, Barack Obama could have been forgiven for...