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Stories about West Asia & North Africa from November, 2014
Druze Leader Walid Joumbulatt Takes to Twitter
Lebanese politician and Druze leader Walid Joumblatt is on Twitter – and had a hard time proving it really was him. The account set up on October 27 has attracted...
Tunisian Election Paves the Way for a Brave New Future of Plural Democracy
A high turnout, a relatively trouble-free vote and the candidates' acceptance of the results of Tunisia's October 26 election signal the country's maturing as a democracy.
This Virtual Museum in Lebanon is Winning Censorship Battles
Thalia Rahme reports on the state of censorship in her country Lebanon, through an interview with those behind the Virtual Museum of Censorship.
‘We Want to Live': Thousands Endure Hunger and Thirst in Syria's Besieged Yarmouk
Once home to 160,000 Palestinian refugees, the Yarmouk camp today houses 18,000 people under siege. The regime has cut their water supply. Online, netizens are drawing attention to their plight.
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