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Papal Visit to Iraq: Breaking Historic Ground Pockmarked by Religious and Political Minefields
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Papal Visit to Iraq: Breaking Historic Ground Pockmarked by Religious and Political Minefields
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Papal Visit to Iraq: Breaking Historic Ground Pockmarked by Religious and Political Minefields

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Why People Comply with Authoritarian Exploitation in the Middle East

It is more often that we hear questions such as why do people comply with authoritarian exploitation? Why don’t they rebel, reform or change the s

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Who Says Popular Quest for Change in the Middle East Has Been Quelled?‏

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The Struggle Over Ideological Power in the Middle East

Using religious frameworks in political contestation and mobilisation processes has become more eminent in recent decades spiralling an intricate

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