Dispatch from the Revolution

Supremely Irrelevant

Iran tried to take advantage of the Arab Spring. It failed, miserably.

BY COLIN H. KAHL | JANUARY 25, 2012

FP Expert Survey: The Arab Spring

One year later, how has the Arab world changed?

JANUARY 25, 2012

Soldiers of Conscience

The Egyptian military insists it supports the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. So why are these men still in prison?

BY PATRICK GALEY | JANUARY 24, 2012

Qaddafi's Close-Ups

The Colonel's iconic style throughout the years.

OCTOBER 24, 2011

Fear and Loathing in Christian Cairo

After a day of brutal violence, my Egyptian Christian family -- and the Coptic community -- is afraid for the future.

BY MONIQUE EL-FAIZY | OCTOBER 11, 2011

Life Lessons

How are children in Benghazi coping with war?

BY RYAN CALDER | APRIL 15, 2011

Children of the Revolution

In the uprisings across the Arab world, protesters are finding that revolution is sometimes child's play.

BY SUZANNE MERKELSON, AYLIN ZAFAR | MARCH 31, 2011

The Young and the Restless

Morocco's young masses are frustrated with the monarchy's grip over the economy. And new promises of reform haven't been enough to quell a rising current of dissent.

BY RACHEL NEWCOMB | MARCH 25, 2011

The Eye of the Storm

With the rebels in the Libyan opposition stronghold of Benghazi, awaiting Muammar al-Qaddafi's next move.

BY PATRICK GRAHAM | MARCH 25, 2011

Inside Free Benghazi

On the eve of international intervention in Libya, rebels have established a stronghold in the country's second-largest city.

MARCH 18, 2011

Think Again: Arab Democracy

One of the world's foremost experts on democracy building debunks the myths surrounding the Arab world's new governments -- and wonders what sort of role the West should play.

BY THOMAS CAROTHERS | MARCH 10, 2011

What Egyptian Women (and Men) Want

Survey data reveals what Egyptians expect from their new country, on everything from legal rights and education to the role of Islamic law.

BY DALIA MOGAHED | MARCH 10, 2011

Still Fighting in Cairo

Egypt's revolution continues into another day.

BY MOHAMED EL DAHSHAN | MARCH 7, 2011

Women and the Revolution

What does the new democratic future hold for Egyptian women?

BY LAUREN E. BOHN, SARAH LYNCH | MARCH 2, 2011

Oman's Days of Rage

A sleepy little sultanate erupts in unexpected anger.

BY JACKIE SPINNER | FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Valley of the Lone Tourist

In ancient Upper Egypt, there are no gawking travelers to be found. But Egyptians are thrilled with their newfound freedom.

BY CARL HOFFMAN | FEBRUARY 28, 2011

Cairo It Ain't

Pro-democracy protesters have started something big in Yemen. But are they going to like how it ends?

BY HALEY SWEETLAND EDWARDS | FEBRUARY 24, 2011

The Pharaoh Is Dead, Long Live the Pharaoh?

My week in Cairo began amid violence and culminated with Mubarak's ouster. But no one really knows what's coming next.

BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL | FEBRUARY 11, 2011

Egypt's Foreigner Blame Game

Hosni Mubarak tries xenophobia to stay at the helm.

BY PETER BOUCKAERT | FEBRUARY 9, 2011

The Al Jazeera Effect

The inside story of Egypt's TV wars and how Saudi Arabia could be next.

BY HUGH MILES | FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Dialogue of the Deaf

Meet the men who could sell out the protesters in Tahrir Square.

BY SAMER SHEHATA | FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Two Cups of Tea

How I got detained in Cairo, and why the battle of Tahrir Square lives on.

BY BLAKE HOUNSHELL | FEBRUARY 4, 2011

The Arab World's Youth Army

Meet the chronically unemployed twenty-somethings fueling social and political upheaval across the Middle East.

BY ELLEN KNICKMEYER | JANUARY 27, 2011