Middle East

Cafes in Tunisia have become a common hangout for unemployed college graduates, but now that educated youth may be able to get back to work. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/clurross/4543646129/sizes/m/in/photostream/">Flickr (clurross)</a>

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A new model for Middle East economic practices starts with Tunisia, Libya

Sitting in cafes all over Tunisia are unemployed youth with college degrees and nothing better to do.

Some of the thousands stuck at the Salloum border between Libya and Egypt. The situation on the Tunisian border is much worse. Photo: Cassandra Nelson/Mercy Corps

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Libya's Border Crisis

This has been reposted from the Mercy Corps blog.

Iraqi refugees living in Jordan. Photo: Jacob Colie/Mercy Corps

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The Plight of Iraqis

Life has been hard for many Iraqi refugees. They flee their homes in the thousands each day to reach unwelcoming neighboring countries that do not have enough room or resources for them.

The original silk road. Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/sanjoy/177101851/">sanjoyg (flickr)</a>

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Silk Road Reopens

Is the Silk Road making a comeback?

Photo: <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/plus45/2138366428/">plus45 (flickr)</a>

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Dubai Striving to be World’s Economic and Cultural Hub

Megacity Dubai is positioning itself to be the new financial and cultural capital of the world. Once a small fishing village, the place has transformed into one of the most thriving economies on Earth.

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Brave New World: Gulf Seeks Bold Science Initiatives

The Gulf States are investing in radical initiatives to strengthen science, but results are not guaranteed.

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Do Higher Oil Prices Mean Poverty for Middle East?

It seems counter intuitive-- how can higher oil prices possibly make oil rich countries like Saudi Arabia worse off? Well, these prices are certainly hurting the middle class.

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Philanthropy in the Arab World

When we hear about the Middle East in the news we mostly hear about oil and conflict, but this article brings to light a new trend when it comes to the Arab world-philanthropy.

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Globalization with Arab Characteristics

The Arab states need to adapt to global markets in order to increase employment opportunities for the booming young adult population.

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Reducing the Risk of Disaster

Mercy Corps is engaging in disaster risk reduction programming to identify hazards and lessen the destruction caused by disasters.

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Peacebuilding Through Sustainable Economic Development

An interview with the head of the Mercy Corps Collaborative Development Initiative in Kyrgyzstan, an economic development and peacebuilding project.

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An Interview with Thomas L. Friedman

New York Times columnist and author Thomas L. Friedman discusses the next edition of his bestselling book, "The World Is Flat," due to be released later this month.

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Cartoon Crisis - Clash of Civilizations?

The controversy over the publication of the Danish cartoons illustrates how globalization is creating a convergence of cultures.

prophet Muhammed

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Europe and Middle East

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General Globalization

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Cartoon Jihad

Besides showing the cultural gulf with the West, the cartoon crises shows the clout of globalized Islam.

prophet Muhammed

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Europe and Middle East

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Cartoon Crisis - Globalisation and Alienation

Even as it connects the world, globalisation is creating a sense of alienation, injustice and inequality amongst communities.

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