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Prince El Hassan bin Talal
H.R.H.Prince El Hassan bin Talal is chairman and founder of the Arab Thought Forum and the West Asia-North Africa Forum.
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The Middle East’s Slow-Motion Revolution
Prince El Hassan bin Talal Series: Islam 2011-06-21The Middle East, a region often depicted as “backward,” is now debating its destiny face-to-face and across social networks every second of every day. But, while communication may be instant, the revolution is proceeding in slow motion, because it lacks a coherent animating ideology.... read Comments: 1 Recommended: 1 Read: 10800
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Killing Justice in Russia
2010-05-26
The death of Eduard Chuvashov, a judge killed in cold blood on April 12 in Moscow, is another in a long and growing list of murders perpetrated on those in Russia who try to seek justice for the victims of crimes. These murders are not isolated occurrences; on the contrary, they define the nature of Russia's current regime.... read Comments: 4 Recommended: 0 Read: 14540
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Modernizing the Middle East’s Economies
Prince El Hassan bin Talal Series: Frontiers of Growth 2009-08-19Most Middle Eastern countries missed the first industrial revolution based on coal and steam power, and the second industrial revolution based on oil and the internal combustion engine. While this has spared them the burden of declining industries, they need policies aimed at joining the third industrial revolution - the post-carbon economy of renewable energy and fuel-cell cars.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 25307
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Humanity’s Stake in Gaza
Vaclav Havel, Prince El Hassan bin Talal, Hans Küng, Desmond Tutu and Karel Schwarzenberg Series: The World in Words 2008-12-31In Gaza, mankind’s basic morality is at stake. Of course, Israel’s need for security must be understood by all sides, but confidence-building measures are needed from all sides as well, in order to send a clear message that dialogue, not violence, is the way forward.... read Comments: 1 Recommended: 0 Read: 19861
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From Payer to Player in the Middle East
Prince El Hassan bin Talal Series: Islam 2007-10-16The European Union has contributed billions of euros in aid to the Palsestinians, but has little to show for it in terms of enhancing peace, stability, and its own influence. Where Europe can really make a difference is in framing a Balkan-style stability pact that addresses people’s existential concerns: land ownership, water rights, and demography.... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 19729
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Middle East Integration
Prince El Hassan bin Talal Series: Islam 2005-03-18The attempts now being made to revive the “road map” to a final settlement of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict and the creation of a Palestinian state are at only a preliminary stage. The recent international conference in London, aimed at supporting reforms in the Palestinian Authority and shoring up support for renewed negotiations with Israel, is one of those preliminary efforts. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 24574
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The Road Ahead in the Middle East
Prince El Hassan bin Talal Series: Islam 2002-06-14During these hard times for Israeli-Palestinian relations, it is vital that positive steps be taken and international goodwill be mobilized. For a significant number of both Palestinians and Israelis, the use of force has come to represent the only conceivable option. Palestinian society can feel very little hope in the immediate term, so what else is there to lose? Yet it seems just as clear that the pursuit of extreme measures by any party will surely lead to wider and worse clashes. ... read Comments: 0 Recommended: 0 Read: 13224
