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Lunch with Madame Lagarde, dinner with Monsieur Mourad

Today, I had lunch with Madame Christine Lagarde, the managing director of the International Monetary Fund, one of the most influential international organizations in the world. Immediately after lunch,...

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Panpouch

When I was born, I had blue glasses. My parents did not worry, because they also wear blue glasses. And when I got older and went to school, I found out that all the other children were wearing blue glasses....

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The Revolutionary Promise

This is a regional tracking study to which Samar has contributed. The study explores the gap between the expectations and aspirations of young people in light of revolutionary promises made in 2011–12...

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On Women’s Day

I once envied a pregnant cat: It was passing by the Libyan borders next to our car when we were stopped, my mom and I, by the officers asking us to bring our ‘Mehrem’ (accompanying male relative) to enter...

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