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Ahmed Zewail, an Egyptian-American, won the 1999 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Alaa al-Aswany, is the author of The Yacoubian Building, an acclaimed novel about Egypt's decay during years of dictatorship.
Scott MacLeod: My Love, Egypt Scott MacLeod 2011
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Ahmed Zewail, an Egyptian-American, won the 1999 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Alaa al-Aswany, is the author of The Yacoubian Building, an acclaimed novel about Egypt's decay during years of dictatorship.
Scott MacLeod: My Love, Egypt Scott MacLeod 2011
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Among the protesters in Cairo was Alaa al-Aswany, author of the best-selling "Yacoubian Building," which portrays corrupt politicians, police brutality and terrorism in Egypt.
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Ahmed Zewail, an Egyptian-American, won the 1999 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Alaa al-Aswany, is the author of The Yacoubian Building, an acclaimed novel about Egypt's decay during years of dictatorship.
Scott MacLeod: My Love, Egypt Scott MacLeod 2011
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Ahmed Zewail, an Egyptian-American, won the 1999 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Alaa al-Aswany, is the author of The Yacoubian Building, an acclaimed novel about Egypt's decay during years of dictatorship.
Scott MacLeod: My Love, Egypt Scott MacLeod 2011
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I think the fear is that Syria would descend into all-out chaos and sectarian conflict, says Yacoubian.
Whither Assad? How the Syrian Leader’s Days May Be Numbered 2011
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I think the fear is that Syria would descend into all-out chaos and sectarian conflict, says Yacoubian.
Whither Assad? How the Syrian Leader’s Days May Be Numbered 2011
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Failure to achieve some sort of consensus in the wake of the new political landscape could, as Lebanon expert Mona Yacoubian told Middle East Progress recently, “set Lebanon up for a period of dangerous political paralysis.”
Wonk Room » Lebanon’s Victorious March 14 Coalition Faces Challenges 2009
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I think the fear is that Syria would descend into all-out chaos and sectarian conflict, says Yacoubian.
Whither Assad? How the Syrian Leader’s Days May Be Numbered 2011
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Ahmed Zewail, an Egyptian-American, won the 1999 Nobel Prize in chemistry, and Alaa al-Aswany, is the author of The Yacoubian Building, an acclaimed novel about Egypt's decay during years of dictatorship.
Scott MacLeod: My Love, Egypt Scott MacLeod 2011
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