Arianna Huffington revolutionized journalism with the Huffington Post. She speaks with Managing Editor Scott MacLeod about the future of digital media, taking HuffPost global, and the Charlie Hebdo killings.

The Fall 2014 issue features Special Report: Afghanistan’s Fate, a look at the country’s politics and people as Ashraf Ghani assumes the presidency and U.S.-led coalition forces wind down a thirteen-year occupation.

Last week, former President Hosni #Mubarak denied complicity in the killing of over 800 #protestors in #Egypt’s 2011 uprising. 

But the real value of Mubarak's trial lies in the debate it has unleashed among #Egyptians—especially young Egyptians—concerning their attitude toward authority.

#Ai #Weiwei’s work sweeps from #sculpture and #installations to #Instagram images. Confined to #China, he has been hailed as the most powerful artist on the planet. He speaks with journalist Dorinda Elliott about modern art, Chinese culture and snapping subversive selfies. 

#EGYPT: The 2013 #uprising against #Muslim #Brotherhood rule signaled a resounding defeat for #political #Islam and victory for the entrenched pillars of the #republic. Yet, if the #socioeconomic demands of the people remain unmet, #protesters will fill the streets yet again.

Analysis from Tarek Osman in our new issue.

Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of #Tunisia's #Ennahda Movement, explains why #Islam and #democracy are compatible.

The cover of our Spring 2014 issue, Special Report: Struggle in the Arab World. http://thecairoreview.com/

Ashraf Ghani became the new president of Afghanistan in a power-sharing deal that followed a contested election. Can he now address poor governance, corruption and the Taliban insurgency?

The cover of our Summer 2014 issue. Subscribe now: 

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How Nouri Al-#Maliki’s Policies are Dooming #Iraq

Nabeel Khoury, a former State Department official in #Baghdad, analyzes #ISIL, the fall of #Mosul  and  #Washington 's options. 

Rami Khouri: It is difficult to predict the outcome of the region’s transformation, but at least one thing is clear: we are witnessing the birth of #Arab #citizens who express themselves in the public sphere.

#Egypt  #Libya  #Syria   #Tunisia  #Yemen #ArabSpring

Our Spring 2014 issue is now online—Special Report: Struggle in the #Arab World.

In the lead essay, Nader Hashemi argues that it is impossible to ignore a conflict in #Syria that has now taken more than 150,000 lives since it began three years ago.

In “Why Syria Matters,” Hashemi, director of the Center for #MiddleEast Studies at the University of Denver and co-editor of the 2013 book 'The Syria Dilemma,' makes a powerful case for #humanitarian, #political, and #military intervention against the regime of President Bashar Al-#Assad.