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For Which It Stands: Introduction to the series
GlobalPost is proud to offer this special report, "… For Which It Stands." From every corner of the world, more than 40 GlobalPost correspondents and columnists have contributed nearly 50 stories built around a single question: What does the idea of America mean to the world? This guide will help you navigate the series, which begins with our launch and runs through President Barack Obama's swearing in as president — an event billed as the first global inauguration. We will add to the series in the first 100 days of the Obama presidency, what he has called a "chance to reboot America's image around the world." During this time, we want to know what you think America means to the world, and also what the world means to America. To post commments register here. To submit your own brief essay to share on the site send an e-mail to editors @ globalpost.com.
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Iraq: The more things change… The more they stay the same |
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Egypt: Inside Mostafa´s barber shop The ever-changing view from the Arab street |
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Israel: Divorcing the past If the U.S. can do it, can Israel? |
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Jerusalem: A lesson for Obama A small corner of the West Bank shows how it can happen |
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Lebanon: From Beirut to Baghdad Lebanese reflect on the rights and wrongs of America |
Recent on Middle East:
Opinion: Why sanctions aren't the answer for Iran
Joel Brinkley - Worldview - November 6, 2009 15:45 ET
America needs to understand that punitive measures aren't going to keep Iran in check. Not when Russia and China have a lot to lose.
Afghanistan: The fog of war
Finbarr O'Reilly - Afghanistan - November 5, 2009 10:51 ET
Video: Embedded with Canadian troops, photographer Finbarr O'Reilly captures the confusion and chaos of a worsening conflict.
Will the hajj be an incubator for swine flu?
Caryle Murphy - Saudi Arabia - November 4, 2009 16:32 ET
Millions walk, pray and eat together during the hajj. How Saudi Arabia is trying to minimize the swine flu risks.
Italy, the CIA and rendition
Michael Moran - Diplomacy - November 4, 2009 15:56 ET
Analysis: What Wednesday's stunning verdict in Rome means for the "War on Terror".
Iran says it has foiled 2 plots on eve of protests
Iason Athanasiadis - Middle East - November 3, 2009 18:34 ET
Nervous government warns against protests and claims that arms have been smuggled into country.
So then Naomi Watts turns to me and says...
Tom A. Peter - Jordan - November 2, 2009 06:42 ET
My day as an extra on the set of "Fair Game," a film about the Valerie Plame affair.
Jordan: not just a pretty film set
Tom A. Peter - Jordan - November 2, 2009 06:40 ET
Spielberg saw its potential early: Now a new Hollywood generation is turning up in Amman.
A desert wilderness beckons ... in Palestine
Catrina Stewart - Israel and Palestine - November 1, 2009 09:39 ET
West Bank tourism is in its infancy, but it boasts many attractions.
Tribeca comes to Doha
Don Duncan - Middle East - October 31, 2009 09:23 ET
The New York film festival, which this year focused on the Arab world, goes where the inspiration — and the money is.
Israel's new weapon: water
Matt Beynon Rees - Israel and Palestine - October 29, 2009 05:52 ET
Yet another report accuses Israel of human rights abuses, this time for denying Palestinians water.
Saudi riots reveal society's fissures
Caryle Murphy - Saudi Arabia - October 28, 2009 06:22 ET
Did restrictions on public fun lead scores of young men to steal and loot in Khobar?
Fanatical about football, superstars at squash
Theodore May - Egypt - October 28, 2009 06:01 ET
Egyptians hold three of the top-four spots on the men’s professional squash circuit. Who knew?
America's Cup in troubled waters
Tom Hundley - Middle East - October 27, 2009 22:52 ET
Fear of terrorism, Iran and pirates at issue in court battle over holding the cup race in the United Arab Emirates.
Bittersweet: Palestinian home cooking
Matt McAllester - Worldview - October 27, 2009 06:04 ET
The best Palestinian food can only be found at home — or at Tanoreen in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn.
HOG heaven meets downtown Beirut
Ben Gilbert - Lebanon - October 26, 2009 08:10 ET
The Arab world’s motorcycle fans embrace the bike, and a little American culture, in their later years.
The olive harvest war
Sara Sorcher - Israel and Palestine - October 25, 2009 11:14 ET
Opinion: It's getting chilly between Turkey and Israel
HDS Greenway - Worldview - October 25, 2009 10:10 ET
As Turkey gets friendlier with Syria and Iraq, relations with Israel take a back seat.
Jordan tech sector taking off
Tom A. Peter - Jordan - October 24, 2009 09:37 ET
It's no Silicon Valley, but in the Arab world the desert kingdom has become something of a techie's mecca.
All rise for the Palestinian anthem
Matt Beynon Rees - Israel and Palestine - October 23, 2009 05:55 ET
A parody of a nationalistic Palestinian song ridicules the intractable dispute between Hamas and Fatah leaders.
Reporter's Notebook
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