Articles by Mohammed Khan
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A Middle East without Borders?
Mohammed Khan - Al Jazeera,
7 Mar 2011
The modern geography of the Middle East was carved out by British and French colonialists whose sole interest was in sharing the spoils of war between themselves and in maintaining their supremacy over the region in the early part of the 20th century. The contours of the region, with its immaculately straight lines (see maps of Algeria, Libya, Egypt and Sudan) are much the same today as when they were first drawn up, despite decades of cross-border encroachment and conflict.
→ read full articleThe Project for a New Arab Century
Mohammed Khan – Al Jazeera,
28 Feb 2011
The birth pangs of a new Middle East are being felt, but not in the way many outsiders envisioned.
→ read full articleA Tale of Two Protests
Mohammed Khan – Al Jazeera,
7 Feb 2011
The subdued US reaction to events in Egypt sits in sharp contrast to its previous support for Iranian protesters. Cast your minds back to June 2009 and the aftermath of Iran’s disputed presidential elections. Months of unrest following the re-election of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad and severe crackdowns meted out by the state security apparatus captured the airwaves not only in the Middle East but across the globe.
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