Rannie Amiri is an independent Middle East commentator.

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Articles by Rannie Amiri :

The End of Humiliation

“When an individual is protesting society’s refusal to acknowledge his dignity as a human being, his very act of protest

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A Welcome End to the Hariri Era

Parliamentary democracy is a tricky thing. Prime ministers come and go as alliances shift and majorities change. As this week’s

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Lebanon And Tunisia: Two Ousted Leaders

Some dubbed it the “Jasmine Revolution” out of an apparent need to romanticize all popular uprisings by tagging a color

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The Well-Deserved Collapse of Lebanon’s Government

Wednesday’s timeline from the Lebanese news portal Naharnet.com read as follows: 5:17 pm Agence France Presse: Prime Minister Saad Hariri

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Iran’s Mottaki: First Casualty of Wikileaks?

Bruised egos, embarrassed faces, pubic and private indignation at the audacity of Julian Assange, clarifications offered and apologies extended; until

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