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Rami Khouri

Detainees in orange jumpsuits sit in a holding area watched by military police at Guantanamo Bay's Camp X-Ray in 2002.

How the US provides inspiration for terrorists groups like ISIS

Conflict

It’s no coincidence that ISIS prisoners are kept in bright orange jumpsuits. The terrorist group took the idea from the US, who places Guantanamo Bay prisoners in the same garb — and that’s not the only way terrorists have been able to crib from American actions.

The World

Rami Khouri: ‘No Easy Answers in Syria, and No Happy Outcomes’

Conflict & Justice

Israel’s Neighbors Ask What a New Governing Coalition Will Mean for Peace

Global Politics

Violence Continues in Lebanon

How Attacks in Egypt, Libya Relate to Arab Spring

Conflict & Justice
The World

Eleven Years Later, Osama Bin Laden’s Evolving Image

Arts, Culture & Media

Eleven years after the attacks of 9/11, PBS Frontline reporter Arun Rath looks at the evolving image of Bin Laden in parts of South Asia and the Middle East.

Egypt Elections Stir Arab Dreams

Global Politics

Egypt is by far the largest Arab country, by population and events there tend to reverberate throughout the region.

The World

Anthony Shadid, New York Times Reporter, Dies in Syria

Conflict & Justice

New York Times correspondent Anthony Shadid, who twice won the Pulitzer Prize, has died on assignment in Syria.

Libya and Renewed Hope for Revolutionaries

Global Politics

A discussion on the unfolding events in Libya and revolutions across the Middle East.

The World

Obama’s Speech Analysis

Arts, Culture & Media

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with Rami Khouri, director of the Public Policy Institute at the American University in Beirut, for the perspective on President Obama’s speech on the Middle East in places such as Syria, Bahrain and Yemen.