Jacqueline Shoen is a London-based freelance writer specializing in the Middle East and North Africa.

Withered Jasmine

[caption id="attachment_55226293" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Tunisian youths sit on the steps of a theatre as they pass time while…

A Dream in Four Movements

[caption id="attachment_55230654" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Marcel Khalife (credit: Qatar Philharmonic)"][/caption] The Qatar…

Pakistan Gets Tough

[caption id="attachment_55230884" align="aligncenter" width="620" caption="Pakistan Prime Minister, Yousuf Raza Gilani "][/caption] Pakistan’s…

Egypt’s Conundrum

[caption id="attachment_55230900" align="aligncenter" width="606" caption="Members of Parliament attend a parliament session in Cairo February 26,…

Debating Arab Women

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Liberalizing Libya

[caption id="attachment_55231453" align="alignnone" width="620" caption="Libyans rally in the eastern city of Benghazi on March 9, 2012 against…

Above the Law

[caption id="attachment_55232921" align="alignnone" width="620"] Libyan Justice and Construction supporters during a Libyan National Assembly…

Libya-in-Waiting

[caption id="attachment_55233017" align="alignright" width="620"] Libyan national electoral commission workers watch as the election results come out…

Libya’s Wild Card

When Mr. Mohammed Al-Sowan, head of the Muslim Brotherhood’s Justice and Development party, told me with surprising confidence last week that Libya…

A Man on a Mission

[caption id="attachment_55233217" align="aligncenter" width="620"] Secretary General of the NTC, Othman Bin Sassi, stands in what will be the new and…