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Tuesday, March 1, 2011

With Mideast revolts, 'it's cool to be Arab'

With Mideast revolts, 'it's cool to be Arab'

Beirut (AFP) March 1, 2011
The popular revolts shaking the Arab world have injected a sense of pride in peoples across the region often labelled as 'terrorists' or 'backwards' and for long subjected to repressive regimes. "For the first time in my life, I am proud to be Arab," Ahmad Jamil, a 35-year-old Jordanian engineer, told AFP. "Now I can stand tall."

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