Ten years later, the neo-conservative dream of spreading democracy is dead. But both Israel and America are largely content with their undemocratic Arab allies.
Key dates in the MENA region in 2021
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This calendar lists key dates in the MENA region in 2021, broken down by month. It is subject to change and will be updated over the course of the year.
January
3: One-year anniversary of the assassination of Qassem Soleimani, head of Iran s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps - Quds Force, in Baghdad
5: Annual GCC summit held in Saudi Arabia; member states sign solidarity and stability deal pledging to end the Qatar crisis and restore full diplomatic ties
14-15: 10th anniversary of the Tunisian Revolution and of former President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali fleeing to Saudi Arabia
RBG, Kobe Bryant, Little Richard: Remembering notables who died in 2020
A look at the icons, newsmakers and stars we lost in a year dominated by COVID-19 and upheaval.
David Colton, Special to USA TODAY
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8:20 pm UTC Dec. 30, 2020
Corrections & clarifications: A previous version of this story had the incorrect year of Ray Manzarek’s death. He died in 2013.
In this year of the coronavirus pandemic, deaths were often just a cold statistic. Grieving families barely had a moment to say goodbye, to remember or to celebrate.
But every well-lived life, whether lost to disease, old age, accident or other cause, leaves positive paths forward, or sometimes cautionary tales, for family, friends or fans. Those memories can bring tears, renew faith, and often spark a smile when the hint of a grandparent shows up in the face of a newborn.
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Wonder Woman’s Middle Eastern Stereotypes Should Have Stayed in the 1980s Slate 12/29/2020
This article contains spoilers for Wonder Woman 1984
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When
Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom was released in May of 1984, reviewers were nearly unanimous in their praise. The New York Times’ Vincent Canby described it as “endearingly disgusting … like spending a day at an amusement park,” and Roger Ebert’s four-star rave called it “one of the most relentlessly nonstop action pictures ever made.” It was only in July, when the National Asian American Telecommunications Association and the advocacy group Chinese for Affirmative Action issued a joint statement calling the film in particular the characters of Shanghai crime boss Lao Che, Chinese child sidekick Short Round, and the Indian Thuggee cult, led by high priest Mola Ram “racist in [its] portrayal of Asian people” that the conversation about the film’s rampant orientalism began to shift.