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Scott MacLeod has been TIME's Middle East correspondent since 1995 and is based in Cairo. He was TIME's bureau chief in Johannesburg, South Africa in 1989-95. His 30-year career in journalism also included 10 years with United Press International, reporting between 1975-84 from the U.S., London and Beirut.

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June 27, 2009

The Meaning of Neda's Martyrdom

June 13, 2009

Iran Election: The Regime Cracks

June 5, 2009

Obama and the Lessons of "Roosevelt's Erection"

June 4, 2009

Obama in Cairo: The Making of a Prophet?

June 4, 2009

Cairo Without a Map

June 2, 2009

My Cairo Snapshots

May 30, 2009

The Curious Farouk Hosny Affair: The Painter, the Preachers & the Politicians

May 28, 2009

Is Our "Diplomacy President" Heading the U.S. Toward War With Iran?

May 24, 2009

Who Killed Ibn al-Sheikh al-Libi?

May 22, 2009

Arab Opinion: Bush Bad, Obama Good

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