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For more than thirty years, journalist Robin Wright has been reporting on the Middle East, examining the problems that shadow a troubled region. But in her latest trip, Wright found a budding culture of change and new voices pushing for more open, democratic societies. Activists, reformers, political leaders, and ordinary citizens are redefining the political debate at great personal risk. They are beginning to demand the kind of reforms that have swept the rest of the world over the past quarter century.
Who are the people and what are the forces pushing for change in the Middle East? Can they succeed?
Robin Wright has reported from more than a 140 countries on six continents for The Washington Post, The Los Angeles Times, The Sunday Times of London, CBS News and leading publications around the world. She has covered a dozen wars and several revolutions. Among several awards, Wright received the U.N. Correspondents Gold Medal, the National Magazine Award for reportage from Iran in The New Yorker, and the Overseas Press Club Award for "best reporting in any medium requiring exceptional courage and initiative" for coverage of African wars. She was named journalist of the year by the American Academy of Diplomacy, and won the National Press Club Award and the Weintal Prize for diplomatic reporting.
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