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A decade after the long and largely inconclusive civil war, Lebanon is emerging from its doldrums, slowly but surely inching towards genuine nation-building.

Regional turmoil - from the 1979 Iranian Revolution, the 1980-1988 Iran-Iraq War, the 1990 Iraqi invasion of Kuwait (and the 1991 Gulf War), to the 2003 fall of the Baathist regime in Baghdad - have significantly contributed to Gulf States' outlook.

Through the kind invitation of a Saudi friend, I attended a lecture by Dr Turki Al Hamad last Monday in Bahrain, on Islam and Liberalism.

Comment: When religion overshadows governance

Comment: The quest for democratisation in the Gulf is becoming a reality

Insulting donors does not fill coffers

Ramadan warnings inflame rather than heal

Goodbye Bush, your time is up

Huntington - lacklustre and wrong

Gaining control over intrinsic narratives

High expectations for Obama in Cairo

The revolution's eleventh hour?