<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><title>PJ Media</title><link>https://pjmedia.com/richardfernandez/2012/07/23/the-new-middle-east/feed/</link><description>PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Wed, 10 Jun 2026 02:13:00 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>The New Middle East</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[Michael Young, Opinion page editor at Beirut&amp;#8217;s Daily Star, writes a Kiss Goodbye to a Liberal Middle East.
Syrian dissident Ammar Abdulhamid, whom Michael sometimes publishes in the Daily Star, has more on this theme on his blog:]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Sat, 18 Nov 2006 12:09:21 -0500</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[michael j. totten]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="" type="image/jpeg" length="123" /><link>https://pjmedia.com/michael-j-totten/2006/11/18/the-new-middle-east-n142117</link></item></channel></rss>