While the west blames dictators and extremists, Arabs often blame centuries of foreign interference. For many, both in the east and west, the root problem is a lack of freedom. Looking beyond the turmoil reported on our TV screens, Guardian journalist Brian Whitaker examines the 'freedom deficit' that affects Arabs in their daily lives: their struggles against corruption, discrimination and bureaucracy, and the stifling authoritarianism that pervades homes, schools and mosques as well as presidential palaces.
(less)While the west blames dictators and extremists, Arabs often blame centuries of foreign interference. For many, both in the east and west, the root problem is a lack of freedom. Looking beyond the turmoil reported on our TV screens,
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What's Really Wrong with the Middle East | 
