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Huffington Post Arabic and the Absurdity of “Liberal” Expectations

What does it mean to be a ‘liberal Arab’? Even in the West, definitions of the ‘liberal’ vary.
In the American context, the demarcation of the ‘liberal’ overlaps cultural and political lines. Republicans use the term in a derogatory way to describe their opponents. Watch Fox News to understand. (On second thought, please do not watch Fox News!). Europeans are hardly keen on the term altogether. Many often use the term ‘progressive’ to liberate the ‘liberal’ from its political baggage and imprecise cultural insinuations.