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The Middle East Media Research Institute (MEMRI) mourns the passing of its Board of Advisors member Lafif Lakhdar, a pioneering liberal thinker and visionary, and a leading progressive voice in the Arab intellectual scene. To read about Lafif Lakhdar, see: Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 314: Lafif Lakhdar: A European Muslim Reformist. January 5, 2007             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/1807.htm Special Dispatch No. 439: Liberal Journalist Fired from Al-Hayat. November 13, 2002             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/760.htm To read his writings, translated into English by MEMRI, see: Inquiry & Analysis Series Report No. 222: Tunisian Reformist Thinker: Secularism is Vital for the Future of the Arab and Muslim World. May 19, 2005             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/1378.htm Special Dispatch No. 333: The Role of Fatwas in Incitement to Terrorism. January 18, 2002             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/592.htm Special Dispatch No. 852: Tunisian Progressive: ‘Islamism is the Mother of All Big Lies.” January 25, 2005             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/1303.htm Special Dispatch No. 576: Tunisian Intellectual Al-Afif Al-Akhdar on the Arab Identity Crisis and Education. September 21, 2003             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/955.htm Special Dispatch No. 518: Arab Statesmanship’s Fatal Flaw: Backward Political Decision-Making. June 5, 2003             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/880.htm Special Dispatch No. 225: Zionism and Nazism: A Discussion on the TV Channel Al-Jazeera. June 7, 2001             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/464.htm Special Dispatch No. 1193: Interview with Editor in Chief of the Reformist Website Metransparent.com. June 28, 2006             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/1726.htm Special Dispatch No. 1157: Lafif Lakhdar: Religion Within the Limits of Reason. May 5, 2006             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/1681.htm Special Dispatch No. 1729: Tunisian Reformist Lafif Lakhdar: European Muslims Should Adopt Universal Values; There is Only One Civilization; The Koranic Verse on Wife-Beating Should Be Abrogated; When Bourguiba Abolished Polygamy in Tunisia, the Majority of Women Were Opposed; Why Bring the Mosque into French Schools When the Church Has Been Taken out of Them. October 2, 2007             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2409.htm Special Dispatch No. 2173: Renowned Arab Thinker Lafif Lakhdar: Hamas is Bringing Disaster Upon the Palestinians. January 4, 2009             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2993.htm Special Dispatch No. 1663: Tunisian Intellectual Lafif Lakhdar to the G8: Solving the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Will Dry up Support for Islamic Terrorism. July 24, 2007             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2308.htm Special Dispatch No. 499: A Tunisian Intellectual on the Arab Obsession with Vengeance. May 5, 2003             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/860.htm Special Dispatch No. 142: An Arab Call for Peace. October 20, 2000             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/379.htm Special Dispatch No. 404: Liberal Arab Columnist: Why the Palestinians Miss Opportunities. July 29, 2002             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/705.htm Special Dispatch No. 2009: Tunisian Intellectual Lafif Lakhdar in Open Letter to Syrian President Assad: Shake Hands with Olmert and Greet Him With “Shalom.” July 31, 2008             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/2815.htm Special Dispatch No. 401: Liberal Columnist Calls on Hamas to Stop Terrorism. July 21, 2002             http://www.memri.org/report/en/0/0/0/0/0/0/701.htm Please remember the environment before printing.