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1. Commentary must be well-written
2. Subject of the commentary must be relevant to the middle east.
3. No extremist ideology.
4. No Commentaries containing false content or inaccurate statistics.
5. No bigotry or racism.
6. NO RELIGIOUS ARGUMENTS!!!
Commentaries dissenting the general views of TheMiddleEastNow are accepted as long as they follow the above guidelines.
*Remember, TheMiddleEastNow may reject a commentary, at its discretion, even if it follows all of the above guidelines have been followed. Likewise, TheMiddleEastNow may waive one or more of the above guidelines at it's discretion.
Readers may write their own commentary, or refer another individual's writing which they believe desserves to be promoted.
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1.) publish the commentary on TheMiddleEastNow and post it on the front page in the commentaries section
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3.) If the commentary is published on another website, TheMiddleEastNow may simply post a link to the commentary on the "news" section.
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