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Monthly Archives: February 2011
The Iranian Student Alliance in America’s Statement on “Iranium”
The Iranian Student Alliance in America (ISAA) at the University of California, Berkeley is deeply concerned with the launching of the film Iranium, directed by Alex Traiman and produced by the Clarion Fund. Iranium falsifies, exaggerates and overtly generalizes reality … Continue reading
Posted in Film, Iranian Diaspora, UC Berkeley
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How Tunisia Gave Life to the Arab Regimes’ Worst Nightmare
You can just picture it now, the Saudi king Abdullah smacking ousted Tunisian president Ben Ali beside the head for succumbing to the Tunisian revolt. He would have preferred him to stay put no matter what. The Arab regimes’ have … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt, Iran, Middle East, Tunisia
Tagged Egyptian Revolution, Green Movement, Tunisian Revolution
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Egypt: The Camp that Toppled a President
You have to see this interactive map of Tahrir Square. Make sure you click on the tabs within the picture.
The Potential for Subverting Democracy in Egypt
The Obama administration has lacked consistency in terms of its public statements regarding the uprising in Egypt. At first, the administration declared that the regime is “stable” and then a week ago referred to Mubarak as a “patriot,” only to change course … Continue reading
Egypt’s Remarkable 18 days
Al Jazeera looks back at the 18-day-old revolution that remade Egypt and the wider Middle East. See the video here. And here’s an outstanding video on the rise and fall of FORMER president Hosni Mubarak.
They have toppled Pharoah. Today is the biggest day in the Middle East in recent memory.
He is out. Mubarak has been toppled. What was unthinkable a month or so ago is now a reality. This is not to say that the revolution is complete, certain power centers in Egypt and abroad will continue to try … Continue reading
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Why Cairo 2011 is not Tehran 1979
Much of the political right and the pro-Israeli camp are fearmongering that the Obama administration should not demand Mubarak’s resignation, which Obama has not done because the “democracy” that the US championed in Iran in ’09 does not apply in … Continue reading
Egypt: Tahrir Square is irrevocably liberated, millions come out for revolution, Jordan dismisses gov’t
(See CNN’s video here, the footage is amazing!) al Jazeera: More than a million protesters have flooded into central Cairo, turning Tahrir Square in the Egyptian capital, into a sea of humanity in a massive show of protest against Hosni Mubarak, … Continue reading
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Tagged Egyptian Revolution
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