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Saudi reformers intensify calls for change
CS Monitor: In a move timed to the king’s return Wednesday, a group of 40 young Saudis, mostly journalists and rights activists, have signed an open “Letter to the King.†The signers say they were inspired by Arab youth elsewhere, … Continue reading
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Former Libyan envoy confirms Sadr’s killing
33 years after his disappearance, you can still see images of Imam Musa as-Sadr plastered on the walls of Shi’i areas of Lebanon. He was instrumental in affecting change for Lebanon’s Shi’i community. Long engulfed in poverty and dispossession, Imam … Continue reading
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Egypt: Subverting Democracy Part II
I spoke at a panel at the University of Michigan last Wednesday the 16th, and I argued that the struggle for democracy in Egypt was only just beginning. I said that there are centers of power both domestic and abroad … Continue reading
In Bahrain, Protesters’ Calls for Unity Belie Divisions
NYT: Tens of thousands of protesters have taken to the streets in Bahrain in the possibly biggest demonstration since unrest began last week. Demonstrators circled the Bahrain Mall and the financial district of Manama, the capital, in a march to the heart of … Continue reading
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The mother of Bouazizi speaks in solidarity with the Libyan people
The mother of Muhammad Bouazizi speaks in solidarity with the Libyan people here.
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What Egypt & Tunisia Tell us About Iran
My article on Juan Cole’s Informed Comment: There has been much debate about whether the recent revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, especially in the latter, will produce a system resembling that of the Islamic Republic in Iran, which was born … Continue reading
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Dictators Stand Together: Saudi Arabia says it’s ready to help Bahrain’s rulers
If Saudi Arabia pledges to come to Bahrain and prevent the downfall of the dictatorship there, I say let the protests spread to all corners of Saudi Arabia so as to bog down the regime there while Bahrainis overthrow their … Continue reading
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Egypt is no longer committed to an alliance with Israel against Iran
Ha’aretz: A year and a half ago, an Israel Navy submarine crossed the Suez Canal on its way from Haifa to the Red Sea, where it conducted an exercise, and back. The unusual voyage reflected the growing strategic cooperation between … Continue reading
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Karroubi’s boldness
I have a lot of respect for Mehdi Karroubi. Don’t hold it against me, I don’t know his entire life story so this isn’t me endorsing everything he may have done, good or bad, but the way in which he … Continue reading
The crackdown in Libya will only harden the opposition’s demands
Dictators abound in the region but Qaddafi is really something else. He’s not even subtle about cracking down. At least the Iranian and Egyptian governments, however unconvincingly, offered some denials or tried to blame other parties. The pro-regime Al-Zahf al-Akhdar … Continue reading
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Human Rights Watch: 84 Dead in Libya in 3 Days
That’s more than what the opposition Green Movement claims to have died in the entire 6 months after the 2009 elections in Iran (though much more have been executed after the protests were stamped out) – Huffington Post: Disturbing new … Continue reading
Footage of the Massacre in Yesterday’s Bahrain
See it here but brace yourself, it’s brutal and gruesome.
Slogans from Victory March in Egypt Focus on Palestine
“To Jerusalem we are heading, Martyrs in the millions.” See the clip of the massive rally here. Is there still doubt about the vitality of pan-Arabism? Chants in Tunisia have been replicated elsewhere, protests in Egypt have focused on Palestine, … Continue reading
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Footage of Demonstrations in Libya
See the video here.
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