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Reza Pahlavi on Revolution
Reza Pahlavi, the one-time heir apparent to the Peacock Throne who pledged to work with then-Defense Minister Ariel Sharon to build a counter-revolutionary army in 1982 (a plan that was aborted after the Sabra and Shatila massacres in Lebanon forced … Continue reading
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Egypt: Thirteen new political parties expected to rise from ashes of revolution
AlMasry AlYoum: The Egyptian political arena is witnessing unprecedented activity following the 25 January uprising, with calls for the establishment of 13 new political parties. Political thinker Tarek Higgy said he had contacted Coptic political activist Michael Mounir to collect … Continue reading
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Protests Spread… Iran, Bahrain, Libya, Yemen…
See the video of protests in Bahrain here. See the video of protests in Libya here. Read the news about Iran here. Read the news about Yemen here.
Colbert on Democracy in the Middle East
This is why I like Colbert more than Stewart.
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
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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
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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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al Jazeera’s Coverage of Egypt and Tunisia
Has been excellent, so much so, that the NY Times has offered these words: As street protests raged across Egypt on Friday, with the future of the Arab world seeming to hang in the balance, rapt viewers across the region … Continue reading
Bani Sadr: “What I Leared From Iran’s Failed Revolution”
NY Times: By removing a despot who was the main obstacle to democracy, the Tunisian revolt has immense importance for the Arab and Islamic world. Above all, it has opened up a future that, due to the iron grip of … Continue reading
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From Suicide to Liberation: Tunisia Yesterday, Egypt Tomorrow
It’s hard to blog about what’s happening in North Africa and the Middle East because it’s hard to write without offering predictions. I hate giving predictions. It’s amateur hour when people spew predictions about any part of the world, especially … Continue reading
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Tagged Egyptian Revolution
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