‘Women’s Rights’ Must Be Secured in ‘New Bahrain’
SANA’ MOHAMMAD BIN HAMOUD: Women’s rights campaigners have made impressive advances in Bahrain. However protesters should push further.
Saudi Handouts Buy Time – But How Much..?
CROSSROADS ARABIA: More than 90,000 government employees in the Kingdom will have their job status converted from ‘temporary’ to ‘permanent’. Good news for them but is it enough?
‘Red lines’ Attacked in post-revolution Egypt
M. LYNX-QUALEY: Victory was met with hopes that red lines had been blown away and a new era of artistic freedoms had begun. But the red lines may take a bit more rolling.
How Reform Fever is Revealing the Differences Between Gulf Nations
MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: The different characteristics of Gulf countries are being revealed in how demands for reform are being made, and in the reaction.
Comment on Politics, Meddling and Al Jazeera’s Independence by Misha
A quote from your article: “The Qatar ruling family are not answerable to anybody” .
I know it has to be read within the context of the total paragraph but nevertheless the issue remains clouded until tested thoroughly and again. At the moment it just is not part of the public domain. My attitude?: I like Al Jazeera a lot and I like the way they have managed become so mainstream: enjoy it while it lasts.
MidEast Protesters Target Unfinished Business
JUAN COLE: Progress has been made, but across the Middle East protesters are pushing for governments to follow through on the demands they have made.
Comment on The Strangest Questions Muslims Are Asked by BARLEBAEN
Hi,
Listen all the religions (Judaism, Christian, Islam) believe in slavery. I personally think that slavery is a very ungoddly thing to do. I believe in Abramham Lincoln. Now the question is…. does Abraham Lincoln transcend the Abrahamic God. Because if he does, than the Abrahamic God doesn’t exist. A person simply cannot transcend God. Unless of course… slavery is an act of God.
Comment on Israeli Military to Cash in on Egyptian Revolution by David
Israel “…… its belligerent posturing towards first Iraq and now Iran in the east”.
What are you smoking? Last I heard it was Saddam who fired 43 Scuds at Tel Aviv and Israel stood still. Dinnerjacket is often heard wiping Israel off the map.
I fear you are lying Cook. I assume that is why you left the Guardian, even they could not print this nonsense.
Comment on Politics, Meddling and Al Jazeera’s Independence by David
Was it not the Al Jazeera station chief in Beirut who is openly and virulently anti-Israel? As well as blatantly pro Hezzbollah? I recall the infamous birthday party hosted live on TV for a recently released terrorist.
Although I do not watch AJ, I do…
Why Bahrain Trumps Dubai – Demographics
STEVE ROYSTON: This is not intended as a fluffy message of support. Bahrain has simply travelled further than any of its neighbours down the path of open-mindedness. And it’s a ‘real’ country.
A Symbol of Freedom – Libya’s New Flag?
DAVID ROBERTS: The red band on this flag, as ever, signals the blood of those who fought for freedom. The black band is thought to refer back to an older flag, the green band is for prosperity…
The Strangest Questions Muslims Are Asked
SHELINA ZAHRA JANMOHAMED: The West’s understanding of Islam can be very limited, leading to some strange beliefs, and ever stranger questions for Muslims…
Comment on Dubai the Winner in a ‘Game’ of Regional Turmoil by @rupertbu
Personality is now the reason for an over-leveraged, and in this case over-hyped scenario!
Oh well good to see the lessons are not being faced up to, irrespective of positive PR speak, which at the end of the day just comes down to the oldest trade in the world. 🙂
Israeli Military to Cash in on Egyptian Revolution
JONATHAN COOK: Israel has always presented itself as ‘the villa in the jungle’. The military in ‘the villa’ see an opportunity to secure additional U.S. largess.
Comment on Dubai the Winner in a ‘Game’ of Regional Turmoil by Bahrain and Dubai – a Personal Perspective « 59steps’s Blog
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Comment on Logan Assault a Symptom of Mubarak’s Egypt by Simone
Ken, the day we have journalists and news organisations that put safety before getting reporters on the ground, is the day we are all screwed. Yes, be calculated in risks, but the world would never have known what happened in Tahrir square, or anywhere…
Comment on Logan Assault a Symptom of Mubarak’s Egypt by Ken
This event was terrible. The assault was a horrific crime.
Jounalists have become completely irresponsible. I watched a reporter step out of shelter and into high winds. Just then a large steel box flew past his head. It missed him by about 1 foot. All in the name of getting the story.
Here again. A journalist steps into a crazed mob where there is no hint of order in a society where females are NOT treated as equals. This was irresponsible, and her boss should be fired, and her employer sued for millioins for allowing her to be placed in harms way.
Sorry. This isn’t a he vs. she thing. If you step into harms way, don’t be surprised when you get harmed. If I jump out of a car going 80mph, will you call me brave? Nope. You would call me an idiot.
Well. In this instance Lara got raped. In other instances jounalists get shot or worse. Are they brave? Nope. Idiots.
Comment on The Reasons Why Saudi Arabia Will Not Fall by sally
If the Saudi Medical services are so top notch why did King Abdullah have to go to New York for his recent micro discectomy?
Saudi Arabia is the root of much of the trouble in the world and the perpetration of the most fanatic and evil branch of Wahabi…
Comment on Dubai the Winner in a ‘Game’ of Regional Turmoil by Sam 99
I am not sure just by ending on a positive note there’s any pettiness involved. Isn’t the point that for many, many people Dubai has allowed people to change their futures. I thought that was the point of it all.
Of course, transformational opportunities mean you need something to offer, and some are just excluded except from a very basic level of improvement – laborers for example. I would say the lives of their families and children back home are improved considerably though.
Taking a slightly positive view does not make the point less true, although i agree you could have been more downbeat. But thats personality. Glass half full, glass half empty…
Comment on Dubai the Winner in a ‘Game’ of Regional Turmoil by @rupertbu
Totally agree with all that is written, then you lose the plot by reverting to the triumphalism of a leveraged era and pettiness of the playground with last paragraph.
