Tabsir

Democracy and Revolutions: Drawing a Line Is Not Easy

Democracy and Revolutions: Drawing a Line Is Not Easy

HANI SHURKALLAH, TABSIR: How could the people of Egypt support the parody of democracy that the Muslim Brotherhood had established?

 Richard Silverstein

Ex-Shin Bet Directors ‘Stick It’ To Netanyahu in Movie

Ex-Shin Bet Directors ‘Stick It’ To Netanyahu in Movie

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: When in office they’re ramrod straight security hawks but once they leave they suddenly become ‘seers’. But the criticism is unusual in its vehemence

 Juan Cole

2012: Top 10 Developments in the Middle East

2012: Top 10 Developments in the Middle East

JUAN COLE: It’s been another extraordinary year across the Middle East. Here is my take on the most significant changes this year

 Steve Royston

2012: A Very Tough Year in the Middle East

STEVE ROYSTON: If you look around the Middle East today you’d have to say the region is at its most unstable in the last thirty years.

 Steve Royston

Cool Thinking Not Grandstanding Needed in Bahrain Now

Cool Thinking Not Grandstanding Needed in Bahrain Now

STEVE ROYSTON: The problems facing Bahrain are formidable and the tension is increasing as Ashoura approaches. Some thoughts on how to deal with these issues.

 Richard Silverstein

58% of Israeli Jews Label Their State ‘Apartheid’

58% of Israeli Jews Label Their State ‘Apartheid’

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: Yet another indication of the racism that infects not just the Israeli poor or uneducated, but the media elite and virtually every (Jewish) strata as well.

 David Roberts

Kuwait Upheaval A Signal of a More Turbulent Era?

Kuwait Upheaval A Signal of a More Turbulent Era?

DAVID ROBERTS: While monarchy as a concept is still resolutely the preferred system, Kuwait is entering a new era, one that is certain to be more violent.

 Common Ground News Service

“I’m With The Uprising of Women in the Arab World…’

“I’m With The Uprising of Women in the Arab World…’

NADA AKL, CGNEWS: Women have played a key role in the Arab Spring but they have to continue to fight to have their views heard.

 Common Ground News Service

Since The Revolution: Victories and Losses

Since The Revolution: Victories and Losses

AKREM KAABI, CGNEWS: There are significant threats to democracy and to hard won freedoms but huge progress has been made.

 Juan Cole

A Brief Middle East History Lesson for Mitt Romney

A Brief Middle East History Lesson for Mitt Romney

JUAN COLE: The Presidential candidate appears to be entirely clueless about the recent history of US involvement in the region. Heres’ some help.

 Common Ground News Service

The Muted Voice: Where Are Tunisia’s Young People?

The Muted Voice: Where Are Tunisia’s Young People?

NOUR AWAISS, CGNEWS: So prominent in the protests that swept over the country last year Tunisia’s young people seem to be absent from public discourse now

 Crossroads Arabia

Saudi Progress: With Giant Strides and Baby Steps

Saudi Progress: With Giant Strides and Baby Steps

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Yet another significant bridgehead has been secured – 30 women will be appointed to the Shoura Council

 James M. Dorsey

Militant Fans Once Again Battle for Egypt’s Future

Militant Fans Once Again Battle for Egypt’s Future

JAMES M. DORSEY: The opposing fans of Cairo soccer clubs Al Zamalek and Al Ahly are engaged in a separate but parallel struggle with the authorities

 Eman-Al-Nafjan

Democracy in Saudi Arabia: Is It Inevitable?

Democracy in Saudi Arabia: Is It Inevitable?

EMAN AL NAFJAN: In a wide ranging article on democracy around the world I was asked to consider its place in Saudi Arabia. Here’s my response

 James M. Dorsey

Egypt ‘Tests the Waters’ With Lift on ‘Soccer Fan Ban’

Egypt ‘Tests the Waters’ With Lift on ‘Soccer Fan Ban’

JAMES M. DORSEY: The Egyptian authorities are moving tentatively to check how radicalised football fans will react to the lifting of a ban on their attendance at matches.

 Rob L. Wagner

‘Beautiful Words’ Melt in Face of ‘the Muslim Threat’

‘Beautiful Words’ Melt in Face of ‘the Muslim Threat’

ROB L. WAGNER: U.S citizens are, it appears, willing to give up many of the freedoms enshrined in their Constitution when presented with a large enough threat.

 Crossroads Arabia

Surprise, Surprise: Salafis To ‘Embrace’ Democracy

Surprise, Surprise: Salafis To ‘Embrace’ Democracy

CROSSROADS ARABIA: A surprising convert to the idea of democracy is Sheikh Salman al-Awdah, erstwhile moral guide to Osama bin Laden

 Common Ground News Service

President Morsi: Some Encouraging First Steps

President Morsi: Some Encouraging First Steps

MANAR AMMAR, CGNEWS: The fear of a deeply divided Egypt is a real one but the first moves of the new President give grounds for cautious optimism

 Naseem Tarawnah

Jordanian Parliament: The End Should Be Nigh

Jordanian Parliament: The End Should Be Nigh

NASEEM TARAWNAH: Enough. Enough pointless tirades, enough buffoonery, enough tax payers money thrown at it. Time to dissolve the Parliament

 Common Ground News Service

Egyptian Women ‘Fighting Hard’ For Rights

Egyptian Women ‘Fighting Hard’ For Rights

RANDA EL TAHAWY, CGNEWS: Women across the political spectrum in Egypt are refusing to be sidelined or misrepresented.

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