Added on 28/02/2011
M.-Lynx-Qualey
Al Ahram Weekly , Al Masry Al Youm , Cairo University , Censorship , Democracy , Egypt , Khaled al-Berry , London , Novelist
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.
Added on 25/02/2011
Jonathan Cook
Anwar Sadat , Army , Benjamin Netanyahu , Camp David , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egyptian army , Ehud Barak , F-35 , Gabi Ashkenazi , Gamal Abdel Nasser , Gaza , Hosni Mubarak , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Israeli army , Israeli military , Israeli Military Strength , Lebanon , Middle East , Military hardware , Olive oil , Prime Minister , Tel Aviv , United States , Washington
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.
Added on 23/02/2011
Steve Royston
Abdulaziz , Abdullah , Arabian Peninsula , Bahrain , Baluchistan , British Embassy , Democracy , East Africa , elected president , Facebook , Faisal , Fifa World Cup , France , GCC , George W. Bush , Hosni Mubarak , India , Iran , Iraq , Istanbul , Lebanon , Libya , Middle East , Muammar Gaddafi , North Africa , Oil , Oil and gas , Oil Embargo , oil prices , oil revenue , Oil revenues , Oil wealth , Palestinian Territories , Pearl Roundabout , Saddam Hussein , Saudi Arabia , Scotland , Social Media , Tahrir Square , Tripoli , Turkey , United Kingdom , United States , Winston Churchill , Yemen
STEVE ROYSTON: This post is more than a five-minute read. I apologise, but I don’t apologise: Sometimes you need more than a few hundred words.
Added on 16/02/2011
Common Ground News Service
Alexandria , Bahrain , Barack Obama , Berkeley , Cairo , California , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Facebook , Gandhi , Hosni Mubarak , President , Serbia , Tahrir Square , The New York Times , Tunis , Tunisia , United States , University of California
MICHAEL NAGLER: Too little has been made of the measured, disciplined, non-violent approach of the majority of the Egyptian protestors. It’s an approach that is likely to pay substantial dividends.
Added on 15/02/2011
Mondoweiss
Bush Administration , Democracy , Egypt , Elliott Abrams , George W. Bush , Iraq , Jordan , Middle East , Ministry of Information , President , Saudi Arabia , The Washington Post , Tunisia , United States , Yemen
DAVID SAMEL, MONDOWEISS: It will seem outrageous to Egyptians who risked life in pursuit of democracy but, according to U.S. neo-cons, they owe a debt to the former President.
Added on 14/02/2011
Juan Cole
Al Qaeda , Algeria , Algiers , Bahrain , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Iran , Manama , Oil , Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries , Palestine Authority , President , Prime Minister , Reuters , Salam Fayyad , Tunisia , United States , Washington , West Bank , Yemen , Yemeni military
JUAN COLE – Events are moving quickly around the Arab World following the departure of Hosni Mubarak. I highlight, what I believe, are the most significant developments.
Added on 13/02/2011
Naseem Tarawnah
Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Iraq , Jordan , Middle East , Nasser
NASEEM TARAWNAH – We’ve grown up in the shadow of our fathers’ heroes. Now, after eighteen days that have shaken the Arab world we have heroes of our own.
Added on 11/02/2011
Ramzy Baroud
Algeria , Central Intelligence Agency , CNN , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Facebook , Food and Drink , Greg Miller , Iraq , Israel , Middle East , Mossad , Mubarak , Obama , President , Spy , The Times , The Washington Post , Tunisia , United States , Uri Avnery
RAMZY BAROUD: The word ‘revolution’ is overused in the Arab world. What’s happening today in Egypt is rather more deserving.
Added on 09/02/2011
Common Ground News Service
Cairo , Dalia Mogahed , Democracy , Egypt , Media outlets , Middle East , Obama , President , Religion , The Huffington Post , Tunisia , United States , White House
DALIA MOGAHED: The majority of Egyptians want democracy and see no contradiction between the change they seek and the values to which they surrender.
Added on 05/02/2011
Zeinobia
Alexandria , Amr Moussa , Amr Waked , Cairo , Citizen Journalism , Democracy , Egypt , Food and Drink , Khaled Youssef , Mainstream media , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , painter
ZEINOBIA: It was bigger than last time and much better organized. People from all backgrounds, classes, ethnicities, religions and political views were and are there.
Added on 03/02/2011
Zeinobia
Army , Citizen Journalism , CNN , Democracy , Egypt , Human rights , Media , Mobile Phones , Mubarak , October Bridge , Tahrir Square
ZEINOBIA: Here are the latest updates in Al Tahrir Battle 2. It is the second battle our protesters have faced against the regime after Tuesday January 25.
Added on 17/01/2011
Hisham Wyne
Algeria , Ben Ali , Democracy , Egypt , Europe , Iraq , Julian Assange , Kuwait , Libya , Mubarak , Oil states , Qatar , Saudi Arabia , Tunisia , Twitter , UAE , United Arab Emirates , United States , Yemen
HISHAM WYNE: Tunisa’s revolution has little to do with the ideals of democracy. It’s a simple cry for better quality of life.
Added on 26/12/2010
Steve Royston
Afghanistan , Democracy , Egypt , Government , Iran , Kabul
STEVE ROYSTON: The concept of government for the people and by the people – is as far from a reality at the end of 2010 as it ever was.
Added on 22/11/2010
James M. Dorsey
Afghanistan , Barack Obama , Cairo , Democracy , Department of State , Egypt , Egyptian government , Egyptian military , Elections , Gamal Mubarak , George W. Bush , guard , head of state , Hillary Clinton , Hosni Mubarak , Iraq , Middle East , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , National Democratic Party , Nile , Obama administration , P. J. Crowley , President , Secretary of State , U.S. Congress , United States , United States Agency for International Development , Washington
JAMES M. DORSEY: Repression of the opposition, intimidation of the media and electoral restrictions may guarantee Mubarak’s win. But for the U.S., the perception it is perpetuating authoritarian rule may outweigh any benefits.
