Added on 21/06/2011
James Mullan
Abdullah , Adel Al-Jubeir , America , DC , Muslim Brotherhood , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Embassy , Saudi Embassy in Washington , United States , Washington
CROSSROADS ARABIA: There are more than 40,000 Saudis studying at American universities. Each of them (bar the odd one or two) is playing a vital role in breaking down stereotypes.
Added on 19/06/2011
Naseem Tarawnah
Abdullah , Abdullah II , Democracy , Eastern Europe , Egypt , Jordan , Muslim Brotherhood , parliamentary systems , Serbia , Washington Post
NASEEM TARAWNAH: There seems to be a desire to ‘craft’ an acceptable democratic transition in Jordan. The lesson of history is that democratic transition tends to be a little ‘messy’.
Added on 18/05/2011
Common Ground News Service
Alexandria , Cairo , Christmas , Egypt , H.A. Hellyer , Institute for Social Policy and Understanding , Muslim Brotherhood , New Year's Day , Tahrir Square , UN Court , University of Warwick , www.hahellyer.com
H.A HELLYER, CGNEWS: The spirit of solidarity that was displayed by Copts and Muslims in Tahrir Square is embedded deep in Egyptian society.
Added on 17/05/2011
Omar al-Issawi
Afghanistan , Bashar al-Assad , Damascus , Egypt , Hafez Al Assad , Hamas , Iraq , Islamist government , Israel , Manitoba , Middle East , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , Osama Bin Laden , Pakistan , President , Prime Minister , Syria , Turkey , Yugoslavia
OMAR AL-ISSAWI: The radical jihadist agenda seems to have been rejected and it’s clear whose star is rising throughout the Middle East…
Added on 15/05/2011
Common Ground News Service
Al Qaeda , Cambridge University , Egypt , George W. Bush , Gulf Research Centre , Mainstream media , Media coverage , Muslim Brotherhood , Osama Bin Laden , President , Tahrir Square , Tunisia , United States
KHALED HROUB, CGNEWS: Whether it was George Bush or Osama bin Laden we were presented for too many years too a simplistic a view of the Arab world.
Added on 10/05/2011
Sultan Al Qassemi
AED , Arab Gulf , Arabian Peninsula , Asharq Al-Awsat , Civil society , Dubai , Dubai School , Egypt , Facebook , Finance , Freedom and Justice Party , Gaza Strip , GCC , Gulf News , Hosni Mubarak , Human Rights Watch , Iran , Jordan , Kuwait , London , Media law , Middle East , Mohamed elBaradei , Muslim Brotherhood , Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt , President , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Syria , Tahrir Square , Turkey , UAE , UAE government , United Arab Emirates , Yemen
SULTAN AL QASSEMI: UAE national observers commented in private that many names on the UAE petition calling for an elected parliament were UAE members of the Muslim Brotherhood.
Added on 29/04/2011
Omar al-Issawi
Amman , Benjamin Netanyahu , Cairo , Damascus , Democratic Front , Doha , Egypt , Fatah , Food and Drink , Gaza , Hamas , Hosni Mubarak , Israel , Jerusalem , Jordan , Muslim Brotherhood , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Territories , Pennsylvania , President , Prime Minister , Qatar , Syria
OMAR AL ISSAWI: That the PA recognizes Israel will not have escaped the attention of either Netanyahu, or for that matter Hamas.
Added on 27/04/2011
James M. Dorsey
Bashar al-Assad , Central Intelligence Agency , Damascus , Department of State , Europe , European Union , Hafez Al Assad , Hama , Hamas , Leon Panetta , Libya , Maher al-Assad , Muslim Brotherhood , Obama , Obama administration , Oil , President , Prime Minister , Rami Makhlouf , Security Council , Syria , Syrian army , Syrian government , travel bans , Turkey , United Nations , United Nations Security Council , United States , US Treasury
JAMES M. DORSEY: The Obama administration has been working hard behind the scenes to enlist the EU and Turkey in efforts to isolate Syria.
Added on 19/04/2011
Omar al-Issawi
Bin Laden , Democracy , Europe , France , Gaddafi , Geneva , Hannibal , Indonesia , Iran , Libya , Muammar Gaddafi , Muslim Brotherhood , Niqab , Oil supplies , President , Saudi Arabia , Switzerland , Terry Jones , Women
OMAR AL ISSAWI: Playing the victim, engendering sympathy and hurling accusations of conspiracy, persecution and discrimination will only get a cause so far…
Added on 13/04/2011
Common Ground News Service
Alexandria , Cairo , Civil society , Democracy , Egypt , H.A. Hellyer , Hosni Mubarak , Manitoba , Muslim Brotherhood , President , Tahrir Square , University of Warwick , www.hahellyer.com
DR H.A. HELLYER, CGNEWS: The recent constitutional referendum delivered a resounding victory for the ‘Yes’ camp. Both sides, however, have a vested interest in protecting the freer, more plural Egypt that has emerged.
Added on 31/03/2011
Omar al-Issawi
Ali Abdullah Saleh , Aref Dalila , Beirut , Ben Ali , Damascus , Egypt , Food and Drink , Hafez Al Assad , Healthcare , Hillary Clinton , Iraq , Kuwait , Libya , London , Middle East , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , Poet , President , Secretary of State , Syria , Syrian government , United States , Yemen
OMAR AL-ISSAWI: It’s a ‘plot’, ‘foreign elements’ are at work, the word ‘conspiracy’ is never far from the lips of Syria’s official spokespeople. We’ve heard it all before – from Ben Ali, Mubarak, Gaddafi and Ali Abdullah Saleh.
Added on 31/03/2011
Common Ground News Service
Alexandria , Amr Moussa , Arab League , Cairo , Common Ground News Service , Democracy , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , International Atomic Energy Agency , Maryland , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , National Democratic Party , President , The New York Times , University of Maryland
JASON PETRUCCI: An impressive turnout, an engaged electorate, robust debate – the constitutional referendum in Egypt has given the people a taste of real democracy in action.
Added on 27/03/2011
Naseem Tarawnah
Amman , Egypt , Food and Drink , Governor , Hizballah , Interior Ministry , Iran , Jordan , Ministry of Interior , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , Prime Minister , Tahrir Square , Tear gas , Twitter , US Federal Reserve
NASEEM TARAWNAH: I joined the March 24th group’s sit-in with little expectation. What I witnessed has changed my view of my homeland.
Added on 23/03/2011
Common Ground News Service
Cairo , Common Ground News Service , Democracy , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Manitoba , Muslim Brotherhood , National Democratic Party (NDP) , New York , President , Technology , United States
HODA OSMAN: How far will you go to exercise your new-found ability to vote? I’ll tell you how far – 5,621 miles which is the distance from New York to Cairo
Added on 07/03/2011
James M. Dorsey
Algiers , Amman , Ankara , Bahrain , Barack Obama , Brazil , Cairo , East Africa , Egypt , Egyptian military , Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood , Erdogan government , Europe , European Union , Gaza , Green Movement , Hosni Mubarak , International Monetary Fund , Iran , Islamist party , Israel , Jeddah , Kuwait , Mahmoud Ahmadinejad , Manama , Mecca , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Oil , Omar al-Bashir , President , Prime Minister , Recep Tayyip Erdogan , Sana’a , Saudi Arabia , Soccer , South Sudan , Sudan , Syria , Tripoli , Tunis , Tunisia , Turkey , Turkish government , United States , Washington , Washington Institute , Washington Institute for Near East Policy
JAMES M. DORSEY: For the first time in its history, Turkey is emerging as a true bridge between East and West. Unrest elsewhere however puts Turkish aspirations to the test.
Added on 24/02/2011
Steve Royston
Al Jazeera , Al Qaeda , Bahrain , BBC , Censorship , CNN , Colonel , Egypt , Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood , Gaddafi , Iran , Iranian intelligence , Iraq , Kuwait , Middle East , Muslim Brotherhood , Osama Bin Laden , Qatar , Rupert Murdoch , Satellite channels , Saudi Arabia , Spain , Suez , Suez Canal , Syria , Tunisia , United Kingdom , United States
STEVE ROYSTON: At one time or another, Al Jazeera has made enemies of Bahrain, Kuwait, the United States, the United Kingdom, Spain and Iraq, but is that just the price of reporting ‘the truth’?
Added on 21/02/2011
Parastou Hassouri
Cairo , CNN , Debbie Schlussel , Egypt , Eid Al- Fitr , Facebook , First Lady , Foreign media , Hosni Mubarak , Journalist , Lara Logan , Muslim Brotherhood , Nir Rosen , Suzanne Mubarak , Tahrir Square , The New York Times
PARASTOU HASSOURI: Sexual Harassment, including the assault on Lara Logan, is a result of patriarchal attitudes coupled with stifled dialogue…
Added on 09/02/2011
Omar al-Issawi
America , blindness , Clinton , Egypt , Hosni Mubarak , Israel , Lebanese army , Lebanon , Manitoba , Muslim Brotherhood , Obama , President , Ronald Reagan , U.S. , United States , Washington
OMAR AL-ISSAWI: Please show respect to these people who have sacrificed their lives, shed blood, endured brutality, battled a 21st Century cavalry of camels…
Added on 06/02/2011
Rania Al Malky
Ahmed Shafiq , Al Hurra , Cairo , Censorship , Daily News Egypt , Egypt , Hamas , Hisham Mubarak Law Center , Iran , Mubarak , Muslim Brotherhood , President , Prime Minister , Rania Al Malky , Rubber bullets , Spy , State media , Tahrir Square
RANIA AL MALKY: You can’t fool all the people all the time. The hawks of Egypt’s current regime should have learned this lesson over the past 11 days.
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.
