James M. Dorsey

‘Kafala’ – The System That Threatens Qatar’s World Cup

‘Kafala’ – The System That Threatens Qatar’s World Cup

JAMES M. DORSEY:

 M.-Lynx-Qualey

So What Exactly Is The Brotherhood’s Definition of Culture?

So What Exactly Is The Brotherhood’s Definition of Culture?

M. LYNX-QUALEY: Egypt’s new culture minister has been spelling out what fits the ruling party’s view of where arts and culture fit within society in a series of interviews

 Mondoweiss

He’s Obama’s Man But Will AIPAC Take On Hagel?

He’s Obama’s Man But Will AIPAC Take On Hagel?

PHILIP WEISS: The widely floated possibility of Chuck Hagel’s nomination as Defence Secretary looks a reality. Who will fight against it?

 Richard Silverstein

What Meshal’s Visit Really Means for the Future

What Meshal’s Visit Really Means for the Future

RICHARD SILVERSTEIN: The words were predictably fiery and pugnacious but Meshal’s visit points to a new direction for Palestine.

 Common Ground News Service

3Fs Forum: ‘All of the Big Questions Up for Discussion’

3Fs Forum: ‘All of the Big Questions Up for Discussion’

JESSICA ABRAHAMS, CGNEWS: Frank and open dialogue was the name of the game at a recent inter-faith event in the UK.

 James M. Dorsey

Jordan, Bahrain and Saudi: Pressures for Reform

Jordan, Bahrain and Saudi: Pressures for Reform

JAMES M. DORSEY: Sharp sectarian divides between Sunni and Shiite Muslims in the Middle East constitutes the Achilles heel for Saudi Arabia, Bahrain and Jordan.

 M.-Lynx-Qualey

The Arab World’s ‘Olympic Poets’: Who’d You Choose?

The Arab World’s ‘Olympic Poets’: Who’d You Choose?

M. LYNX-QUALEY: Thanks goodness we no longer have the embarrassment of the Olympics ‘Art Competitions’ but the UK’s Guardian newspaper did some nice work.

 Mondoweiss

‘Israel Is For Jews Only’: Dani Dayan Pulls No Punches

‘Israel Is For Jews Only’: Dani Dayan Pulls No Punches

ILENE COHEN, MONDOWEISS: Goodbye ‘Two State Solution’, Goodbye ‘Right of Return’, Goodbye Palestine. Dani Dayan spells out the real vision

 Ramzy Baroud

Starving and Broke: Yemen’s Renewed ‘War on Terror’

Starving and Broke: Yemen’s Renewed ‘War on Terror’

RAMZY BAROUD: The humanitarian crisis in Yemen is largely rooted in the fact that the country is an open field of competing interests…

 M.-Lynx-Qualey

‘Poetry of the Taliban’: Worth All The Fuss?

‘Poetry of the Taliban’: Worth All The Fuss?

M. LYNX-QUALEY: The editors surely anticipated – and welcomed – the storm that has erupted around publication of their collection

 The View From Fez

‘Picture an Arab Man’: Project’s Author Speaks

‘Picture an Arab Man’: Project’s Author Speaks

THE VIEW FROM FEZ: Her photography has captured the imagination of people around the Arab world and beyond. She discusses her project.

 Common Ground News Service

“Love, InshAllah”: Muslim Women Tell Their Stories

“Love, InshAllah”: Muslim Women Tell Their Stories

MARWA HELAL, CGNEWS: A collection of stories about Muslim women’s love lives has struck a global chord.

 Juan Cole

Israel: Extinguishing the Last Light in Palestine

Israel: Extinguishing the Last Light in Palestine

JUAN COLE: The Israeli government deliberately does not give Palestinians building permits [for solar energy], because it wants them to emigrate.

 Rob L. Wagner

Abu Dhabi’s Cultural Designs: Revived But Relevant to Whom?

Abu Dhabi’s Cultural Designs: Revived But Relevant to Whom?

ROB L. WAGNER: The Abu Dhabi authorities surprisingly announced the resurrection of their three-museum project. Who’s it for, though?

 James M. Dorsey

Port Said Deaths Boost Egypt’s Soccer ‘Army’

Port Said Deaths Boost Egypt’s Soccer ‘Army’

JAMES M. DORSEY: Growing sentiment that the brawl in which 74 people were killed was provoked is putting wind in the sails of militant soccer fan groups.

 Crossroads Arabia

Twitter Makes a Good Call: No Boycott Needed

Twitter Makes a Good Call: No Boycott Needed

CROSSROADS ARABIA: Twitter’s new censorship policy has turned up a hornet’s nest of ire throughout the social media world. But have they done the right thing?

 Syria News Wire

The Dramatic ‘Volte-Face’ of Syria’s Bloggers

The Dramatic ‘Volte-Face’ of Syria’s Bloggers

NEWS FROM SYRIA: The former Chairman of the Syria Computer Society, a certain Bashar Assad, had a lot of support from the blogosphere in his first decade. Not any more.

 M.-Lynx-Qualey

Art’s Struggle to Define Who & What is ‘Tahrir’

Art’s Struggle to Define Who & What is ‘Tahrir’

M.LYNX-QUALEY: Dina Adel asserts that all this means art in Egypt (and perhaps beyond) is undergoing a renaissance, another Nahda…

 James Mullan

News Analysis: U.S Attack on Iran ‘likely’

News Analysis: U.S Attack on Iran ‘likely’

NEWS ANALYSIS: Now Libya has been taken care of momentum appears to be growing particularly in the United States for an attack on Iran’s nuclear programme.

 Lucy Emmerson

‘More Democracy, More Openness’: Norway’s Lesson

‘More Democracy, More Openness’: Norway’s Lesson

LUCY EMMERSON: There has been much debate about how we should characterise the Norwegian mass-killer Anders Breivik. Were he Muslim there would have been no debate.