Added on 04/10/2013
Common Ground News Service
Africa , Bouazizi , Mohamed Bouazizi , National Constituent Assembly , Political geography , Politics , Ramzi Slimani , Sidi Bouzid , Souha Bouazizi , Tunis , Tunisia , Tunisian revolution , Youth Council of Sidi Bouzid , Youth participation
GHADA DALY, CGNEWS: The apathy that Tunisian young people feel for politics is being re-directed in a positive direction into varied civil projects
Added on 28/02/2013
Common Ground News Service
Africa , Chokri Belaid , Hamadi Jebali , North Africa , Political geography , Politics , Tunis , Tunisia , Tunisian Constituent Assembly election
LAMIA HATIRA, NURA SULEIMAN, CGNEWS: We don’t have a culture of armed conflict but it’s possible that we’re moving in that direction.
Added on 30/12/2012
Juan Cole
Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi , Afghanistan , Al Qaeda , Aleppo , Algeria , Ali Abdullah Saleh , America , American embassy , Arab Spring , Baath Party in Syria , Bahrain , Bahrain’s government , Binyamin Netanyahu , David Petraeus , Democracy , Egypt , Egypt Protests , first prime minister , Gaza , Homs , Iran , Iraq , Israel , Lebanon , Libya , Manama , Middle East , Mohammed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , Obama administration , Oil , oil sales , Palestine , President , Prime Minister , Saudi Arabia , South Africa , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Syria , Tunis , Tunisia , Turkey , U.S. Congress , United States , US government , Washington , Yemen
JUAN COLE: It’s been another extraordinary year across the Middle East. Here is my take on the most significant changes this year
Added on 06/12/2012
mai abdul rahman
America , Arab League , Canada , Clinton , DC , Egypt , Ehud Olmert , Europe , European Union , Gaza , Germany , Hamas , IDF , International Criminal Court , Israel , Israeli government , Jerusalem , Netanyahu , New York Times , Oslo , Palestine , Palestinian Authority , Palestinian Liberation Organization , Palestinian Territories , Prime Minister , Qatar , Secretary of State , Tunis , Turkey , United Kingdom , United Nations , United Nations General Assembly , United States , Washington , West Bank
MAI ABDUL RAHMAN: It’s not just the scale of the victory but it’s what it tells us about a new, emerging world order that is important.
Added on 02/12/2012
Juan Cole
Abdullah II , Amman , Arab Spring , Bahrain , Bahrain government , Bashar al-Assad , Constituent Assembly , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Governor , Israel , Jerusalem , Jordan , Lebanon , Libya , Middle East , Mohammed Morsi , Muslim Brotherhood , Palestine , President , Prime Minister , Russia , Sana’a , Senate , South Yemen , Syria , Syrian army , Syrian government , Tahrir Square , Tripoli , Tunis , Tunisia , United Nations , US State Department , Washington , Yemen
JUAN COLE: From Jordan to Tunisia, from civil war to pilfered Palestinian land the Arab world is in a febrile state.
Added on 18/10/2012
Common Ground News Service
Actor , Artist , Culture , France , Italy , Lebanon , Morocco , Netherlands , Singer , Sweden , Syria , Tunis , Tunisia
AMINA BENKHLIFA, CGNEWS: Often associated with harsh weather and difficult economic conditions El Kef, my hometown, has a deep theatrical heritage
Added on 28/09/2012
Common Ground News Service
Algeria , Civil society , Common Ground News Service , Democracy , Mediterranean , Search for Common Ground , Tunis , Tunisia , Youth
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
Added on 31/08/2012
James M. Dorsey
African Champions League , Al Zamalek , Azmy Megahed , Cairo , Cairo club Al Zamalek SC , Censorship , Champion’s League , Confederation of African Football , Democracy , Eduardo P. Archetti , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Egyptian Football Association , Egyptian police , Football , Ghana , Hosni Mubarak , Islamist , London School of Economics , Mohammed Morsi , Mohammed Morsi Government , Port Said , President , School of Oriental and African Studies , Soccer , sports minister , Suez , Suez Canal , Tunis , Tunisia
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.
Added on 25/08/2012
James M. Dorsey
Al Ahly , Al Ahly SC , Al Zamalek , Cairo , Egypt , Egyptian Football Association , Football , Ghana , guard , Hosni Mubarak , Mohammed Morsi , Mohammed Morsi Government , Port Said , Premier League , President , Soccer , Suez , Suez Canal , Tunis , Tunisia
JAMES M. DORSEY: The debate about soccer is as much about politics as it is about sports. It is a debate that is likely to be fought out politically rather than on the pitch.
Added on 16/08/2012
James M. Dorsey
Abdullah , Algeria , Algiers , Arab Spring , Bahrain , Cairo , East Africa , Egypt , Electricity , Energy , Europe , Hosni Mubarak , Jordan , Manama , Mediterranean , Middle East , Mohamed Bouazizi , Morocco , North Africa , Oil , oil and gas cities , policeman , President , Rabat , Sana’a , Saudi Arabia , Social Media , Syria , Tripoli , Tunis , Tunisia , Yemen , Zine El Abedine Ben Ali
JAMES M. DORSEY: The civil war in Syria dominates the news the wave of protests in the smaller cities of Arab states foretells a groundswell of mass demonstration.
Added on 01/05/2012
Common Ground News Service
Civil society , Congress , Ennahda Party , Ettakatol Party , freelance journalist and editor , government spokesperson , Islam , Manouba University , Media outlets , Republic Party , Sharia , Tunis , Tunisia
SONIA BAHI, CGNEWS: It was a bold move which has divided opinion in the country. But has it set the example for other ‘Arab Spring’ countries?
Added on 19/04/2012
Common Ground News Service
Niqab , Tunis , Tunisia , Women , Women's issues
LOTFI RADHOUANE CHEBIL, CGNEWS: It’s generating heated debate on Tunisian university campuses. What’s to be done?
Added on 04/03/2012
Mich Cafe
Baghdad , Basketball , Beijing Olympics , Brunei , Christoph Wilcke , Council of Senior Religious Scholars , Dubai , fencing , FIFA , Fifa World Cup , Football , Human Rights Watch , International Olympic Committee , Jeddah , Lebanon , London , Mecca , Middle East , Mohammad Bin Rashid Al Maktoum , Noor al-Malki , Olympics , Palestinian Territories , Qatar , Reading , Saudi Arabia , Saudi Olympic Committee , Sport , Sporting Club , sprinter , Stamford Bridge , Tunis , Tunisia , United Arab Emirates , United Kingdom , Vicky , Women , Women's issues
MICH CAFE: Human Rights Watch have just published a report that highlights the deep discrimination against women in Saudi Arabia.
Added on 27/12/2011
James M. Dorsey
African Champions League , Algeria , Captain , Champion’s League , Democracy , East Africa , Egypt , Egypt Protests , Football , Hosni Mubarak , Interpol , Libya , Middle East , Moammar Qaddafi , Morocco , Niger , North Africa , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , Saadi Al Qaddafi , Soccer , South Sudan , Sudan , Tunis , Tunisia , Yemen , Zambia
JAMES M. DORSEY: A study has revealed that 5 North African nations experiencing upheaval in 2011 have seen football teams improve markedly.
Added on 28/10/2011
thehedonista
Abu Dhabi , Al Hamra , Al-Hijrah , Amman , Beirut , Blue Mosque , Christmas , Cyprus , Damascus , Dubai , Dubai Mall , Easter , Eid , Eid Al- Fitr , Eid Al-Adha , Food and Drink , India , Islamic New Year , Istanbul , Kerala , Muscat , New Year's Day , Oman , Photos , Sofia , Sri Lanka , Tunis , UAE's National Day , Umbria , United Arab Emirates
THE HEDONISTA: Eid al Adha has been my favourite – the last few years it has fallen far enough out of summer it occurs with the change of season.
Added on 16/10/2011
The Moor Next Door
Afghanistan , Ben Ali , Democracy , Eileen Byrne , Iran , Islamist party , Journalist , Progress Party , The Financial Times , The Washington Post , Tunis , Tunisia , Turkey
THE MOOR NEXT DOOR: With a week to go before Tunisia’s national election anticipation is mounting. With more than 100 parties contesting which of them is set to emerge victorious?
Added on 12/09/2011
The Moor Next Door
Benghazi , Burkina Faso , Burundi , Chicago , Civil society , Eileen Byrne , Italy , Journalist , Liberia , Libya , News media , Nicaragua , North Atlantic Treaty Organization , President , Ramadan , Rwanda , Transitional National Council , Tripoli , Tunis , Tunisia , Uganda , United States , Western Libya , Yemen
EILEEN BYRNE, TMND: Now that Qaddafi’s regime has been unseated thoughts of the men who did the fighting are turning to the nation’s immediate priorities.
Added on 12/08/2011
Mich Cafe
Abu Bakr , Abu Dhabi , AED , Al Habtoor Group , Bangladesh , Blue Mosque , Dubai , Germany , Islam , Istanbul , London , Mecca , Ramadan , Tunis , Tunisia , Vicky
I heard ‘Uthman bin ‘Affan saying, when people argued too much about
his intention to reconstruct the mosque of Allah’s Apostle, “You have talked too much.
I heard the Prophet saying, ‘Whoever built a mosque, Allah would build for him a similar place in Paradise’.”
MICH CAFE: The closer you get, the more splendid the mosque looks. The size is breathtaking and I had difficulty getting the four 60-meter-high minarets in one frame.
Added on 27/07/2011
Lucy Emmerson
Africa , Egypt , Lina Ben M’henni , Middle East , President , Rights , Supreme Council of the Armed Forces , Tahrir Square , Time Magazine , Tunis , Tunisia , Women's issues
LUCY EMMERSON: Now is not the time to let “women’s issues” fall to the back of the agenda; they must not be deprived of the dignity that they have fought for.
Added on 21/05/2011
The Moor Next Door
Abdullah , Algeria , Algerian government , Algiers , America , Arab Gulf , Bahrain , Bahraini government , Barack Obama , Cairo , Civil society , Clinton , Damascus , Department of State , Deputy Secretary , East Africa , Egypt , Energy , European Union , Hamas , Iran , Israel , Jordan , Libya , Manama , Mauritania , Middle East , Mohamed Bouazizi , Morocco , Mubarak , North Africa , Obama , Palestinian Territories , President , Rabat , Rami Khouri , Riyadh , Rosa Parks , Saudi Arabia , Sudan , Syria , Tunis , Tunisia , United States , Washington
THE MOOR NEXT DOOR: There was little new in Obama’s ‘Arab Spring’ speech. Nervous light criticism of Bahrain, no reference to Gulf allies and a minor poke of Israel.
