Links from my del.icio.us account for July 7th through July 8th:
- FT.com / World – Gulf states urged to rethink dollar pegs – Sooner or later it will happen
- Egypt summons Iranian diplomat over Sadat film – Reuters.com – Note that this happens as the Egyptian press is full of anti-Shia conspiracy theories
- Family history | Mount Lebanon’s children | Economist.com
– Review of Amin Maalouf's latest - Communist jokes | Funny bones | Economist.com
– A book about subversive Soviet humor – someone needs to do the same for the Arab world - IkhwanWeb | MB MP: Blogging is an Outlet for Egypt’s Disaffected Youth – Egyptian government report says there are 160,000 Egyptian blogs, about 30% of Arab blogs
- L’OTAN des démocraties, le pire des paris, par Zaki Laïdi – Opinions – Le Monde.fr – An argument against a "league of democracies"
- Babies’ deaths cast shadow on Egypt’s health care
Babies’ deaths cast shadow on Egypt’s health care
| International
| Reuters – Very nice long article on Egypt's failing health care
Can you please Mr democratic cool Arabist provide me with a slid reason why you are not publishin my comments.
Because I’m tired to of your abusive rants and attacks on other people on this site. Consider yourself permanently, irrevocably banned. Further comments will be deleted.
– Mr. Democratic cool Arabist.
Egypt summons Iranian diplomat over Sadat film – Note that this happens as the Egyptian press is full of anti-Shia conspiracy theories. This doesn’t surprise me since most of the press of the so-called moderate states is full of anti-Shia or to be precise anti-Iranian ranting. But I found Egyptians quite sympathetic towards Iranian and Shiite political positions, especially concerning the USA policy and Israel/Palestinian question. As well I found most of the Egyptians I’ve met absolutely oblivious to any religious differences between Shia and Sunna. Then I don’t think Egyptians trust or believe their press just like anybody in the Arab world….Or what do you think? Thank you
Arabist,
I don’t think its accurate to say the Egyptian press is “full” of anti-Shia conspiracy theories. Yes, there are some, but full makes it sound like this is a dominant feature or perhaps exaggarates the extent to which this is an issue in the press.Nate