US group of scholars offers a new paradigm – but many cities contested.
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Egypt: Survival Is Also a Form of Resistance | Zeit
Wael Eskandar.
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Egypt: A Move to Enhance Authoritarian Rule | HRW
Constitutional amendments “would undermine judicial independence and expand executive powers that are already being abused”.
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Dans le Golfe, entre MBS et MBZ, un prince héritier peut en cacher un autre | Mediapart
On MbZ – interesting stuff about his maritime strategy and prospective alliance with China.
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Algeria student’s throat slit in apparent homophobic killing | al-Bab
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En Algérie, une fossilisation du pouvoir | Le Monde
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Syria’s Torture Photos: Witness to Atrocity | by Susie Linfield | NYR Daily | The New York Review of Books
When it comes to the Syrian war, a “relevant political consciousness” is precisely what does not exist.
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A Princess Vanishes. A Video Offers Alarming Clues. | NYT
The adult daughter of Dubai’s ruler tried to escape a life of stultifying restrictions. She was captured at sea, forcibly taken back, and has not been heard from since.
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Air strikes target al-Feel oilfield in southern Libya | al-Arabiya
After standoff over Sharara.
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“Let it Spoil!”: Morocco’s Boycott and the Empowerment of ‘Regular’ Citizen | MIPA
Mohammed Masbah.
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