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Links January 9th and January 10th
Automatically posted links for January 9th through January 10th:
- ??????? ???? ????? ????? ?????? ?????? ?«?????» ??????? – Egypt cuts subsidies on food oils, etc.
- 151,000 civilians killed since Iraq invasion – WHO, Iraq Gov says revises death tool (1/4 that of Lancet)
- Has the Era of Cheap Oil and Food Prices Ended? – Walid Khadduri addresses top question in many Arabs’ minds
- Can the Middle East sustain democracy? Middle East Strategy at Harvard – Debate on Arab democracy – Alterman, Dunne, Carpenter, etc. in comments
- La rééducation des terroristes d’Arabie saoudite – Jihadi re-education: to do jihad, make sure the Saudi Gov says it’s OK
- US candidates are vague on Middle East democracy – Steven Cook examines — Edwards has most concrete plans
- Jacob?s Jottings: The Case of Fouad Ajami The National Interest – Another Ajami takedown, this time on his newfound Huntingtonism
- Rehabilitating Libya – International Herald Tribune – Op-ed reminds of Libya’s nastiness — or does it not count when victims are not Western?
- Democracy: inevitable no more – M. Albright on democracy, but she was never a supporter of Arab democracy
- Saudi Calls on Sarkozy to Visit Alone – After some in Egypt were outraged by Sarko’s new girlfriend, Saudi draws the line
Links for November 26th
Automatically posted links for November 26th:
- أول صØÙ�ÙŠ مسيØÙŠ مصري يجري Øوارًا مع مرشد الإخوان المسلمين مهدي عاكÙ� – The first interview of MB Guide Mahdi Akef by an Egyptian Christian, apparently
- Foul times ahead for Egypt’s bean staple – Alarmist predictions for fuul. Actually a lot comes from China nowadays, like everything else
- Why the Arab street? Â – Rami Khouri says the Arab street has changed, is essentially a mixture of nationalism and islamism, and counts for something
- International Crisis Group – Darfur?s New Security Reality – Report says Darfur situation getting worse, blames all parties, calls for sanctions all-round
- Building barriers – Great email forward about muhagaba/munaqaba-only café – “no Xian girls allowed”
- Ghassan Charbel on Lebanon – Al Hayat – “The Lebanese formula is by all means unique. It is a Tabbouleh plate whose ingredients have to be carefully weighed. Too much bulgur and it is an indigestion. Foreign parsley ruins its pleasure. The oil and onions have to be carefully handled, and the to
- The Alliance of Egyptian Americans – New group seeks to foster democratic change