February 2011
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“The common thread of this year’s democracy movement from Tunisia to Iran, from...”
– Unfit For Democracy? by Nicholas Krisrof, NY Times, Feb 26
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This week is National Eating Disorders Awareness... →
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Realism's Moral and Strategic Blindness
Below are selected quotes from Stephen Walt’s article about Libya from last year (link here). This piece highlights the moral blindness of realism, which generally favors good relations with dictators over the interests of their people. Because the realist camp discounts the people, it always fails to predict revolutions, like the one currently happening in Libya. The moral equation he makes...
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Watchthelibyanrevolution:
give 5 minutes of your life to watch this video please.
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WatchNYT video describing the crackdown on protesters today in Manama
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“As security forces then began to fire anti-air craft guns over their heads and...”
– Bahrain royal family orders army to turn on the people | Telegraph, Feb 18
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Disregard
Mom: Hi how are you
Mom: Disregard that last text
Mom: I don’t have time to talk
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“Never did we imagine it would happen peacefully. Never did we imagine millions...”
– How Egypt Inspired A Generation Of Young Arabs | Black Iris of Jordan, Feb 13
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Obama's Opportunistic Policy on Tunisia and Egypt
The revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt caught the Obama administration off-guard, which is one of the reasons many analysts could claim that the Obama administration was flip-flopping and had no concrete policy. However, despite the change in tone over the days of the Egyptian and Tunisian uprising, there was a clear guiding policy, which is to support the side that appeared to be winning. Despite...
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“Some policymakers in Western capitals have convinced themselves that seizing the...”
– In post-Mubarak Egypt, the rebirth of the Arab world by Hussein Agha and Robert Malley| Washington Post, Feb 11
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Watchfarhaaan:
TAHRIR SQUARE THE VERY MOMENT MUBARAK RESIGNED
Protesters were in the middle of prayer. You’ll know when the announcement is made, trust me.
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“His Highness the Prime Minister Sheikh Nasser Al-Mohammed Al-Ahmed Al-Sabah...”
– Kuwaiti Prime Minister Grants Forgiveness to Critics | PR Newswire, Feb 13. True banana republic style.
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“All of this confounds the “clash of civilizations” thesis which...”
– Egypt shows ‘clash of civilizations’ was a myth by Arun Kundnani | CNN.com
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Watchcasablancasyndrome:
تحيا مصر
Long Live Egypt
Beautiful!
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“Some people are living on their savings. Most people are supporting each other...”
– Interview with Egyptian activist Mohammed Maree about the uprising in his hometown of Mahalla, Egypt
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“Muslim [Brotherhood guy in Tahrir square]: Before…before – I had…I’m sorry to...”
– Regarding the Brotherhood… Karmamole
WatchChristian mass in Tahrir square, February 6. More about it in the Daily News Egypt.
Watchcyrenaica:
Mish B3eed: Voices of the North African Revolt | DOWNLOAD
Mish B3eed is a compilation of songs created by North African hip hop artists from Egypt, Libya, Tunisia and Algeria, who have emerged as voices of recent uprisings and calls for protest. Mish B3eed, or ‘Not far,’ refers to the sense of solidarity that these youth feel across borders, the similarities of their causes and the...
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“Two years ago, Noman called attention in a blog post to another Vodafone...”
– (via kawdess)
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