High stakes over Bahrain
A regional strategy for democracy in the Middle East
Bahrain: A Full-Scale Attack
Written by Amira Al Hussaini
This post is part of our special coverage of Bahrain Protests 2011.
Protesters at Bahrain’s Pearl (Lulu) Roundabout were dispersed early this morning, as military and police have waged a full-scale attack on them.
Bahrain: Bloody Crackdowns on Villages
Written by Yacoub Al-Slaise
This post is part of our special coverage of Bahrain Protests 2011.
On Tuesday, before King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa announced a State of National Security giving powers to the army and other forces to secure the country, police carried out crackdowns across a number of villages in the central area in Bahrain.
Bahrain: State of National Security Called
Written by Yacoub Al-Slaise
This post is part of our special coverage of Bahrain Protests 2011.
On Tuesday March 15, 2011, one month after protests started on the February 14 in Bahraini capital Manama, His Highness King Hamad bin Isa Al-Khalifa announced a State of National Security, giving full power to the army to protect national security.
Prospects that await the Middle East
An Egyptian revolutionary
Inside Saif Gadaffi’s squatted London mansion, reclaimed by Libyan exiles
The New Statesman‘s Laurie Penny has gotten into Saif Gadaffi’s multi-million-pound mansion in London’s tony Mayfair Hampstead, which has been squatted by Libyan exiles. She reports on life inside the reclaimed house:
‘Where are the Arabs?’
Gaddafi has a long history as a killer – and must be stopped
Does it matter if Gaddafi wins?
We must not wait for a massacre
Will Gaddafi reverse the tide of the Arab Spring?
Cultural relativism: Another victim of Arab revolutions?
As we are watching the fall of dictators and the wind of liberty sweeping in the Arab world, we may not have noticed another victim of this ?springtime of Arab people?, namely the individualistic/collectivistic divide. In psychology, many scientists have adopted a kind of culturalism according to which the reason people behave differently across culture because of the ?culture? in which they have grown up: People are raised in a particular culture and they come to adopt the particular attitudes and beliefs of their parents, teachers and elders. This explains why people behave differently in different places. For instance, psychologists have often emphasized that some cultures are more individualistic while others are more collectivist and other similar dichotomies have been put forward: sociocentric vs. egocentric, independent vs. interdependent, bounded vs. unbounded.
Bahrain: Letter from a Blogger, as Saudi Troops Enter
Written by Solana Larsen
This post is part of our special coverage on Bahrain Protests 2011.
Al Jazeera cameraman killed in Libya, in government ambush of news crew
from Boing Boing by Omar Chatriwala
Saudi Arabia sends counterrevolutionary goons to Bahrain
Saudi Arabia will split its security forces, lately much occupied with suppressing protest at home, and will send them to Bahrain to help put down the popular uprising there.
Brazil: Reactions to Egyptian and Middle Eastern Crises
Written by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia · Translated by Raphael Tsavkko Garcia · View original post [pt]
Once Egypt’s 2011 revolution concluded, the Brazilian blogosphere was filled with analysis, celebrations and prognoses for the future. In fact, from January 25 the whole world followed the course of the conflict in Egypt, awaiting the fall of then President Hosni Mubarak, which finally arrived on 11 February after weeks of protest and 32 years of dictatorial government.
Lebanon: Bloggers Snub Hariri Rally
Written by Antoun Issa
Inspired by uprisings across the Arab world, former Prime Minister Saad al-Hariri held a rally in Beirut on Sunday calling for the disarming of the powerful Shi’ite Hezballah movement.
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