2011-03-06 [UPDATE] Bastille Day in #Egypt, Egyptians Storm Secret Service, US Secretary of Defense, Gates En Route; #Amndawala Leaks launches on Facebook and Twitter from WL Central by carwin biloquist 2011-03-05 Bahrain Clashes Last Night in Hamad Town, Unconfirmed rpts of Pro-Gov ‘Thugs’ with Al Qaeda flag threatening residents. What is happening in Libya … Read more
Was Turkish PM Erdogan the final recipient of the Qaddafi human rights prize? from FP Passport by Joshua Keating The Turkish opposition is criticizing Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan for his relative silence on events in Libya saying he is ?doing well by the award? given to him by Muammar al-Qaddafi last November. If current … Read more
Galip Hoca also recommend his article for this post, E.S. as the globalization of capitalist-world-economy gained impetus in the last few decades, the role of the levante, mesopotamia, maghreeb, saheel, arabia and persia, or to put in another term, the oil rich muslim countries, in the process has been reduced in rapid gradation almost exclusively … Read more
Libya protests: EU wary of influx EU ministers hold crisis talks on the uprising in Libya, amid concern about expatriates there and illegal migration from North Africa. Libya: Gaddafi Son’s Excuses for the People’s Uprising from Global Voices Online by Amira Al Hussaini Written by Amira Al Hussaini This post is part of our special … Read more
View Protests across the Middle East in a larger map Libya: Benghazi Rises Against Gaddafi (Updated) from Global Voices Online by John Liebhardt Written by John Liebhardt News organizations and people on the ground have reported that Libya’s army have shot at demonstrators in Benghazi protesting against the 42-year-rule of Muammar Al Gaddafi. Located 1,400km … Read more
People carry the body of a protester killed during a protest on Monday, as they gather at a Shi’ite village cemetery in Sanabis, west of Bahraini capital Manama, February 15, 2011. (REUTERS/Hamad I Mohammed) Bahrain: anti-government protests continue despite brutal crackdown (big photo gallery) from Boing Boing by Xeni Jardin Arab democracy rising: international lessons, … Read more
Bahrain: Police Quash Today’s Protests (Videos) by Solana Larsen Written by Solana Larsen A series of ?illegal’ protests took place in Bahrain today, February 14, as demonstrators marked a ?Day of Wrath’ inspired by popular uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. Several videos from the protests have been shared on YouTube showing how demonstrations were quashed by force. … Read more
photo from Boing Boing blog Egypt: Doubts cast on Turkish claims for model democracy from World news: Turkey | guardian.co.uk by Robert Tait Supporters say Turkey’s ruling AKP party’s brand of political Islam could be role model for Muslim Brotherhood, but opponents warn of authoritarianism According to conventional wisdom, Turkey has become the template of … Read more
… Let’s see what happens next. A coup or transition to democracy… Egypt: The World Rejoices as Mubarak Resigns from Global Voices Online by Amira Al Hussaini Written by Amira Al Hussaini This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011. ‘Mubarak Steps Down’ (via Celinecelines on Flickr) Mubarak has resigned. I … Read more
Power, normality, revolution from The Immanent Frame by Samuli Schielke As I write this, the Egyptian revolution of January 25 continues in the streets of Egypt, and anything that is written these days will bear the characteristic traits of that moment, and will be proven wrong in one way or another by the further course … Read more
Oh Socialist International sucks anyway. They still accept our CHP as a member. What has CHP anything to do with socialism? Socialist International finally kicks out Mubarak from FP Passport by Joshua Keating The Socialist International — the global federation of center-left parties that includes Britain’s Labour Party and the French Socialist Party — finally … Read more
Egypt: Remembering Egypt’s Martyrs from Global Voices Online by Amira Al Hussaini Written by Amira Al Hussaini This post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011. Tribute is pouring from all around the world for those who have lost their lives in protests held across Egypt to call for an end of … Read more
An Egyptian woman living in Turkey holds a placard that reads ‘Mubarak will go, the treachery will end’ as about 200 members of pro-Islamic human rights groups and a leftist party hold a joint protest in show of solidarity with protestors in Egypt, outside the Egyptian embassy in Ankara, Turkey, Friday, Feb. 4, 2011.? Read … Read more
Special Edition Post ? AAA Signs Statement of Support of Egypt from American Anthropological Association by Joslyn O. In conjunction with the Archaeological Institute of America, AAA signs Statement of Support for Egypt. This statement shares its concern for the Egyptian people and the loss of cultural heritage that Egypt has sustained and the threat … Read more
I see Twitter messages announcing a demonstration in front of the Egyptian consulate in Istanbul at 23.00… posted by cynthiadias Protests in Cairo turn violent White House condemns Egypt violence from FP Passport by Joshua Keating White House spokesman Robert Gibbs has issued the following statements on the bloodshed in Tahrir Square, condemning the violence … Read more