Links for Dec.13.09 to Dec.16.09

â�© Egypt puts archives on Web to boost Arabic content | But what's the address? â�© Muslims in Europe: A Report on 11 EU Cities | Open Society Institute | Tons of interesting questions raised by this ground-breaking poll. â�© Abkhazia Is Recognized by Even Smaller Nauru - NYTimes.com | Sharqeya next? â�© Pro-Israel Lobby Group’s Iran Petition Features Lots of Questionable Names « The Washington Independent | Such as "Porn Sex Video" and Comfylovely". â�© LedgerGermane: Karzai Says Afghan Army Will Need Help Until 2024 | Yikes. â�© Future of US-Egypt Relations: A View from the Next Generation | Notes on another POMED event. â�© POMED Event: U.S. Military Assistance: Obstacle or Opportunity for Reform? | Steven Cook, Emile Hokayem, etc. some discussion of Egypt-US military relations. â�© Mideastwire.com | Zaitout: reports about Algeria-US agreement over temporary military bases | Handle with care. â�© British court issued Gaza arrest warrant for former Israeli minister Tzipi Livni | The Guardian | More of this please. â�© Nights to remember - The National Newspaper | Arabian Nights conference in NYU Abu Dhabi. â�© Obama's Big Sellout : Rolling Stone | Must-read Matt Taibbi story on Obama's bailout of Wall Street. â�© Al-Masry Al-Youm | Police raid home of prominent blogger | Wael Abbas sentenced to six months of prison in absentia for stealing his neighbors' internet??!?! â�© We will not bow to this Moroccan king | Paul Laverty and Ken Loach | Comment is free | The Guardian | Strongly worded op-ed for Aminatou Haidar. â�© David Ignatius - Jordan's ex-spy chief wasn't too good to be true | On former GID chief Saad Kheir - a dubious tribute. â�© Orientalism in Reverse | Brian Whitaker critiques Joseph Massad's "Gsy International" theory.

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Links for 09.13.09

✪ Unwanted Guests | The Brave New World of Gamal's ruling party: "Have you noticed that this Ramadan many of the talk shows guests in Egyptian channels are from NDP ministers, businessmen, journalists and men who did not use to appear on TV ??" ✪ Israel Timeline: The Long Way Home | NYT's timeline of Jewish-US-Israel-Oslo history. Makes no reference to pre-48 Palestinian politics, Arab revolt, etc. ✪ Other Inscriptions: Sexual Difference and History Writing between Futures Past and Present | A review of Joseph Massad's "Desiring Arabs" finds that "It is perhaps in the argument about the Gay International that the book is both made and unmade." ✪ Daily News Egypt - Azhar Scholars Say No To Using Quranic Verses As Logos | Move in part targets Muslim Brothers. ✪ Navigating Egypt's bureaucracy with a child in tow - AP | Paul Schemm on the Mugamma.

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Daily News Egypt - Gay Moroccan writer takes on homophobia

Daily News Egypt - Gay Moroccan writer takes on homophobia
On Abdallah Taia, novelist who came out of the closet with a bang. (His website is here.

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Links January 25th and January 26th

Automatically posted links for January 25th through January 26th:

• The Arab - New London-based magazine on MENA
• MidEast Brief::Egypt - Newish website links to articles on region
• Egypt says will keep border open and help Gazans restock - Unable to stop flow of people, Egypt maintains borders open
• Abbas: No talks with Hamas despite Gaza border chaos - Abu Mazen turns down Cairo talks with Hamas
• PALESTINIANS CREATE NEW BREACHES DESPITE EGYPTIAN ATTEMPTS TO SEAL THE BORDER - Article mentions Egyptian tanks on their way to border
• Gaza source: Hamas planned border wall blast for months - Amira Hass
• Gaza into Egypt Middle East Strategy at Harvard - M. Kramer revives "give Gaza a chunk of Egypt" idea, good response by S. Cook
• The People in Gaza Challenge Sham Peace Process - Juan Cole's Informed Comment hosts Joel Beinin op-ed
• ANALYSIS: Gaza border breach shows Israel that Hamas is in charge - Haaretz analysis
• ?????????? ?????: ????: ???? ?? ???? ??? ??????? ????? ??? - Mahdi Akef denied that Khaled Meshaal asked him to stage Gaza siege demos
• Furlough Day for Gazans (Prospects for Peace) - Daniel Levy
• Appeal for the defense of individual freedoms - Moroccan liberals call for right to individual freedoms after Islamist gay witch-hunt
• Egypt's Gaza policy / A pan-Arab consensus? - Haaretz analyzes Egypt's tough position re: Gaza and Hamas

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