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24 January, 2011 — creative-i.info

Teachers strike in Tunisia as protests broaden
Washington Post
AP TUNIS, Tunisia — Teachers across Tunisia have gone on strike to demand members of the former party of the ousted president stay out of power, …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/24/AR2011012400905.html

Yemeni Activist Jailed as Tunisia-Inspired Protests Demand Saleh’s Ouster
Bloomberg
Photographer: Gamal Noman/AFP/Getty Images A Yemeni opposition activist leading protests inspired by anti-government rallies in Tunisia was arrested by …
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-23/yemeni-activist-jailed-amid-calls-for-president-s-removal.html

ARAB WORLD: Protests in Algeria and Yemen draw inspiration from Tunisia uprising
Los Angeles Times
Some expressed explicit support for the Tunisian people, calling for similar uprisings in their own countries. Others were more reserved. …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/01/yemen-jordan-albania-algeria-tunisia-egypt-protests.html

How revolt sparked to life in Tunisia
Christian Science Monitor
One of the most repressive Arab regimes, Tunisia was thought to be less prone to revolt than its neighbors. But economic, social, political, and demographic …
www.csmonitor.com/World/Middle-East/2011/0123/How-revolt-sparked-to-life-in-Tunisia

Egypt says turmoil in Tunisia causing investors to question stability …
The Canadian Press
CAIRO — An Egyptian government minister warned on Sunday that investors are growing concerned about Egypt’s stability over fears the revolt in Tunisia …
www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5j10v1uVFs6nIvkw96qPGv8e3P9XQ?docId=5737044

Revolution in Tunisia
The Progress Report
So it was in Tunisia, where the protests and demonstrations drove the dictator out. Tunisians are now enjoying liberties such as being able to read …
www.progress.org/2011/fold701.htm

Family mourn Tunisian martyr
BBC News
More high ranking officials in Tunisia have been placed under house arrest and demonstrators are still taking to the streets to keep the former president’s …
www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-12264210

Index
The Canadian Press
TORONTO — Ottawa won’t confirm a report that several relatives of Tunisia’s former dictator have entered Canada with permanent resident cards. …
www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5i3AHAyYYT-Lfu0WYRQ6q2se5eTuw?docId=204903

Further Tunisian protests break out
euronews
Further demonstrations have been held in Tunisia’s capital Tunis with scuffles breaking out between authorities and protesters. The latest unrest, which saw …
www.euronews.net/2011/01/24/further-tunisian-protests-break-out/

US revokes diplomatic visas of Tunisian government’s former members
Focus News
The US Department of State revoked the diplomatic visas of former members of the Tunisian government and their relatives, who are no longer entitled to hold …
www.focus-fen.net/index.php?id=n240279

Wither Twitter in Tunisia?
Al Jazeera
One of the questions many are now asking is what role social networking websites such as Facebook and Twitter played in helping Tunisian activists during …
www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFIQxIdlgaU

Egyptian Opportunities Following Tunisia Unrest?
Benzinga
By The ETF Professor Last week’s civil unrest in Tunisia was bad news for Egypt’s financial markets. Credit default swaps used to insure Egyptian debt …
www.benzinga.com/trading-ideas/Long%20Ideas/11/01/799850/egyptian-opportunities-following-tunisia-unrest

Welcoming the Tunisian Revolution: Hopes and Fears
Foreign Policy Journal
Given these considerations what are we to make of America’s cautiously affirmative response to the Tunisian Revolution, or as it often called, …
www.foreignpolicyjournal.com/2011/01/24/welcoming-the-tunisian-revolution-hopes-and-fears/

Tunisia, a lesson for us
New Vision
By Paul Busharizi WE have looked on as events in Tunisia have progressed rapidly from what seemed like isolated demonstrations, building up into nationwide …
www.newvision.co.ug/D/8/220/744667

Saudi says not party to Tunisia unrest
Khaleej Times
RIYADH – Saudi Arabia said on Sunday is not a party to the unrest in Tunisia but wanted to contribute to ending “bloodshed” in the North African state by …
www.khaleejtimes.com/DisplayArticle08.asp?xfile=data/middleeast/2011/January/middleeast_January462.xml&section=middleeast

Clashes break out at Tunisia protest
AFP
TUNIS — Police fired tear gas at stone-throwing protesters on Monday at an anti-government demonstration outside Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi’s …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jusEBbAdlW8MFJC—1LzMefJMGwg?docId=CNG.3d70bb040bdfdd29691ee978be81fc1a.ac1

Tunisian protests continue
ABC Online
ELEANOR HALL: Protesters against Tunisia’s interim government voiced their opposition in the country’s capital today as Tunisian police arrested two former …
www.abc.net.au/worldtoday/content/2011/s3119777.htm

Tunisia: Interview with Dyab Abou Jahjah
Monthly Review
But one thing is sure: there is a lot of political agitation in Tunisia still, the revolution is still ongoing. I personally believe that eventually the …
mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/jahjah240111.html

Egypt Islamists lukewarm on calls for mass protest
Reuters Africa
Egyptian activists inspired by the overthrow of Tunisia’s president plan a nationwide rally on Tuesday to protest against poverty, unemployment, …
af.reuters.com/article/worldNews/idAFTRE70M1HC20110123

Protestors In Tunisia Seek To “Purge The Old Guard”
NTDTV
These residents of the town where the uprising began say they want to take part in bringing down Tunisia’s oppressive political system. …
english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_me/2011-01-24/836689693978.html

Tunisian foreign minister fears al-Qaeda interference
Monsters and Critics.com
Paris – Tunisia’s Foreign Minister Kamel Morjane fears his country could tip into chaos as a week-old transitional government continues to be besieged by …
www.monstersandcritics.com/news/africa/news/article_1614002.php/Tunisian-foreign-minister-fears-al-Qaeda-interference

Why Egypt’s Mubarak Is Worried About Tunisia
The Globalist
Internally, though, there are probably many scenarios being gamed out about a possible repetition of the Tunisian popular revolt. And it is conceivable that …
www.theglobalist.com/storyid.aspx?StoryId=8953

Perks not because Tunisia: Jordan PM
Peninsula On-line
DOHA: Salary increments and subsidies for several sectors announced by Jordan recently has nothing to do with the recent developments in Tunisia, …
www.thepeninsulaqatar.com/qatar/140187-perks-not-because-tunisia-jordan-pm.html

Mauritania: President Aziz rejects Tunisia-type revolt in Mauritania
Afrique en Ligue
Nouakchott, Mauritania – Mauritanian president, Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz, on Friday rejected the possibility of a Tunisia-type popular revolt in his country. …
www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/mauritania:-president-aziz-rejects-tunisia-type-revolt-in-mauritania-2011012368465.html

Not all Tunisian political prisoners released
Press TV
Behind me you can see the Mornaguia gaol – and it’s the biggest in Tunisia. Around 1800 political prisoners are thought to be languishing inside. …
www.presstv.ir/detail/161640.html

Tunisia Among First Arab States Taken By New Media
NPR
Host Liane Hansen speaks with writer and scholar Marc Lynch about the role both new and old media played in the Tunisian revolution, and how similar …
www.npr.org/2011/01/23/133156245/Tunisia-Among-First-Arab-States-Taken-By-New-Media

Tunisia Simmers After Sudden Uprisings
NPR
by Eric Westervelt Protests continue in Tunisia after the president was forced to flee the country. NPR’s Eric Westervelt travels outside the capital, …
www.npr.org/2011/01/23/133156241/Tunisia-Simmers-After-Sudden-Uprisings

Video: First A 599, Now Tunisian Rioters Destroy Ferrari California
Motor Authority (blog)
This past week we saw rioters in the African nation of Tunisia make off with a Ferrari 599 GTB supercar, which just so happened to belong to the country’s …
www.motorauthority.com/blog/1054123_video-first-a-599-now-tunisian-rioters-destroy-ferrari-california

Small pull at a thread and all unravels, Tunisia style
East African
And the nation, horrified, galvanises around his death as a symbol of all that’s wrong in Tunisia in terms of basic freedoms. A few days of protests, …
www.theeastafrican.co.ke/OpEd/comment/Small%20pull%20at%20a%20thread%20and%20all%20unravels%20Tunisia%20style/-/434750/1094474/-/qjoc83z/-/

Tunisia: A Human Revolution – Global Voices
By Amira Al Hussaini
Tunisian Ahmad (Ar) says the title of the next era in Tunisia is “Change
is Possible.” “It is a mercy from God that our political parties were
too weak to organise an uprising which is this strong and effective,” he
adds. …
globalvoicesonline.org/2011/01/23/tunisia-a-human-revolution/

RealClearWorld – Could Islamists Take Over Tunisia?
By Babak Dehghanpisheh, Newsweek
The Arab world this week is experiencing three extraordinarily interesting models of political action and change – in Sudan, Lebanon and Tunisia – that share only a common problem, but do not offer insights into the… more ›› …
www.realclearworld.com/2011/01/23/could_islamists_take_over_tunisia_119670.html

Tunisia’s Interim Government Acts Like Old Government
By Jeff Neumann
Tunisia’s interim government—basically the old regime without ex-President Ben Ali—today shut down a popular television station, Hannibal TV, for “grand treason” and arrested its owner. Hannibal was set to air an interview with a …
gawker.com/5741181/tunisias-interim-government-acts-like-old-government

Tunisia: The Limits of EU Soft Power? | European Union
By Maxime Larive
The latest democratic movement taking place in Tunisia has already cost the presidency to long timer Mr. Ben Ali, but now is exemplifying the limit of EU power.
eu.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2011/01/23/tunisia-the-limits-of-eu-soft-power-2/

Tunisia’s Unity Government Arrests Television Owner | World …
By By Marco’t Hoen
The Tunisia government has arrested a television station owner and his wife and son on charges of grand treason for supporting the ousted president.
www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/49871/

Eunomia “ Tunisia and Democratization
By Daniel Larison
One important factor in the apparent success (so far) of the Tunisian uprising is that the U.S. was not heavily invested enough in Ben Ali’s survival, and despite French complicity in Ben Ali’s regime the French government was in no …
www.amconmag.com/larison/2011/01/23/tunisia-and-democratization/

TRANSCEND MEDIA SERVICE “ “ Tunisia: The Fall of the West’s Little …
By Antonio C. S. Rosa
What took 54 weeks to accomplish in Iran was achieved in Tunisia in less than four. The regime of President Zein-al-Abidin Ben Ali represented in the eyes of his people not only the features of a suffocating dictatorship, but also the …
www.transcend.org/tms/2011/01/tunisia-the-fall-of-the-wests-little-dictator/

Kaplan on Tunisia, or, defending autocratic stability “ The Moor …
By Kal
Robert D. Kaplan, author of many books including one dealing with Tunisia, has written a controversial piece on that country in the New York Times. Brian Whitaker has rightly taken issue with many of its claims some of which will be …
themoornextdoor.wordpress.com/2011/01/23/kaplan-on-tunisia-or-autocratic-stability/

RealClearPolitics – Why Tunisia’s Revolution Won’t Spread
By Robert Kaplan, New York Times
THE West stands captivated by Tunisia, where a month of peaceful protests by secular working- and middle-class Arabs has toppled a dictator, raising hopes that this North African country of 10 million will set off democracy movements …
www.realclearpolitics.com/2011/01/23/why_tunisia039s_revolution_won039t_spread_249220.html

Norman G. Finkelstein “ What’s happening in Tunisia
By pilias
“TUNISIA now lives in fear,” Libya’s ruler, Muammar Qaddafi, told his people. “ Families could be raided and slaughtered in their bedrooms and the citizens in the street killed as if it was the Bolshevik or the American revolution.” …
www.normanfinkelstein.com/whats-happening-in-tunisia/

Tunisia, the IMF, and Worldwide Poverty
By Michel Chossudovsky
Macroeconomic management under the helm of the IMF was in the hands of Tunisia’s external creditors. Over the last 23 years, economic and social policy in Tunisia has been dictated by the Washington Consensus. …
pacificfreepress.com/news/1/7854-tunisia-the-imf-and-worldwide-poverty.html

Egypt says turmoil in Tunisia causing investors to question …
CAIRO – An Egyptian government minister warned on Sunday that investors are growing concerned about … – World Breaking News – Winnipeg Free Press.
www.winnipegfreepress.com/world/breakingnews/egypt-says-turmoil-in-tunisia-causing-investors-to-question-stability-elsewhere-in-region-114450274.html

Egypt says Tunisia turmoil worrying investors
By The Associated Press
An Egyptian government minister warned on Sunday that investors are growing concerned about Egypt’s stability over fears the revolt in Tunisia could spur unrest elsewhere in North Africa and the Middle East.
washingtonexaminer.com/news/world/2011/01/egypt-says-tunisia-turmoil-worrying-investors

Clashes break out at Tunisia protest: AFP | http://www.bullfax.com
By marketmaker
Tunisia braced for protests on Tuesday as its new transition government unveiled unprecedented freedoms but also left powerful posts in the hands of old regime. Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi was one of eight ministers staying on …
www.bullfax.com/?q=node-clashes-break-out-tunisia-protest-afp

EARLY LOOK: Tales from Tunisia Hedgeye Blog
By keith
The darkest thing about Africa has been our ignorance of it.” -George Kimble Tunisia is the northernmost nation in Africa. This African outpost of some 64000 square miles and 10.3 million people is bordered by Algeria to the west, …
www.hedgeyeblog.com/2011/01/23/early-look-tales-from-tunisia/

Tunisia | Reuters.com
TUNIS (Reuters) – Protesters from Tunisia’s poor rural heartlands demonstrated in the capital on Sunday, demanding that the revolution they started should …
www.reuters.com/places/tunisia

Tunisia uprising: Tunisia unveils new government as streets calm …
Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi’s national unity government includes opposition leaders and members of the deposed regime. Residents begin heading back to …
www.latimes.com/news/la-fg-tunisia-politics-20110118,0,3250313.story?track=rss