The New Dark Age

30 January, 2011 — creative-i.info

Tunisia’s leading Islamist to return from exile
Reuters
By Tom Perry TUNIS (Reuters) – A leading Tunisian Islamist was due to return from 22 years in exile on Sunday in one of the most powerful symbols to date of …
www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/30/columns-us-tunisia-idINTRE70J0IG20110130

Tunis shopkeepers turn against protesters
Reuters
We tried to talk to these people but they want a prime minister from Sidi
Bouzid,” shouted one shopkeeper, referring to the town where Tunisia’s
revolt …
www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/29/uk-tunisia-idUKTRE70I4P820110129

Tunisian minister: Egypt must chart its own path
The Associated Press
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s new foreign minister says his country
isn’t going to lecture Egyptians on what path their country should take,
…
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jl4-5a035h1bFENK4HXf122VftoQ?docId=b776a7ac7cc849d9bbae5e12354bbaf1

Fearless protesters challenge regimes around Middle East
Los Angeles Times
The toppling of Tunisia’s president is having a ricochet effect across the
Arab world with demonstrators trading fear for solidarity. …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-arab-world-20110130,0,2554820.story

New Tunisian government makes Davos debut
AFP
DAVOS, Switzerland — Tunisia’s fledgling post-revolt government tried to
reassure global business executives that its economy is stable Saturday as
it …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iD-jHBfxkYGMvs_8f09vonrp64GA?docId=CNG.4f79fd54def547db7a5c9f08426c8b87.c21

Canada welcomes new government in Tunisia
AFP
MONTREAL — Canada is pleased that a new government has been formed in
Tunisia, Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister Lawrence Cannon said Saturday.
…
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5js0j0YsYFqoqPyM-j2zDtLcREUAg?docId=CNG.4f79fd54def547db7a5c9f08426c8b87.1001

FACTBOX-Who is Tunisia’s Rachid Ghannouchi?
Reuters Africa
TUNIS Jan 30 (Reuters) – Rachid Ghannouchi, the head of Tunisia’s main
Islamist Ennahda movement returns on Sunday to the country from which he
was exiled …
af.reuters.com/article/tunisiaNews/idAFLDE70T02T20110130

Iran demos inspired Arab uprisings: Mousavi
AFP
TEHRAN — The demonstrations in Iran after its disputed 2009 presidential
election served to inspire the Tunisia uprising and the mass protests in
Egypt, …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gRZHFK2vgpADxUyOjbpkyXH2rxvA?docId=CNG.4f79fd54def547db7a5c9f08426c8b87.d01

The Tunisia effect
Aljazeera.net
When the Tunisian uprising was broadcast across the region, it started a
domino effect that is now being felt in Egypt. The Tunisia effect: the
unrest is …
english.aljazeera.net/programmes/listeningpost/2011/01/2011129144920979336.html

Tunisia urged to ‘urgently’ probe killings
Tehran Times
TUNIS (AFP) – Tunisia’s new interim government should “urgently”
investigate killings of protesters by security forces earlier this month
under the …
www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=234952

Can Tunisia be a lesson for us?
Times LIVE
The watershed revolution that started in Tunisia against an entrenched
dictator has now spread to Egypt and Yemen. Protests are also simmering in
Algeria …
www.timeslive.co.za/sundaytimes/article881168.ece/Can-Tunisia-be-a-lesson-for-us

Tunisia’s domino effect: Authoritarian regime in Yemen is threatened
Examiner.com
While the fury and the speed of protests against authoritarian governments
in Tunisia and Egypt have surprised Western observers, the underlying
causes have …
www.examiner.com/middle-east-affairs-in-national/tunisia-s-domino-effect-authoritarian-regime-yemen-is-threatened

Egypt, Tunisia inspired by Saddam’s fall: Iraqis
Times of India
Anti-regime riots that raged Saturday for a fifth straight day in Egypt,
inspired by the overthrow of Tunisian strongman Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
earlier …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/Egypt-Tunisia-inspired-by-Saddams-fall-Iraqis/articleshow/7386059.cms

In Tunisia, All Eyes on Egypt
Wall Street Journal (blog)
While groups of protesters continued to hold demonstrations over the future
direction of Tunisia’s “popular revolution,” as the ousting of
president Zine …
blogs.wsj.com/dispatch/2011/01/29/in-tunisia-all-eyes-on-egypt/

Tunisia: what should the EU do?
Malta Independent Online
by Francesca Vella As demonstrators in Tunisia demand a new democracy, the
EU is seeking ways on how it can help the country make the pivotal
transition. …
www.independent.com.mt/news.asp?newsitemid=119459

Youth revolts in Tunisia and Egypt could spread across North Africa
Deutsche Welle
In Tunisia, a popular uprising toppled a dictator for the first time in
Arab history. Meanwhile, the largest protests in decades have broken out in
Egypt. …
www.dw-world.de/dw/article/0,,14802747,00.html

Thousands in Algeria protest march: organisers
AFP
Demonstrators marched peacefully in the city in Algeria’s Berber-speaking
Kabylie region, shouting Tunisia-inspired slogans such as: “For a radical
change …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iZS5LUIm9s22lV2sYXu1rKSYWhzQ?docId=CNG.4f79fd54def547db7a5c9f08426c8b87.d51

Tunisian minister defends protest shutdown
Straits Times
TUNIS – A MEMBER of Tunisia’s new cabinet on Saturday defended the shutting
down of a protest camp in the capital the previous day saying police
intervened …
www.straitstimes.com/BreakingNews/World/Story/STIStory_629997.html

It’s Not Twitter or Facebook, It’s the Power of the Network
GigaOm
29, 2011, 4:47pm PST 10 Comments Just as it was during the recent uprisings
in Tunisia, the role of social media in the recent upheaval in Egypt has
been …
gigaom.com/2011/01/29/twitter-facebook-egypt-tunisia/

Striking similarities between the Tunisian and Egyptian revolutions!
MidEastYouth.com
by Bedlam Beggar (Tunisia) – Anonymous, a band of ‘hacktivists’ launches a
campaign of assistance to Tunisians whose Facebook accounts and e-mails
were …
www.mideastyouth.com/2011/01/29/striking-similarities-between-the-tunisian-and-egyptian-revolutions/

People who cannot be traced
Moneyweb.co.za
First in Tunisia and then in Egypt we have witnessed what happens when
people finally reach the end of their patience with leaders who have been
in power …
www.moneyweb.co.za/mw/view/mw/en/page292675?oid=526961%26sn=2009%20Detail

AICafe 1.2: You Say You Want a Revolution: Tunisia, Egypt and the Palestinians
Alternative Information Center (AIC) (blog)
Please join us at the AICafe on Tuesday 1 February at 7.00 pm for a
discussion about the popular protests in Tunisia, Egypt and their impact on
the …
www.alternativenews.org/english/index.php/aicafe/upcoming-events/3229-aicafe-12-you-say-you-want-a-revolution-tunisia-egypt-and-the-palestinians-

Sri Lanka Another Tunisia? Not in My Book!
Sunday Leader
10) Finally, the most effective and comprehensive insurance that the
current government has against a fate similar to that of the unlamented
Tunisian …
www.thesundayleader.lk/2011/01/30/sri-lanka-another-tunisia-not-in-my-book/

“Ensuring democratic transition and economic revival of the country” said …
Tunisia Online News
Tunisia is facing two main challenges in the forthcoming period: democratic
transition and revival of economic activity to ensure more social justice,
…
www.tunisiaonlinenews.com/ensuring-democratic-transition-and-economic-revival-of-the-country-said-prime-minister/

A lot happening from Tunisia to Pakistan: Biden
The News International
By Sami Abraham LAHORE: Commenting on the recent wave of anti-government
demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt, US Vice President Joe Biden has hinted
that …
www.thenews.com.pk/NewsDetail.aspx?ID=10315

The Arab world’s youth Army – Meet the chronically unemployed twenty …
SanFranciscoSentinel.com
By Ellen Knickmeyer SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia — On the gray winter mornings at
this out-of-the-way farm town on the scrubby brown steppes between the …
www.sanfranciscosentinel.com/?p=106258

Europe under attack for ‘soft’ diplomacy
Channel News Asia
BRUSSELS: Europe’s foreign ministers consider joint action on global
hotspots from Tunisia to Belarus on Monday, as the EU comes under mounting
pressure to …
www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/afp_world/view/1107799/1/.html

What’s behind the unrest in the Arab world?
Calgary Herald
Thousands of Yemenis inspired by Mohamed Bouazizi’s death in Tunisia
demanded an end to their ruling strongman’s 23-year reign Thursday, and
political …
www.calgaryherald.com/What+behind+unrest+Arab+world/4192295/story.html

Tunisia bank chief: Country is open for business
The Associated Press
DAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — The governor of Tunisia’s central bank says the
country is back in business and welcoming back investors. …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5joogTY1SetXvlcIIpErP8-JxuF3g?docId=66add8de411a4dfd9624446253b22179

New Tunisian ministers unveiled at WEF
swissinfo.ch
by Matthew Allen in Davos, swissinfo.ch Two newly appointed members of the
new Tunisian regime presented their first public statements at the World
Economic …
www.swissinfo.ch/eng/specials/world_economic_forum/

ARAB WORLD: How Tunisia’s revolution transforms politics of Egypt …
By latme
The effects of the Tunisian revolt are reverberating around the Arab world.
The effects are being felt most immediately in Egypt, but other societies
are simmering as well. The most obvious effect is the empowerment of the
citizen.
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/01/arab-world-how-tunisia-revolution-changed-politics-of-egypt-and-region-.html

Tunisia’s pro-democracy fire spreads to Egypt – Vanguard (Nigeria)
The trigger to the Tunisian revolution is linked to worsening economic
fortunes of the citizenry and the insensitivity of the government to the
problems of the people. Rising unemployment and cost of food were the
trigger points for the …
www.vanguardngr.com/2011/01/tunisia%E2%80%99s-pro-democracy-fire-spreads-to-egypt/

Israel Matzav: Grounds for optimism in Tunisia
By Carl in Jerusalem
There are grounds for optimism over Tunisia (which I guess can now be
called ‘ last week’s revolution’) in this fascinating article in Sunday’s
Washington Post by Robert Satloff. In writing a book and narrating a film
on what happened in …
israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2011/01/grounds-for-optimism-in-tunisia.html

Torontonians Rally in Support of Egypt and Tunisia – Torontoist
By Hamutal Dotan
That is the rallying cry and that is the spirit in Yonge-Dundas Square at
this moment, as Torontonians gather to show their support for freedom
demonstrations— the ones which successfully brought down Tunisia’s
leadership, and the ones …
torontoist.com/2011/01/torontonians_rally_in_support_of_egypt_and_tunisia.php

Tunisia: Mass protests to deepen revolution | Green Left Weekly
By stuart_m
The movement that overthrew Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on
January 14 has remained on the streets. Mass protests are demanding all
members (and recently resigned members) of Ben Ali’s RCD party be thrown
out of the …
www.greenleft.org.au/node/46563

The bourgeois roots of Tunisia’s revolution | The Sheaf
By The Sheaf
PARIS — Tunisia, one of the Arab League’s 22 members, is in the throes of
a severe and profound crisis, albeit possibly one with a favorable
resolution. It is the smallest North African country, covering 163000
square kilometers — more …
thesheaf.com/blog/opinions/2011/01/29/the-bourgeois-roots-of-tunisia%E2%80%99s-revolution/

Hundreds rally in Toronto to support Egypt, Tunisia protests …
Halfway around the world, tens of thousands of Egyptians, Jordanian,
Tunisian and Yemen citizens are protesting their government. In Toronto,
hundreds of supporters gathered at Yonge and Dundas Square.
www.digitaljournal.com/article/303069

Are Tunisia and Egypt facing real unrest or a manufactured crisis …
By Hamad Subani
Are the events unfolding in Egypt and Tunisia part of a Globalist
conspiracy to bring the Middle East under their control?
www.cabaltimes.com/2011/01/29/are-tunisia-and-egypt-facing-real-unrest-or-a-manufactured-crisis/

Tunisia’s Ben Ali relative asks for asylum in Canada – Worldnews.com
Continue reading the main story Tunisia turmoil ‘Speakers’ corner’ Will
returnees re-ignite revolt? Key players now Q&A: Tunisia crisis The
Canadian government says a brother-in-law of the ousted Tunisian president
has applied for …
article.wn.com/view/2011/01/30/Tunisias_Ben_Ali_relative_asks_for_asylum_in_Canada/

Discovery News – Tunisia Offers Hope of Peaceful Aftermath
The new Foreign Minister of Tunisia was at pains today to say that Tunisia
is not trying to offer itself to Egypt as a model for change, even though
the protests that led to the ouster of Tunisia’s long term dictator ten
days ago helped …
www.discoverynews.org/2011/01/tunisia_offers_hope_of_peacefu043411.php

Tunisia’s revolution rap hits the big stage Asharq Alawsat …
TUNIS, (AFP — Once banned from the airwaves under the Tunisian regime,
rap artists are taking their revolutionary lyrics to the big stage for the
first time on Saturday at a concert and political rally in the capital. …
www.aawsat.com/english/news.asp?section=7&id=23950

CARPE DIEM: Google Trends: Tunisia vs. Egypt
By Mark J. Perry
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mjperry.blogspot.com/2011/01/google-trends-tunisia-vs-egypt.html

Tunisia’s Viral Revolution – Davos Live – WSJ
Social media, which played a crucial part in Tunisia’s regime change, will
be embraced by the country’s new government, Yassine Brahim, the minister
of infrastructure and transport — as of two days ago.
blogs.wsj.com/davos/2011/01/29/tunisias-viral-revolution/

Palestinians in Gaza react to Egypt, Tunisia uprisings
By noreply@blogger.com (The Blogger)
“We, as Palestinians, salute the Tunisian people and any Arab nation rising
against injustice,” said Saber Zanin, coordinator of the Local Initiative
Committee for Beit Hanoun in the northern Gaza Strip. However, perhaps the
most …
windowintopalestine.blogspot.com/2011/01/palestinians-in-gaza-react-to-egypt.html

aFblog: Exclusive: Tunisia Internet Chief Gives Inside Look at …
By Francesco
TUNIS, Tunisia –- When Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s dictatorship began
unraveling here last month amid violent street protests, Tunisia’s internet
administrators saw a massive spike in the number of sites placed on
government block lists. …
farmando.blogspot.com/2011/01/exclusive-tunisia-internet-chief-gives.html

France Seen Wary of Interfering in Tunisia Crisis – NYTimes.com
France is now moving to try to pick up the pieces in a country where Paris
has deep ties as the former colonial power.
www.nytimes.com/2011/01/17/world/africa/17france.html

New Tunisian interim government announced – CNN.com
Tunisia’s new government leadership will include members of the current
regime, opposition leaders, and independents, Prime Minister Mohamed
Ghannouchi …
edition.cnn.hu/2011/WORLD/africa/01/17/tunisia.protests/index.html?iref=topnews

Egypt: Protests inspired by Tunisia and fanned by social media …
Egypt is not Tunisia. I fear that this could turn into a new Islamic
Revolution like Iran’s in 1979 – while the Shah was by no means a
democratic leader, …
boingboing.net/2011/01/25/egypt-protests-inspi.html

Tunisia: ITUC Calls for End to Attacks on UGTT – ITUC-CSI-IGB
The offices of the UGTT in six Tunisian towns have been attacked. The ITUC
is launching an appeal for an immediate end to the violence against (…)
www.ituc-csi.org/tunisia-ituc-calls-for-end-to.html

Ex Tunisia President’s Wife Left with 1.5 Tons of Gold: Report – CNBC
The French government suspects that former Tunisian president Zine
al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family may have fled the country with 1.5 tons
of gold, …
www.cnbc.com/id/41115532/Ex_Tunisia_President_s_Wife_Left_with_1_5_Tons_of_Gold_Report