Africa
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Egypt Newslinks for 28 January, 2011
28 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Violent clashes erupt during protests in Egypt CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Cairo, Egypt (CNN) — Police fired tear gas into crowds as violent clashes between authorities and anti-government protesters erupted … edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/28/egypt.protests/ Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 28 January, 2011
28 January, 2011 — creative-i.info The long shadow of Tunisia’s corrupt regime Globe and Mail At one time a senior bureaucrat in Tunisia’s post office and a member of the ruling party, Mr. Kammoun also had a family line that plied the Mediterranean … www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/the-long-shadow-of-tunisias-corrupt-regime/article1885883/ Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 27 January, 2011
27 Jannuary, 2011 — creative-i.info In Tunisia, Women Play Equal Role In Revolution NPR In Tunisia, women played an integral part in the people’s revolution that upended dictator Zine el Abidine Ben Ali. A woman holds a banner reading “Leave … www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=133248219&ps=cprs Continue reading
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Tunisia’s Post-Ben Ali Challenge: A Primer by Amy Aisen Kallander
The January 14 departure of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali amidst popular protests was a long overdue demonstration of the possibility for genuine democratization in the Arab world. Mohamed Bouazizi, the street vendor whose self-immolation set off the protests, tapped a deep vein of anger in Tunisian society at police harassment and the… Continue reading
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Nora Younis and Mary Joseph, “Tunisians Vow to Overthrow Government”
We will not negotiate with this government, and we will never give up. The Tunisian people will have the last word. This crystal building in the middle of the capital, the RCD should fear to stay in this building. I even brought my children this morning because I am full of hope, and I am… Continue reading
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Nora Younis and Mary Joseph, "Tunisians Vow to Overthrow Government"
We will not negotiate with this government, and we will never give up. The Tunisian people will have the last word. This crystal building in the middle of the capital, the RCD should fear to stay in this building. I even brought my children this morning because I am full of hope, and I am… Continue reading
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Cape Town International Jazz Festival: Packed with the Best
Cape Town International Jazz Festival organisers had to wait for more than three years to be able to find space in saxophonist Wayne Shorter’s busy schedule and get him to perform at Africa’s Grandest Gathering. According to espAfrika and festival director Rashid Lombard, as organisers they have always wanted the 77-year old saxophonist to appear… Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 26 January, 2011
26 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Tunisia to Shake Up Cabinet as Protesters Clash Voice of America Photo: AP Tunisia’s interim leaders say they will reshuffle the country’s new government on Wednesday, as protesters demanding a purge of former loyalists … www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Tunisian-Protesters-Continue-Anti-Government-Rally-114542529.html Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 25 January, 2011
25 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Egypt Braces for Anti-Government Protests New York Times The call to protest comes as Egypt and other Arab countries wrestle with the aftermath of Tunisia’s revolution. There, weeks of protests that started after … www.nytimes.com/2011/01/26/world/middleeast/26egypt.html?src=twrhp Continue reading
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What is happening in the Middle East?
A popular, radical democratic revolution is shaking Tunisia and the whole Arab world, its reverberations being felt from Morocco to Yemen. An unarmed people has shaken off a bloody, pro-Western dictatorship. The army and sections of the police have joined the popular movement against the remnants of the dictatorship. Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 24 January, 2011
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 Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 23 January, 2011: James Zogby: Reflections on Tunisia
23 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Dictatorship for Dummies, Tunisia edition Washington Post William J. Dobson William J. Dobson explains what dictators around the world might learn from Tunisia. The world cheered as it watched Tunisians,… www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/23/AR2011012300267.html Continue reading
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Tunisia and the IMF’s Diktats: How Macro-Economic Policy Triggers Worldwide Poverty and Unemployment By Michel Chossudovsky
The role of Ben Ali’s government was to enforce the IMF’s deadly economic medicine, which over a period of more than twenty years has served to destabilize the national economy and impoverish the Tunisian population. Continue reading
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Tunisia and the IMF's Diktats: How Macro-Economic Policy Triggers Worldwide Poverty and Unemployment By Michel Chossudovsky
The role of Ben Ali’s government was to enforce the IMF’s deadly economic medicine, which over a period of more than twenty years has served to destabilize the national economy and impoverish the Tunisian population. Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 22 January, 2011
22 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Twitter topples Tunisia? National Post When President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled Tunisia on Jan. 14, Tunisians declared victory and social-networking site Twitter went berserk with traffic. … www.nationalpost.com/news/world/Twitter+topples+Tunisia/4148834/story.html Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 21 January, 2011
21 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Tunisia mourns fallen protesters Atlanta Journal Constitution AP TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisians have lowered flags and state television is playing recitations of the Quran to mourn dozens who died in protests that drove … www.ajc.com/news/nation-world/tunisia-mourns-fallen-protesters-810622.html Continue reading
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Middle East Report Online: Algeria’s Midwinter Uproar by Jack Brown
Soon after the onset of protests which eventually toppled Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia, a wave of riots swept through Algeria as well, with many neighborhoods in the capital of Algiers and dozens of smaller cities overwhelmed by thousands of angry young men who closed down streets with burning tires, attacked police stations… Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 20 January, 2011
20 January, 2011 — creative-i.info State media: Tunisian ministers quit ousted president’s party CNN International By the CNN Wire Staff Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) — All ministers in Tunisia’s new unity government have quit the ousted president’s party, state media reported … edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/20/tunisia.protests/ Continue reading
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Tunisia’s Wall Has Fallen by Nadia Marzouki
For the first time in decades, Tunisia is free of one-man rule. The extraordinary events of December 2010 and January 2011 have been nothing less than a political revolution: The consistent pressure of popular fury forced President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali first to make an unprecedented promise to relinquish power; then pushed him to… Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 19 January, 2011
19 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Moody’s Downgrades Tunisia Amid Upheaval Wall Street Journal By LEILA HATOUM DUBAI—Moody’s Investor Service Inc. downgraded Tunisia’s sovereign rating by one notch Wednesday and changed the country’s outlook to … online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704590704576091222603717338.html Continue reading
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