Tunisia
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Egypt Newslinks 6-7 February, 2011
7 February, 2011 16:43:38 — creative-i.info News and analysis from the independent media on events in Egypt 7 February, 2011 Bil`in protest in solidarity with Egypt attacked by Israeli troops `We were for blackmail` escaped Hamas prisoner says Mubarak’s Dangerous ‘Groupthink’ Egyptian Blogger Describes Clashes Egypt Is Test of Obama’s Promises Reagan’s Epoch Shatters in Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks for 4 February, 2011
4 February, 2011 — creative-i.info Anti-government rallies in Yemen stay calm Washington Post By Sudarsan Raghavan SANAA, YEMEN – They took to the streets on Thursday, tens of thousands of pro- and anti-government demonstrators, driven by the … www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/03/AR2011020307160.html Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 3-4 February, 2011
5 February, 2011 — creative-i.info 4 February, 2011 Time for action Egyptian Intifada is the “Old Arab Dream” Egypt`s revolution inspires Gaza’s youth After Egypt, Palestinian rivals turn to Facebook Fidel Castro: Mubarak’s fate is sealed Max Ajl, “Egyptian Protests, Grounded in Decades of Struggle, Portend Regional Transformation” Joel Beinin, “Was the Red Flag Flying Continue reading
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Egypt Newslinks 3-4 February, 2011
4 February, 2011 — creative-i.info 4 February, 2011 Time for action Egyptian Intifada is the “Old Arab Dream” Egypt`s revolution inspires Gaza’s youth After Egypt, Palestinian rivals turn to Facebook Fidel Castro: Mubarak’s fate is sealed Max Ajl, “Egyptian Protests, Grounded in Decades of Struggle, Portend Regional Transformation” Joel Beinin, “Was the Red Flag Flying Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 30 January, 2011
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 Continue reading
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Egypt: Can the Army Neutralize the People? By Dyab Abou Jahjah
Today the Egyptian people controlled the country and burned all ruling party buildings and all police stations. The army then went to the streets and controlled all strategic places. Mubarak went out to speak as if he is living on another planet — no concessions whatsoever apart from sacking a government that cannot govern anyhow. Continue reading
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Tunisia Newslinks for 29 January, 2011
29 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Tunisia’s revolution rap hits the big stage AFP TUNIS — 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 … www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hm8gWdc5y-SXzHc-9H2Lt_cwCABA?docId=CNG.67623850a684b3db3f7388147dd9cea7.01 Continue reading
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Are We Witnessing the Start of a Global Revolution? North Africa and the Global Political Awakening, Part 1 By Andrew Gavin Marshall
For the first time in human history almost all of humanity is politically activated, politically conscious and politically interactive… Continue reading
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Protests Continue In Tunisia
Tunisians reject “national unity government” and demand more profound change Continue reading
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Yemen Newslinks for 28 January, 2011
28 January, 2011 — creative-i.info Waves of Unrest Spread to Yemen, Shaking a Region New York Times Hani Mohammed/AP Protesters in Sana, Yemen, waved Yemen’s flag at a rally on Thursday. Many are calling for President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down, … www.nytimes.com/2011/01/28/world/middleeast/28unrest.html 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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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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