Liberals scramble to regroup as Salafis and the Muslim Brotherhood compete in the second round of parliamentary voting. Evan Hill Al Jazeera Last Modified: 12 Dec 2011 19:01 Egyptians are set for another democratic landmark on Wednesday when the country will hold a second round of parliamentary voting, part of the first elections [...]
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Removal of Assad will be devastating for Israel: Gilad
Desmond Shephard Bikya Masr November 16, 2011 The head ofIsrael’s defense ministry’s diplomatic-security bureau warned of a possible “Islamic empire” ifSyria’s President Bashar al-Assad were to be ousted. Amos Gilad said that the removal of the Syrian leader would lead to a “devastating crisis forIsrael.” His comments come as violence inSyriareached new [...]
Arab Spring activists win Sakharov prize
The Daily Star Beirut October 27, 2011 01:09 PM STRASBOURG: Five Arab Spring activists have won the European parliament’s Sakharov prize awarded to campaigners for freedom, a parliamentary source said Thursday. The laureats are Mohamed Bouazizi ofTunisia, awarded posthumously, Egyptian militant Asmaa Mahfouz, Libyan dissident Ahmed al-Zubair Ahmed al-Sanusi, Syrian lawyer Razan Zeitouneh [...]
Amy Goodman: Globalizing Dissent, From Tahrir Square to Liberty Plaza
Amy Goodman is the host of “Democracy Now!,” a daily international TV/radio news hour airing on 900 stations in North America. She was awarded the 2008 Right Livelihood Award, dubbed the “Alternative Nobel” prize, and received the award in the Swedish Parliament in December. Published on Wednesday, October 26, 2011 by TruthDig.com The [...]
Richard Falk : Libya after Gaddafi– A dangerous precedent?
Richard Falk is Albert G Milbank Professor Emeritus of International Law at Princeton University and Research Professor in Global and International Studies at the University of California, Santa Barbara. He has authored and edited numerous publications spanning a period of five decades. His most recent book is Achieving Human Rights (2009). He is currently serving [...]
Aid to Israel no longer a sacred cow
America needs to re-evaluate its aid to Israel to deal with its own budget woes, says former AIPAC lobbyist. MJ Rosenberg MJ Rosenberg is a senior foreign policy fellow at Media Matters Action Network. The above article first appeared in Foreign Policy Matters, a part of the Media Matters Action Network. Al Jazeera [...]
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