Arab News Blog

Slow week as I was traveling and then recovering from traveling.

• arabious
  New tumblog on Middle East art and more.
• Constitutions as Peace Treaties: A Cautionary Tale for the Arab Spring – ARD
• WPR Article | In Saudi Arabia, Need for Stability Makes Continuity Likely
  Nathan Field on KSA post-Nayef.
• The “hareem” of the new Egyptian Constitution | Egypt Independent
• How the Army Won Egypt’s Election – NYTimes.com
  Disagree with, but do read Josh Stacher’s take.
• Saudi Professor Faces Charges After Fighting for Free Speech – Al-Monitor
• Morsi, SCAF and the revolutionary left « 3arabawy
• Stephens: Who Lost Egypt? – WSJ.com
  Terrible oped in so many ways.
• Silent Complicity: The International Community and Algeria’s Democratic Façade
  Brian Entelis (PDF)
• Ajamindustry
  Bassam Haddad on Fouad Ajami.
• Morsi Meter – ???? ????
  Not only a great idea, but elegant too.
• Egypt’s Morsi to take presidential oath of office before Constitutional Court – Ahram Online
• An Egyptian Everywoman in the Presidential Palace – NYTimes.com
  Nice profile.
• Morsi’s uncertain powers to be tested by Egypt’s experiment – The National
  My latest column.
• Syria: A Russian Perspective – Sada
  It’s about the world order, stupid – v. interesting.
• Abbasseya detainees call on Morsy to pardon military prisoners | Egypt Independent
• Business in Beirut: Levantine laggard | The Economist
• In Egypt, There Will Be No Unity Without Compromise – Room for Debate – NYTimes.com
• Mohamed Morsi Will Have His Hands Full Uniting a Deeply Divided Egypt – The Daily Beast
  Tarek Masoud.
• “Please God. Please make it stop.” | natasha smith
  Awful account of an Egyptian mass-sexual assault. Pure nightmarish horror movie stuff.
• Morsi Must Rise to Challenge Of Inspiring a Divided Egypt – Al-Monitor
  Bassem Sabry.
• La grande corruption règne en maître au Maroc
  Benchemsi.
• Covering Up – By Ahmed Al Omran | Foreign Policy
  On top female Saudi official’s veil.
• .: CairoGossip :.
  Galabiya party to “celebrate” Morsi at Amici bar. #facepalm
• Nayef’s demise: Relief for the Brothers? | Egypt Independent
  Sultan Q.
• Mubarak’s sons in shock at Morsi victory: MENA – Ahram Online
  Too funny.

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