Time.com – Timing aside, the Netanyahu government’s actions demonstrate that Israel sees its grip on East Jerusalem as nonnegotiable. But the Palestinians won’t accept a state without a capital in the Holy City
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Time.com – Neither side believes indirect talks being initiated by the U.S. will bring peace, but each will try to use their failure to its own advantage
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iranian.com, Iranian opposition websites under cyber attack, 7 Feb 2010 "Amir Kabir Newsletter and Advar News, two independent student websites in Iran were attacked by internet hackers, the Iranian Cyber Army. The two sites are amongst the few remaining sites that report from within Iran, independent from the government. The organizers of the two sites have been amongst the many targets of
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? Special report: The rise of Islamic militia in Somalia | World news | The Observer | By Peter Beaumont, who is good on Somalia.
? Pashas: Traders and Travellers in the Islamic World by James Mather | Book review | Books | The Observer | Dalrymple reviews a book on the Levant Company.
? Why are there no arab democracies? [PDF] | Journal of Democracy article by Larry Diamond, who concludes it’s mostly because of oil.
? Ambassador to Syria – Laura Rozen – POLITICO.com | Robert Ford, a high-level appointee, will be first since 2006.
? Egypt-Algeria: Who’s afraid of Amr Adeeb? | Al-Masry Al-Youm | Amr Adeeb and Egyptian-Algerian football rivalry.
? Autocracy-lite in Jordan | Chris Phillips | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk | Not so sure about the ‘lite’…
? Wonk Room » Looking Toward A Future Gulf Security Architecture | Big question: will US reconfigure its role?
? Daily News Egypt – Egypt Still Involved In Secret Detentions, Says Un Report | Along with US, Russia, China, Algeria, Sudan, Zimbabwe, India and Iran. Wonder if Morocco too.
? Waq al-Waq: The Myth of Undergoverned Spaces in Yemen | No such thing – rather, “alternately governed”.
? Coptic Assembly of America | Activist site of Coptic emigrés.
? New MB leader slapped with travel ban | Al-Masry Al-Youm | As usual these days for senior Muslim Brothers.
? Brotherhood to Egypt: Don’t squeeze out moderates | Reuters | Interview with new Murshid Mohamed Badie.
? A Duped President’s Wasted Foreign-Policy Year by William Pfaff — Antiwar.com | Powerful op-ed by Pfaff (on antiwar.com!!!)
? Congress letter to Obama | Finally, congresspeople we can be proud off, here calling for an end to the Gaza blockade.
? Universities and Islam: Hearts, minds and Mecca | The Economist | ”A forthcoming book by Steffen Hertog, a sociologist, will argue that terrorists include a high number of engineers—not because of their need for bomb-making skills, but perhaps because of a mindset that likes rigidity and binary choices.”
? Holocaust remembrance is a boon for Israeli propaganda – Haaretz | On Netanyahu’s distasteful use of Holocaust remembrance for anti-immigrant, anti-Iran rant.
? The Decline of the Israeli Left | Secrecy News | Full book by Israeli writers available for download.
? Goodbye to oil that: the excesses of today’s quest for crude – The National Newspaper | Review of books on oil.
? Michael Mineo Testifies That Police Brutalized Him in Subway – NYTimes.com | NYPD Egyptian style?
? Arabic on the iPad – SaudiMac It works. Am still skeptical though, esp. as ebook reader, although it looks great for comic books.
muslimette.com, Single Sisters : Do you look for love online? blog discussion, that I happened upon when searching for something else…
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Saad Malik,hilalspark.com, 5 Must-Have Islamic Apps For The iPhone/iPod Touch, January 15, 2010
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? Get Elected; or, al-Baradei Tryin’ (Part 1 of ???) « THE BOURSA EXCHANGE | TBE translates that ElBaradei interview from al-Shorouq.
? Could the Mullahs Fall This Time? – The Daily Beast | Interesting ruminations on whether Iran is near a revolution and the importance of Ashura as a symbol of the fight for justice.
? Op-Ed Columnist – The Big Zero – NYTimes.com | Economically, the decade produced nothing.
? The Angry Arab News Service/????? ????? ?????? ??????: Saudi Wahhabi Physiognomy: this man should be teaching at KAUST | Funny.
? Rasheed el-Enany on modern Arabic lit: not quite a Renaissance | Al-Masry Al-Youm | "I think the status of translated Arabic literature is better than it's ever been."
? Two Hamas members killed in Beirut explosion | Unusual… this attack was in a safe, Hizbullah-controlled area.
? Activists appeal to Mubarak over entry into Gaza – Yahoo! News |
Egypt said it would prevent their passage because of the "sensitive situation" in Gaza and warned Monday of legal repercussions for anyone defying the ban.
Around 1,300 international delegates from 42 countries have signed up to join the Gaza Freedom March which was due to enter Gaza via Egypt during the last week of December.
? Exclusive excerpt from Joe Sacco’s groundbreaking new book: Footnotes in Gaza | I'm awaiting my copy of this book from this great cartoonist.
? Sic Semper Tyrannis : Men on Horseback | Pat Lang on the Afghan policy war inside the Obama administration.
? Ardebili’s laptop – Laura Rozen – POLITICO.com | Iran holding hikers and others because US holding Iranians?
? Anis Sayigh: and Israeli history of letter bombs | Angry Arab has an interesting post on the Israeli use of letter bombs against civilians.
? Officials Point to Suspect’s Claim of Qaeda Ties in Yemen – NYTimes.com | Rather suspicious, this Yemen angle at a time when people are trying to confuse the Huthis and al-Qaeda…
? The Lives They Lived – Ben Ali – The Chili That Shaped a Family – NYTimes.com | Sausages and chilli, served to Obama by an Indian Muslim Trinidadian.
? Mainstreaming the Mad Iran Bombers | Marc Lynch | Lynch on NYT op-ed's call for war.
? The Nevada gambler, al-Qaida, the CIA and the mother of all cons | The Guardian | "Playboy magazine has revealed that the CIA fell victim to an elaborate con by a compulsive gambler who claimed to have developed software that discovered al-Jazeera broadcasts were being used to transmit messages to terrorists buried deep in America."
Time.com – Despite a frenzy of speculation over an imminent deal to free captive soldier Gilad Shalit, substantial obstacles remain and agreement is unlikely before early next year
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John L. Esposito & John O. Voll, huffingtonpost.com, Tom Friedman on Muslims and Terrorism: Getting it Wrong Again "Thomas Friedman, in his Dec. 15 column "www.jihad.com" repeats and reinforces the same tired, totally incorrect, but commonly-made generalization preached in his July 9, 2005 column, "If it’s a Muslim Problem, It Needs a Muslim Solution," that "no major Muslim cleric or religious
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DAWN.COM | Pakistan | President Zardari under pressure after NRO ruling
Pakistan’s Supreme Court declined to extend a martial law ordinance that granted amnesty to high politicians charged with corruption. Chief among those newly liable to prosecution is president Asaf Ali Zardari. He probably cannot be impeached or tried while in office, but his position has been weakened. His opponents are calling for his resignation.
This sort of political crisis does not frighten me. They will just have new elections if it comes to that, and someone else will be president. Likely it will be Nawaz Sharif of the Muslim League , who has a grudge with Taliban now, as well.
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