The Arabist

The Arabist

By Issandr El Amrani and friends.

Links for 08.21.09 to 08.22.09

Survey of Business Environment for Small and Medium-
Sized Enterprises in Egypt
| Survey of Egyptians SMEs, focuses on corruption perception.
Who Should Rule Egypt? | Baheyya lays out an argument between three possible types of rule in Egypt -- hereditary succession, military rule, and parliamentary rule -- and makes the point that Hosni Mubarak has unwittingly opened up the debate over how Egypt should be ruled.
Libya and Muammar Qaddafi, 40 years on: How to squander a nation's potential | The Economist | Poor Libya.
Nile Delta: 'We are going underwater. The sea will conquer our lands' | Environment | The Guardian | Jack Shenker has a great story on rising salinity levels and the impact of global warming in the Nile Delta.
Hilo Hero: H.P. Lovecraft | Happy Birthday H.P. Lovecraft. I highly recommend the essay on him by the French reactionary writer (and one of my favorites, to be honest - I don't care about his views on Islam) Michel Houellebecq.