Links 9-10 January 2012

Also watch the trailer for The Noise of Cairo, "a film about Cairo, art and the revolution" - on Vimeo.

• When Victory Becomes an Option: Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Confronts Success - Carnegie
  By Nathan Brown.
• An Arab Citizen - مواطن عربي: Highlights Of Ali El Selmi's Democratic Transition Plan
  Useful!
• The Oslo Syndrome | Souciant
• A metro for Gaza – unveiling the underground | Babelmed
  Inspired by tunnels.
• AFP: Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood in high-level US talks
• Egypt Goes Back to the IMF for Loan - WSJ.com
  At last.
• Petit précis de drague à l’algérienne – Afro-Maghreb
  Romance Algerian style.
• Sheldon Adelson, a Billionaire, Gives Gingrich a Big Lift - NYTimes.com
  Wonder if Newt got the big check before or after denying the existence of Palestinians.
• Iranian scientist involved in nuclear program killed in Tehran bomb attack - WaPo
  More assassinations.
• Public ire one goal of Iran sanctions, U.S. official says - The Washington Post
  Interesting correction on the article.
• Egyptian ex-Minister causes uproar at LSE
• Goodbye Ibrahim Aslan | Al-Masry Al-Youm
  On the late writer.
• Egyptian tycoon faces ‘tweet’ trial - FT.com
  So silly.
• Baheyya: The Art of Ibrahim Aslan
  via @zeinobia who reminded me of this great post on Aslan.
• Why Ron Paul may actually have something right | Stephen M. Walt
• tabsir.net » The Islamists are coming, the Islamists are coming
• Brian Whitaker's blog - Syria and the 'Zio-American plot'
  BW takes on Byrne and Conflicts Forum.
• M of A - Sanctions On Iran - Economic Pain For The "West"
• Tunisie: Ennahda entre le feu et le salafisme
  More on Manouba University.
• Women, revolution, and army | Al-Masry Al-Youm
  By Khaled Fahmi
• Romney, the Curse of the Trochee « LRB blog
  By the wonderful Eliot Weinberger.
• Coptic businessman on trial over cartoon | Al-Masry Al-Youm
  Cannot believe it's going to trial.
• Santorum warns of "Eurabia," issues call to "evangelize and eradicate" Muslims | Al Akhbar English
• Muslim Brotherhood Backs Egyptian Military’s Transition Date - NYT
  Interview with the pretty unreliable Essam al-Erian.
• (4) ‫المصريين الأحرار يقاطع انتخابات مجلس الشورى‬
  Presser from Free Egyptians denouncing electoral fraud and calling for cancellation of Shura Council elections.
• A View Inside Iran - Alan Taylor - In Focus - The Atlantic
  Lovely pics.
• Novelist Ibrahim Aslan dies at 77 - Books - Ahram Online
  RT @AhramBooks: Novelist Ibrahim Aslan dies at 77 via @ahramonline