Links 11-16 March 2013

• Syria Comment » The Free Syrian Army doesn’t exist
  It's a branding operation, says Lund.
• Muslim Brotherhood’s Words on Women Stir Liberal Fears - NYTimes.com
  “Marital rape? Is this a big problem that we have?”
• Mali media strike over editor Boukary Daou's arrest - MALI - FRANCE 24
• Protests mount in Algeria | GlobalPost
• Egypt and the IMF: Still Going Round and Round | Atlantic Council
• Chroniques du délitement. 6 / Bachar Al Assad en appelle au jihad | Un oeil sur la Syrie
• Le Figaro: La révolte du sud algérien fait trembler le pouvoir
• Brian Whitaker's blog - Review of "Sex and the Citadel"
• RIOT
  A riot simulation game.
• Business in Egypt: Feeling the squeeze | The Economist
  On the Sawiris.
• Gulf States Buy Egyptian Riots | The American Conservative
  Big claim, no evidence
• Brotherhood critic elected for Journalists Syndicate | Egypt Independent
  Things change fast.
• Ministry official: CSF never use excessive force | Egypt Independent
  Why isn't this official fired?
• The US, the Brotherhood and the opposition: Old wine in new bottles | Egypt Independent
  Khalil Anani makes some good points.
• The Muslim Brotherhood's War on Egyptian Media | The Nation
  Max Blumenthal interviews Hani Shukrallah
• Who was right about invading Iraq? | Stephen M. Walt
  Not people now in govt, says Walt.
• Freedom and Justice Party Launches 'Six-Point Initiative' to End Port Said Crisis - Ikhwanweb
• Muslim Brotherhood Statement Denouncing UN Women Declaration for Violating Sharia Principles - Ikhwanweb
• Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood blasts anticipated U.N. women’s document - Alarabiya.net
  The MB statement on this is scathing.
• الوطن | رئيس تحرير "إخوان أون لاين" الأسبق يعلن استقالته من "الحرية والعدالة" لسوء أدائه
  Editor of Ikhwan Online quits over FJP/presidency behavior
• AP EXCLUSIVE: Police blamed in Egypt revolt deaths | TuscaloosaNews.com
• Intellectually disabled detainees beaten by police - Daily News Egypt
  Awful.
• Islam and Secularism in the Arab World: Lessons from Turkey | Brookings Institution
• How the Muslim Brotherhood Hijacked Syria's Revolution - By Hassan Hassan | Foreign Policy
  By being rather well-organized...
• Palestine
  Latest fantastic portraits by great Spanish photog Miguel Ángel Sánchez
• New POMED Policy Brief: Confront or Conform? Rethinking U.S. Democracy Assistance | Project on Middle East Democracy (POMED)
• Egypt branded more dangerous for tourists than Yemen - World News
  Oh please.
• Tunis Journal - A Front-Row Seat for an Uprising - NYTimes.com
  On Ave. Habib Bourguiba.
• Some Long Thoughts: Algeria Plays Defense | The Moor Next Door
• Democratic transition vs. democratic transformation | Egypt Independent
  Excellent piece by Dina al-Khawaga.
• Politically motivated sexual assault: the Egypt story none want to hear | Mariz Tadros | guardian.co.uk
• Raped Egypt Women Wish Death Over Life as Crimes Ignored - Bloomberg
• Egypt’s Budget Less Transparent Than Mubarak Era, Survey Shows - Bloomberg
• ‘We-will-not-let-Egypt-fall’ - Al-Ahram Weekly
  Ahram: "Who takes decisions regarding the tunnels?" Gehad alHaddad: "I don’t know."
• Al-Nadeem center says its activists face intimidation campaign | Egypt Independent