Links for Feb 7-11 2010

I have been lax in posting these links — remember the latest ones can always be seen on the sidebar, at my delicious account and are automatically posted on my twitter account.

• Divorce, Egyptian Style: Oprah’s Episode on Marriage Around the Globe » Muslimah Media Watch

  Features well-known sexologist Heba Kotb, etc.

• Person of the Decade

  Haaretz's "most influential person in Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World" is kind of weird.

• Bernard-Henri Lévy caught out by fake philosopher - Telegraph

  BHL quotes fictitious writer in new book.

• Syria Comment » The Case for Syria

  An argument for Syria in the Israeli-Syrian conflict.

• TelQuel : Le Maroc tel qu'il est

  Benchemsi of Morocco's Tel Quel, chief competitor to Le Journal: "notre pays vit une dangereuse régression."

• Robert Fisk: Gaza's defiant tunnellers head deeper underground - Robert Fisk, Commentators - The Independent

  Fisktastic.

• Blogger Boubaker Al-Yadib sentenced to six months in prison - IFEX

  For calling for protest about freedom of expression.

• Situation financière de quelques titres de presse marocains - Comme une bouteille jetée à la mer!

  Fantastic post brings clarity to Moroccan press after Le Journal's closure.

• Can Gulf states really help Yemen? | Brian Whitaker | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

  Whitaker says GCC and esp. Saudi do not have Yemen's best interests at heart.

• Aerial bombardment: The calibration of destruction | The Economist

  Info on bunker-busters and the future of aerial bombing.

• Reformist Trend and Old Guard Battle for Libya's Future Asharq Alawsat Newspaper (English)

  This article seems out of date, since Seif does have an official position now.

• Govt-run human rights council shaken up | Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today's News from Egypt

  Several regime figures brought in.

• Algeria’s unauthorised boomtown - Le Monde diplomatique - English edition

  On Algeria's informal economy.

• The Maghreb refuses to share - Le Monde diplomatique

  On the opportunities lost from lack of Maghreb integration.

• Prosecutors begin investigating arrested MB leaders | Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today's News from Egypt

  Arrested MB leaders accused of being takfiri — what?!?!

• In Egypt, real men don’t smoke - The National Newspaper

  About the new limp cigarette warning on Egyptian cigarette packs.

• Egypt soccer boss: I'd rather starve than coach Israelis - Haaretz - Israel News

  Hassan Shehata scores a goal.

• Egypt recalls ambassador from Algeria for 'consultations' - Yahoo! News

  He had just returned, but is leaving again because of new attacks.

• FT.com / Global insight - Dubai offered an alternative future

  On a call to reshape Dubai, including by offering greater stakes to long-term expats.

• BBC/OU Open2.net - Education & Language - Syrian School

  A series of documentaries about four different Syrian schools made the BBC, sounds like a very interesting study.

• M1 Group Bought Half of EFG-Hermes Bank-Audi Stake (Update1) - BusinessWeek

  This is worth digging at, since Audi owns largest chunk of Leb's national debt. Was EFG pressured to sell its stake?

• BAE chiefs 'linked to bribes conspiracy' | World news | The Observer

  Tip of the iceberg.

• Design Museum Holon | Architecture | Art and design | The Observer

  Cool-looking new museum in Israel.

• Anthony Julius on Diana, Dina and the new antisemitism | Interview | Culture | The Observer

  Yet another book that attempts to slander anti-Zionist with the anti-Semitic label. It's a shame, as it hurts the book's history of Judeophobia in the UK.

• A Reporter At Large : Azzam the American : The New Yorker

  Fascinating profile of American al-Qaeda spokesman: he was a classic cerebral loner and loved death metal.

• Daily News Egypt - Egypt-Israel Gas Deal Expanded To Cover More Exports

  More gas, at higher (still secret) prices even though Egypt has growing worries about domestic consumption.

• FT.com / Media - Hollywood casts spell on son of Gaddafi

  Another Qadhafi son, Saadi, finds ways to spend the millions his daddy stole from the Lybian people.

• NYT public editor: Bronner should be reassigned - The Majlis

  On BronnerGate.

• Open Letter To The Opposition Leaders « Democratic Republic of Iran

  Letter from an Iranian demanding that opposition leaders call for the complete overthrow of theocracy in Iran.

• FT.com / Media - Twitter works on technology to evade censors

  Targeted at Iran, China...