Links 21 April 2011
- Bahrain: divide, repress and rule - Le Monde diplomatique
Alain Gresh.
- Yemeni Officials Consider ‘30 + 60’ Plan to End Crisis - Businessweek
Saleh leaves in 30 days, elections after 60 - in exchange for immunity.
- Arab Reform Bulletin - The Future of al-Nahda in Tunisia
Don't overestimate it.
- Matthew Kaminski: Searching for Hayek in Cairo - WSJ.com
Interviewing Gamal's partner to make the case for capitalism is hardly a wise move - except perhaps to WSJ readers.
- From Egyptian Museum to 'torture chamber' | Al-Masry Al-Youm
- A new chance in Egypt for Islamic finance | Reuters
- In Cairo, with the Muslim Brotherhood | Gideon Rachman's blog
"If you find the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt confusing, I suspect that is entirely intentional."
- Le Figaro - Lellouche : «La France n'a pas peur de la nouvelle Égypte»
Mais l'Egypte devrait avoir peur de Lellouche...
- Egypt: April 6 Youth Movement Denies Claims of Foreign Assistance
But damage may already be done.
- Libya, Searching for a Political Map
On the political forces in Libya [PDF]
- LRB · Issandr El Amrani · Is there a Libya?
My review of books on Libya's history.
- Egypt: a political revolution | YouGov
More on that YouGov poll.
- Bahrain's Crackdown Extends to Academe, With Interrogations, Firings, and Expulsions - The Chronicle of Higher Education
- Inferior Arms Hobble Rebels in Libya War - NYTimes.com
The guns the rebels use.
- FT.com - Probes spread alarm in Egypt’s businesses
By me.
- FT.com - Assad cousin accused of favouring family
Rami Makhlouf = Ahmed Ezz or Jimmy * 1000