Links 17-26 July 2011

• Chart of the Day: Muslim Brotherhood Is Deeply Unpopular in Egypt - Max Fisher - International - The Atlantic
  Will comment on this later.
• Don’t Let the Egyptian Army Follow Caesar’s Script: Noah Feldman - Bloomberg
  Who is Feldman talking to here? And with what authority?
• Sudan: The UN’s report on Southern Kordofan » Dan Morrison
  Read @dmsouthasia aka @TheBlackNile on Sudan's South Kordofan region: and
• Southern Kordofan: No backing down » Dan Morrison
  Read @dmsouthasia aka @TheBlackNile on Sudan's South Kordofan region: and
• Military court detains Egypt’s former PM for 15 days | Al-Masry Al-Youm: Today's News from Egypt
  So seems military tribunal for nazif because land deal involved military land.
• Famous Egyptian TV host sacked after challenging ex-army officer on air - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online
• Roundtable on Post-Mubarak Egypt: Authoritarianism without Autocrats? (Full Series with Response by Brownlee)
  I contribute to the debate here.
• Egypt: too big for its boots | Editorial | The Guardian
  Guardian says downsize Egypt's military.
• Free downloadable revolutionary stencil booklet
  by Ganzeer
• Anti-SCAF march attacked
  Hossam's account of 23 july march.
• even unto china
  A new blog of Oriental ephemera: even unto china
• Egypt Just Can't Get Rid of Mummy Tsar Zahi Hawass - ARTINFO.com
  Zahi's back… RT @hahellyer: @arabist
• Zahi Hawass remains antiquities minister—for now | The Art Newspaper
  Zahi's back… RT @hahellyer: @arabist
• (500) http://t.co/o78O9hZ
  Zahi's back… RT @hahellyer: @arabist
• The road to Egypt’s second revolution « 3arabawy
  Great photo essay by Hoss — The road to Egypt’s second revolution « 3arabawy
• House panel weighs bill restricting foreign aid - BusinessWeek
  Reps target Pakistan, Egypt, Lebanon, Yemen and the PA - House panel weighs bill restricting foreign aid - BusinessWeek
• Egypt’s Zahi Hawass back as minister despite anger - Bikya Masr
  Uh what? - Egypt’s Zahi Hawass back as minister despite anger - Bikya Masr
• What have workers gained from Egypt’s revolution? by Joel Beinin | The Middle East Channel
  Beinin reports from Suez.
• The Federal Budget and Appropriations for Fiscal Year 2012 [PDF]
  POMED's annual look at US democracy promotion spending.
• Egypt says no to foreign election monitors
  Stupid, stupid, stupid. And predictable.
• Le Figaro - En Algérie, la Kabylie est une poudrière
  Le Figaro - En Algérie, la Kabylie est une poudrière:
• Siegman: Israel always wanted territory not peace, and US is its ‘captive’
  Seems about right.
• Jailed Fatah leader Barghuti urges mass protests - Yahoo! News
  Jailed Fatah leader Barghuti urges mass protests (AFP): In support of UN statehood bid.
• Jailed Fatah leader Barghuti urges mass protests (AFP)
  In support of UN statehood bid.
• Egypt’s Prince of Refuseniks: The Poetry of Amal Dunqul | Arabic Literature (in English)
  Egypt’s Prince of Refuseniks: The Poetry of Amal Dunqul | Arabic Literature (in English): neat.
• Egypt’s Prince of Refuseniks: The Poetry of Amal Dunqul | Arabic Literature (in English)
  neat.
• Syria Assad: U.S. softens its criticism of Syria - LAT
  Much ado about nothing: US has zero influence in Syria anyway.
• The Arab awakening: Revolution spinning in the wind | The Economist
• Free Talha Ahsan « LRB blog
  Five years without a trial.
• Latest developments in Arab world's unrest
  Gruesome stuff in Syria.
• Is Qaddafi preparing to step down in Libya? Analysis by Nathaniel Sheppard Jr.
• An enduring Tahrir protest revokes the military's free pass
  My latest column for The National.
• Egypt sets time frame for elections - The Boston Globe
  Puts them at mid-November.
• The Case Against the Grand Egyptian Museum
• In Egypt, U.S. government seeks a few good democrats - The Washington Post
  Is USAID funding the #felool?
• Rights groups to sue military over 'virginity tests' | Al-Masry Al-Youm
• Log In - The New York Times
  Good Reuters story on the weekend's alarming events in Albu Kamal, Syria
• Tahrir: an Exercise in Nation Building
  Very clever post by Sandmonkey.
• In Egypt, fighting for a $50-a-month factory job - Forbes.com
• Home | Daralhayat Mobile
  Al Hayat: Shalgham: Gaddafi tried to assassinate Saudi King Abdallah & dreamed of dividing Saudi Arabia Arabic #Libya
• (500) http://t.co/sLV3EFU
  Al Hayat: Shalgham: Gaddafi tried to assassinate Saudi King Abdallah & dreamed of dividing Saudi Arabia Arabic #Libya
• الأولى - شرف يعلن تشكيل الحكومة اليوم
  Today's Ahram says White House official offered protestors pressure on SCAF, they refused.
• More questions than answers about Egypt’s electoral law - Bikya Masr
  David Faris.
• What Is Holding the Military Council Back?
  Alaa al-Aswany argues the SCAF is ruling Egypt like Mubarak did.
• THE DAILY STAR :: Say Hallelujah to this week in Egypt
  Rami Khouri, being very positive.
• Dar Al Hayat - Ayoon Wa Azan
  Jihad al-Khazen defends Hosni Mubarak.