Links 17-19 February 2012

A panorama of Middle Eastern wonkery.

• Comment des tweets d’anniversaire ont déclenché une « guerre internet de quatrième génération » en Arabie saoudite !
  On Hamza Kashgari.
• April 6 to hold first internal election | Egypt Independent
  Maybe that will lead to more clarity.
• Men to protest return of the National Council for Women | Egypt Independent
  "Masculinist" activists?
• PA refers young MP to special committee to investigate Tantawi slander
  Ziad Eleimy scolded for insulting Tantawy.
• Qordoba - Translation of the Syrian Constitution Modifications 15-2-2012
• Naher und Mittlerer Osten - الشرق: Mali`s Tuareg rebellion: A catastrophe in the making
• U.S. leverage over Egypt: Use it or lose it – Global Public Square
  Interesting - Israelis advocating US withhold part of US aid. Because they get a voice in that debate.
• Politics | US lacks a champion in the new Egypt
• 'Egypt to deliver fuel to Gaza after energ... JPost
• African migrants headed to Israel tell of torture in Sinai desert by smugglers - thestar.com
  Sinai Bedouin a-holes.
• If Khader Adnan was anything but Palestinian | Mondoweiss
• Sudan police raid university dorm, arrest hundreds | Egypt Independent
  Change Now movement heating up.
• Statement on Hunger Strike of Khader Adnan by Palestinian Human Rights Organizations
• Egypt sets NGO trial date, escalating rift with US - AP
  Feb. 26 is not an escalation - it's expedited.
• Video Blog, Episode 5 - By Marc Lynch | The Middle East Channel
  Feat. @ashrafkhalil.
• Egypt Expects IMF Loan Deal - WSJ.com
  At 1.2% interest rate!
• Port Said: Pariah city - Ahram Online
• Abdrabu Mansur Hadi, the enigmatic general to take charge in Yemen - The National
  profile.
• A year on, Morocco's democracy movement founders
  On #feb20 movement.
• The Islamists, the Economy, and the People - Opinion - Ahram Online
  The Islamists, the Economy, and the People via @ahramonline
• Conservatives call for Obama to intervene in Syria | The Cable
  Those names look familiar...
• The Arab spring: A long march | The Economist
  On the Muslim Brothers. Morocco's PJD not really MB tho.
• Why the Egyptian Military Fears a Captain's Revolt - By Patrick Galey | Foreign Policy
  Some truth here, but too few sources.
• THE DAILY STAR :: The laughter is dying down in Egypt
  Maria Golia
• Replacing Mubarak - Interview with Amr Moussa | Foreign Policy
• The Price of Dissent in Saudi Arabia | The Nation
  Tony Jones.
• La Tunisie remet la "construction maghrébine" au goût du jour - LeMonde.fr
• Breaking: Brotherhood to pick their presidential candidate in 48 hours - Politics - Egypt - Ahram Online
• Muslim Brotherhood Opposed Women’s Council Reform | Al Akhbar English
• Egyptian Parliament: Beyond a Talking Shop | Al Akhbar English
  Lina Attallah
• Tunisie : Comment récupérer ce que Ben Ali & co nous ont volé ? : Nawaat de Tunisie – Tunisia
  Sophie-Alexandra Aiachi
• Ring of Iranian Bases Threatens US | Informed Comment
  Juan Cole presents fascinating map of US bases in ME encircling but not controlling oil-rich Iran+Iraq
• Why the Egyptian Military Fears a Captains' Revolt - By Patrick Galey | Foreign Policy
• From exile to engagement - FT.com
  "Hamas moves to moderation"
• Parliament Review: Facts and follies | Egypt Independent
  Black comedy.
• Was 11 February a failure? | Egypt Independent
  Excellent op-ed by Ahmad Shokr.