Links 1-5 January 2013

First links of the year, after a long period in December when I did not post any (well, aside from Twitter anyway — remember there's always more there.)

• BBC iPlayer - Afternoon Drama: The Reluctant Spy: Episode 1
  Radio play set in backdrop of Egyptian uprising.
• Brotherhood may pay price for currency fall | Egypt Independent
  Inflation is back.
• Jordanie. Comment Aman passe-t-il au travers des soulèvements dans le monde arabe ? - France Culture
• Boycott the Muslim Brotherhood - قاطعوا الإخوان المسلمين
  Site calling for boycott of MB-affiliated businesses.
• Bored Japanese trucker gets kicks from Syria war tourism | THE DAILY STAR
• Islamists ‘ban’ smoking in Sinai | GulfNews.com
• Al-Azhar: Ministry-proposed bonds at odds with Sharia | Egypt Independent
  Shooting down flagship MB proposal.
• Al-Jazeera to Buy Current TV - WSJ.com
• Salafi sheikh to abandon media, return to preaching | Egypt Independent
• Tunisie - L’ATTF réagit à l’affaire "Sheratongate" | Businessnews.com.tn
• UAE cracks down on group tied to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood - World - DNA
• Tunisia's draft constitution
  An English Translation of #Tunisia's Draft Constitution via @cairowire and @Oritperlov
• [toread] Olivier Roy : "Dans le monde arabe, les gens n'ont plus peur" - Monde - La Vie
  Olivier Roy : "Dans le monde arabe, les gens n'ont plus peur" - Monde - La Vie
• State bars Westerners living in West Bank from entering Israel, East Jerusalem - Israel News | Haaretz Daily Newspaper
  State bars Westerners living in West Bank from entering #IsraeL, East Jerusalem (by Amira Hass)
• Sudanese Echoes | MERIP
  Sudan's Islamist coup and Morsi's auto-coup.
• Blood ballots | Egypt Independent
  A powerful must read by Adel Iskandar
• As Al Azhar is thrown to politics, extremists are the only winners - The National
• IMF welcomes Egypt's new currency regime - Economy - Business - Ahram Online
• Call Me Cynical | Aktham Suliman's farewell to Al Jazeera
  Germany correspondent decries bias.
• Egypt official: Israel will be wiped out in a decade
  Essam al-Erian on a roll.
• Bassem Youssef, a Champion for Egypt’s Liberals - NYTimes.com
  Against Salafis.
• Les Frères musulmans font taire Schéhérazade | Je ne pense qu'à ça
• Egyptians Pay Price For Tumultuous Year - Al-Monitor:
  Bassem Sabry: "the country is on a horribly wrong track.
• The court’s last breath | Egypt Independent
  For judiciary geeks, on the SCC
• 2013 Persephone Miel Fellowship: Call for Proposals | Pulitzer Center
  Intl' reporting grant.
• MEI Editor's Blog: New Year's Eve, 1942/43: FDR's North African Inside Joke
  You must remember this...
• Shabiha Militias and the Destruction of Syria | Combating Terrorism Center at West Point
  Stephen Starr
• As Ahmadinejad's term ends, will he spoil Iran's election? - The National
  Calls for his ouster.