Links 1-30 April 2017
A lot of travel and work this month, so not many posts or links. Sorry!
Posts:
Links:
- Angry debate in Egypt over reforms in Islam against radicals
- After sectarian attacks in Egypt, many point the finger at Al Azhar
@ursulind for @alfanar - A profile of the activist outside his prison | MadaMasr
Alaa Abdelfattah. - The Guardian view on Egypt’s dictatorship: a war of Sisi’s own making | The Guardian
- Why Egypt’s Nationalist Hasm Movement Could Gain Greater Traction - Jamestown
Odd to label Hasm "nationalist" but good backgrounder - Things I Didn't Know | Wiam El-Tamami
Read this piece - Nasser Bin Ghaith declares hunger strike in a letter sent from his prison cell | ICFUAE | International Campaign For Freedom in the UAE
- Something to Resist With « LRB blog
Ahmed Naji on his time in prison Alaa Seif - Egypt to establish military base in Eritrea - Sudan Tribune
Don't believe yet, but interesting. - Liberté, Égalité, Fraternité, Racisme? - The Chronicle of Higher Education
@ursulind on Islamophobia and French intellectuals - How to Fight ISIS Online | Foreign Affairs
- Le Pen-Mélenchon, même combat en faveur de Bachar al-Assad | Un si Proche Orient
- Paradise Lost: The Rise and Fall of Abu Bakr al-Baghdadi by Tam Hussein - Syria Comment
- Egypt is in a state of emergency. Here’s what that means for its government. - The Washington Post
Nathan Brown - The Final Death Of The Arab Spring Comes Courtesy Of Trump - BuzzFeed News
- What Art Can Teach About the Arab World
@ursullind interviews Sultan Sooud Al-Qassemi