Links 11 July - 18 August 2017

Most of these are from last week, as we slowly gear up after holidays...

• Is Chechnya Taking Over Russia? - The New York Times
  Interesting piece by Ekaterina Sokirianskaia. Perhaps this is the Russian model in MENA too.
• Can Anyone Stop Iran From Taking Over Iraq? - The New York Times
  Zaid al-Ali
• You are the product · LRB 17 August 2017
  Quit Facebook.
• Tunisian president vows to usher in new era of gender equality | Middle East Eye
• Jihadists strike across West Africa | FDD's Long War Journal
• Beyond the Qatar Crisis - Carnegie
  Consequences on energy and power markets in Gulf
• Tunisia’s Risky War on Corruption - Carnegie
• Jordan's Muslim Brotherhood claims victory in local elections | Middle East Eye
• Egypt signs $1.24 bln light rail deal with AVIC, China Railway Group -Xinhua
  Great if this is well-implemented, Cairo needs it.
• Telling the truth in Tunisia
  @ursulind on transitional justice and the hurdles it faces
• How the Islamic State Rose, Fell and Could Rise Again in the Maghreb
  New Crisis Group report.
• The Waking Nightmare: Post-revolutionary Egyptian Dystopias
• Egypt opens military base, the largest in northwest region
• After Striking Deal With Hamas, Abbas Rival Mohammed Dahlan Says Gaza-Egypt Border to Reopen
• NYTimes: Saudi King’s Son Plotted Effort to Oust His Rival
• Egypt’s Copts keep the faith in the fight against Isis
  Heba Saleh.
• Ex-Al Jazeera staff 'linked to Egypt security agency'
  This is getting sordid - and it's unclear whether it's about the case or the Qatar crisis.
• Jack Shaheen, Who Resisted and Cataloged Stereotyping of Arabs, Dies at 81 - The New York Times