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Roots of the Arab Revolts and Premature Celebrations

by James Petras March 3, 2011

Street-based movements lack the organization and leadership to project, let alone impose a new political or social order. Their power is found in their ability to pressure existing elites and institutions, not to replace the state and economy. Hence the surprising ease with which the US, Israeli and EU backed Egyptian military were able to seize power and protect the entire rentier state and economic structure while sustaining their ties with their imperial mentors.

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Zain Support for Gaza

by Haitham Sabbah January 1, 2009

My company – Zain, cancelled 2009 New Year’s celebration in support for Gaza.

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Highest is everything!

by Haitham Sabbah February 25, 2008

If you thought that Burj Dubai is the end of the “Arabian Dream”, you are mistaken. The new race in the Arab World (to be particular, the Gulf region) is building the highest towers. Few years ago, Dubai announced that they are going to spend few “Billions” of Dollars to build the highest tower in [...]

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Arab in Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007

by Haitham Sabbah October 17, 2007

It’s time of the year for Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2007. With all my reservations regarding Reporters Without Borders neutrality (having doubt after knowing that France is their financial supporter, although they are an NGO!), yet, their report was always a good indicator, if not the closest to reality – at least from my experiences [...]

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Miss Bahrain, Miss Arab World 2007 and Stereotypes

by Haitham Sabbah September 30, 2007

I admit I have missed the news when it was announced end of last July, but better late than never. Honored to be Bahraini by soul for living in Bahrain for the last four years, I am very happy to know that Wafaa Ganahi, a 23-year-old teacher from the Law Faculty of Bahrain University, won [...]

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Appealing to brothers in Bahrain

by Haitham Sabbah June 14, 2007

Following is a letter from a Bahraini friend working with a NGO providing emergency relief to newly displaced refugees from the Nahr el Bared refugee camp in the North of Lebanon: Dear friends, Hope this email finds you safe and well. From the Shatila (Palestinian) refugee camp in Beirut, I am working at an NGO [...]

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Worldwide Press Freedom Index 2006

by Haitham Sabbah November 2, 2006

In the fifth annual Reporters Without Borders Worldwide Press Freedom Index, in between 168 indexed countries, our beloved Arab countries makes sure to be among the worst. Here is the list in order from “best” to “worst”: Kuwait – 73 United Arab Emirates – 77 Mauritania – 77 Qatar – 80 Morocco – 97 Lebanon [...]

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MAHMOOD’S BLOG TO BE BLOCKED

by Haitham Sabbah October 29, 2006

Update Nov 2nd: Mahmood’s Blog is back! It’s official, Mahmood’s Blog (http://mahmood.tv) will be blocked effective immediately, by the orders of the Bahraini Ministry of Information. Together with 6 other web sites (listed below), the official memo was delivered to all the ISP’s in Bahrain this afternoon. Mahmood is a prominent Bahraini/Arab blogger. His blog [...]

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Bahraini Protest

by Haitham Sabbah August 8, 2006

Bahraini citizens protest against Israel’s war crimes in Lebanon. Bahrain has been one of the loudest Arab countries to speak out against the war and that’s something to take pride in. This is one of the biggest protests in the Gulf since the war began, Esra’a said.

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UK asks Bahrain Media not to Publish Israeli Crimes Photos

by Haitham Sabbah August 2, 2006

Not only they don’t want to help in putting an end to the barbaric terrorist Israeli war on Lebanese… not only they provide a passage for the smart (doubtful) bombs to reach the Israel Terrorist State… but they want us to keep our mouth shut and not to show the world the atrocities committed by [...]

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Bahraini Youth Protest

by Haitham Sabbah July 31, 2006

Yesterday, Bahraini families toke their children to protest the terrorist war on Lebanon and the coward massacre by the Israeli terrorist army in Qana. The Bahraini children made their voice heard and did most of the talking during the protest. God bless you, kids of Bahrain. You are braver than most of our official who [...]

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Bahrain: United for Lebanon and Palestine

by Haitham Sabbah July 27, 2006

From last night event at National Democratic Action Society – Bahrain (in Arabic). [Hat tip: ES]

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Arabisc: Sunni, Shia’, Peace, War, Israel, Palestine and Lebanon!

by Haitham Sabbah July 14, 2006

The following is an abbreviated translation from some of the Arabic-language blogs. It was initially published at Global Voices… The Blazing Middle East Third day after the beginning of the never ending Middle East conflict; Israel/Lebanon war, the Arabic blogsphere speaks. Ranging between anger, celebration, condemnation and support, on both sides of the conflict, the [...]

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‘The Da Vinci Code’ and Bahrain Traffic

by Haitham Sabbah July 12, 2006

It was pleasant to read a small news piece in al-Watan newspaper this morning, which states some figures about increasing numbers of visitors through King Fahd Causeway to the Kingdom of Bahrain during last June compared to the same period last month. The newspaper report that 316,757 car carrying 625,552 passengers passed the bridge between [...]

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Arabisc: Arabic Bloggers Ken, War and Women Rights

by Haitham Sabbah June 30, 2006

The following is an abbreviated translation from some of the Arabic-language blogs. It was initially published at Global Voices… Summer holidays, women rights, war in Iraq and war in Palestine. These are some of the permanent scene in the Arabic language blogsphere these days. Here is some of what few bloggers said: The daily life [...]

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