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Egypt, Israel, Zionism
"The statements made by Issam al-Aryan, a senior leader of the Egyptian Muslim Brotherhood, calling on Egyptian Jews in Israel to return home, are hardly novel," writes author (AFP)

Joseph Massad: Palestinians, Egyptian Jews and propaganda

Concomitant with these rumours is the Egyptian government’s and the opposition’s race to please the United States and its Zionist lobby. While the very same Issam al-Aryan spoke about the tragedy of the Jewish holocaust while in the US on a Muslim Brotherhood promotional trip in May 2011, the naïve and charisma-less Mohamed el-Baradei upped the ante by telling a German newspaper that elected Salafi and Brotherhood members of parliament should not be trusted to draft the Egyptian constitution because they allegedly deny the holocaust!

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Americas, Europe, Featured Articles, Islam, Middle East

The Washington – “Moderate Islam” Alliance: Containing Rebellion Defending Empire

The West have agreed to a kind of “power-sharing’ with Islamist parties. The Islamists would be responsible for imposing orthodox economic policies and re-establishing ‘order’ in partnership with pro-multinational bank economists and pro US-EU generals and security officials. In exchange the Islamists could take certain ministries, appoint their members, finance electoral clientele among the poor and push their ‘moderate’ religious, social and cultural agenda.

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Arabs, Bahrain, Democracy, Economics, Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Libya, Middle East, Palestine, Politics, Tunisia, United States, War, Yemen

Roots of the Arab Revolts and Premature Celebrations

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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Economics, Egypt, Human Rights, Libya, Politics, Tunisia

The Spectre of a Black Europe

The fall of the African dictators will deprive Europe of valuable allies in the fight against irregular migration. The political vacuum and the social and economic instability that follows will create a new wave of desperate migrants daring the high seas to reach the coats of Europe.

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Arabs, Israel, Middle East, Palestine, War, Zionism

Israel’s Longstanding Middle East Plan

“All the Arab States east of Israel are torn apart, broken up and riddled with inner conflicts even more than those of the Maghreb” (Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Mauritania, and Western Sahara). All the Gulf states are “built upon a delicate house of sand in which there is only oil.” Jordan is in reality Palestine, Amman the same as Nablus.

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911, Middle East, Terrorism, United States, War

The Imperial Anatomy of Al-Qaeda. The CIA’s Drug-Running Terrorists and the “Arc of Crisis” (Part I)

By Andrew Gavin Marshall* | Sabbah Report | www.sabbah.biz Introduction As the 9th anniversary of 9/11 nears, and the war on terror continues to be waged and grows in ferocity and geography, it seems all the more imperative to return to the events of that fateful September morning and re-examine the reasons for war and [...]

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Algeria, Arabs, Bahrain, Egypt, Good News, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, Morocco, News You Can Do Without, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia

Miss Bahrain, Miss Arab World 2007 and Stereotypes

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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Guest Blogger, Israel, Morocco, Palestine, United States

World Walls

Iran is the latest country to sign up to “wall building” borders – in this case along the Iranian Pakistan border in the Baluchistan region. Iran’s justification for the wall is a familiar one. To prevent smuggling of drugs and guns and movement of illegal immigrants. Whilst the Apartheid wall being built by the Israelis [...]

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Algeria, Arabs, Bahrain, Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Middle East, Morocco, Multimedia, Palestine, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, UAE, Yemen

Worldwide Press Freedom Index 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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Arabs, Middle East, Morocco

A Mother from Morocco

It’s been a while since I posted because of several reasons, however, this one email I received ten days ago, I promised the sender (Mounira) to publish her email as soon as I’m back and get a chance to do so. It’s one of the rare-to-discuss-subjects. Maybe because we don’t have enough info about it [...]

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Algeria, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Libya, Morocco, Multimedia, Tunisia

U.S. Ranks Sixth Among Countries Jailing Journalists

The United States has tied with Myanmar (the former Burma) for sixth place among countries that are holding the most journalists behind bars, according to a new report by the Committee to Protect Journalists. Each country is jailing five journalists. The United States is holding four Iraqi journalists in detention centers in Iraq and one [...]

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Good News, Human Rights, Internet 'n Computers, Iraq, Morocco

Campaign to Free Moroccan Hostages

In solidarity with the two Moroccan embassy employees kidnapped last month in Iraq, the Moroccan blogsphere started a new blog that follows up on latest news and coordination campaigns to free the hostages (in Arabic and French).

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Bleeding Edge, Failures, Islam, Morocco, Politics

Terrorism Threat in Morocco

Foulla writes that Al-Salafiyah al-Jihadiyah in Morocco Declares Jihad on the Moroccan Government. They issued a statement, declaring that the time has come to announce the �jihad on the government of disbelieving and oppression,� for the heads of government have allegedly �sold the country to the infidels after they cleared the area from the real [...]

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Palestine, Politics, United States

U.S. gave the Israelis a wall, and New Orleans gets Flooded!

Sorry, Israel, the clash of civilizations will not happen. Despite all your efforts and the Zionist money to pit Arab against Americans, Arabs Do Not Hate Americans. Contrary to that, Arabs Care About Americans. Have you heard of the donations from Arabs to Katrina victims? From Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE, Libya, Egypt, Algeria, [...]

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Jordan, Morocco, Politics

Pew Global Survey Results and Jordan

The latest survey by the Pew Global Attitudes Project, called Islamic Extremism: Common Concern for Muslim and Western Publics and conducted among more than 17,000 people in 17 countries this spring, finds that while many Muslims believe that radical Islam poses a threat (to Americans and Westerns), there are differing opinions as to its causes. [...]

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Bleeding Edge, Morocco

Morocco explosives – for fishing!

Moroccan police had “recently” seized 200 sticks of dynamite and 115 detonators and arrested its 67-year-old driver in the Mediterranean port city of Nador. When they raided his house they found another 485 detonators. “The explosives were being used in traditional fishing and for digging wells.” So the terrorists list of valid excuses just grew [...]

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Art, Failures, Good News, Morocco, Palestine, Politics, Too Much Free Time

After Nanacy, no more Haifa in Morocco

Local Moroccan officials in Casablanca have refused to grant a permit to Lebanese singer Haifa Wahbi to hold a concert. The officials� decision came in response to a late request made by the Korean company LG, to organize the concert. The official�s decision was influenced by the recent chaos created by Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram�s [...]

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Bleeding Edge, Morocco

Please, will somebody notice us?

That is the plea of the 408 Moroccan prisoners of war currently held by the Polisario Front in the Western Sahara. With many having been incarcerated for over two decades, they are currently the longest-serving POWs in the world. Six recently released POWs who met with The Washington Times told their tragic tales of torture, [...]

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Arabs, Art, Culture, Morocco, Multimedia, Too Much Free Time

Drinking, dancing and smoking: the real lives of Middle East teenage girls?

Leila Marrakchi’s ‘Marock’, a debut film from new Arab women director, deviate from traditional themes: “It’s not your typical Arab film. I wanted to get away from all that,” says Marrakchi. “At the same time what is seen in the film is a part of what actually does exist. I wanted to leave those subjects [...]

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Morocco

A Look at Islamic Militancy in Morocco

No, this is not a Palestinian refugee camp. This encampment was home to 11 of the 13 suicide bombers who detonated explosives-laden backpacks at five targets in Casablanca May 16, 2003, killing 46 people and injuring more than 100. (AP Photo/Abdeljalil Bounhar)

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Art, Culture, Morocco

Nancy Ajram banned from Marrakech

Nancy Ajram in town? That means: sexual harassment, theft, excessive alcohol consumption resulting in violence, people fainting; all took place during the concert in Marrakech. The mayor of Marrakech in Morocco has announced that Lebanese singer Nancy Ajram will not be permitted to hold any future concerts in the city to avoid the reoccurrence of [...]

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Human Rights, Morocco

Celebrating ‘Circumcision’ of Human Rights in Morocco

[Reuters] Morocco’s King Mohammed has pardoned more than 7,000 prisoners to mark the circumcision of his 23-month-old son, state media said on Friday. They include 534 seriously-ill inmates, 19 pregnant women, 20 elderly, 629 youths who have developed professional skills during their detention and 5,888 other prisoners who have nearly finished their sentences, state radio [...]

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