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Soccer: A Potential Flashpoint for Jordanian Society

Jordanian football fans rush out of a st

JAMES M. DORSEY: Mounting tension in Jordan is unlikely to produce the same result as protests in Tunisia, but promises to make soccer an increasing flashpoint…

Jan 17 2011 | Posted in Editor's Choice,Life,Sports | Read More »

Tunis: Going, Going Gone, All the President’s Men

ZEINOBIA: Egyptian Chronicles reports on the fate of the “regime men”, Ben Ali’s right arms in the former Tunisian government.

Jan 17 2011 | Posted in Editor's Choice,Government | Read More »

New Wikileaks: U.S. Knew Tunisian Gov. Rotten , Supported Anyway

JUAN COLE: Cables show that the U.S. government was fully aware of the dangerous and debilitating level of corruption in Tunisia, and its anti-democratic implications.

Jan 17 2011 | Posted in Featured,Government | Read More »

Tunisia is a Wake Up Call, but for the Pundits

Tunisia in revolt - taken from twitter feed of commentator Sultan Al Qassemi

HISHAM WYNE: Tunisa’s revolution has little to do with the ideals of democracy. It’s a simple cry for better quality of life.

Jan 17 2011 | Posted in Editor's Choice,Government,International Relations,Politics | Read More »

Will the Fallen Tunisian ‘Domino’ Touch Jordan?

People demonstrate against the government in Amman

NASEEM TAWRANAH: Events in Tunisia have been followed by the Jordanian people and authorities. It’s unlikely, though, events will follow a similar pattern in the Kingdom.

Jan 16 2011 | Posted in Editor's Choice,Government,Politics | Read More »

After Tunisia: Choosing the Society We Want

STEVE ROYSTON: It’s about building societies in which people are not afraid to think for themselves, and are free to express themselves without fear of censorship or persecution…

Jan 16 2011 | Posted in Featured,Government | Read More »

Making Sense of Algeria’s Riots: Why, What Next?

TMND: Many Algerians today feel just as their parents and siblings did in 1988: there are two castes in the country, the official and the unofficial.

Jan 15 2011 | Posted in Featured,Government,Politics | Read More »

Tunisia – Battle moves to Media for Hearts & Minds

TMND: These groups believe it has been exaggerated. Opposition elements and a shameless Al-Jazeera, they seem to say, have blown the whole thing out of proportion

Jan 2 2011 | Posted in Editor's Choice,Life | Read More »

Suicide Sparks Unrest, Spreads throughout Tunisia

THE MOOR NEXT DOOR: Following the suicide of a young, unemployed man in Sidi Bouzid, demonstrations have broken out all over Tunisia.

Dec 27 2010 | Posted in Editor's Choice,Government,Politics | Read More »