Professor Layla @ MC: Archive

After a Year, Deep Divisions Hobble Syria’s... →

Nearly a year into Syria’s uprising, the opposition to President Bashar al-Assad is a fractious collection of divided political groups, longtime exiles, grass-roots organizers and militants.

Feb 24th

Why Is the West Silent about Algeria? →

Article by Peace Studies scholar Johan Galtung

Feb 20th

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CBS News Director of Middle East and North Africa Programs, Charles Dunne, speaks with CBS News about the crackdown on NGOs in Egypt.

Feb 13th

Feb 12th

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Democracynow.org - Israeli Professor Neve Gordon and Palestinian Lawmaker Mustafa Barghouti on Israeli Elections (2009)

Feb 12th

Egypt's military warns of plots on eve of strike →

CAIRO (AP) — Egypt’s military rulers warned Friday that the country faces conspiracies that seek to topple the state and spread chaos, in a message intended to undermine activists who plan to mark the anniversary of President Hosni Mubarak’s overthrow with anti-army protests….

Feb 11th

Two Sudans Near Brink in Oil Dispute →

Sudan and South Sudan are seizing tankers, shutting down wells and imperiling the tenuous peace that has held — just barely — after decades of war. -NYT

Feb 11th

Government Sites Hit, Syria Says; Toll Seen Rising... →

Explosions in the city of Aleppo targeted security units on Friday, state media reported, as Syrian forces were said to be laying siege to the central city of Homs. -NYT

Feb 11th

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Democracynow.org daily news: 50-State, $25B Mortgage Settlement: Relief for Struggling Homeowners or Bailout for Big Banks? Apple Faces Outcry for Labor Practices at Chinese Factories Spanish Judge Garzon Disbarred in Trial Seen as Retaiation for Trailblazing Human Rights Work

Feb 11th