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West Doesn't Want Mideast Democracy
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 The lack of democracy in the Arab world results from an unholy alliance between Western interests and local autocrats, justified by what both sides claim to be the region's "cultural specificity." |
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| Mansour Al-Hadj: In My Youth, I Was Taught to Love Death | In an article in the liberal e-magazine Aafaq (www.aafaq.org), reformist writer Mansour Al-Hadj, one of the magazine's senior reporters, described the Islamist education he received as a youth in Saudi Arabia, which stressed the culture of death and the glorification of martyrs. The same messages, he said, were conveyed by the Islamist propaganda to which he was exposed as a university student in Sudan.
Following are excerpts from his article: [1] |
| The Rise of the Liberal Phoenix | | The election of four women to Kuwait’s parliament represents the most significant tidal shift towards liberalism since the rise of Islamic extremism began to take hold in the late 1970s and early 1980s in the Middle East. It represents the rise of the Internet as a means within the region to inspire the youth of a country to go out and vote. It also proves the interest of the youth to see change in the region. |
| Iraq Withdrawal Can Only Work With Pressure On Iran and Syria | | Now that President Obama and his aides have announced their plan for U.S. withdrawal from Iraq by August 31, 2010, they must consider what the forces engaged against the Coalition and Iraqi Government plan to do in this time. For the Iranian and Syrian regimes, as well as al Qaeda and other Jihadist groups, can affect the U.S. withdrawal plan. |
| Bahrain: Travel Ban on Prominent Human Rights Activist | | The Bahrain Centre for Human Rights is highly alerted after learning of a travel ban against its former president Mr. Abdulhadi Alkhawaja, and the unjustifiable charges and unfair trial against him for delivering a speech highlighting human rights issues and expressing his opinion on the political situation in Bahrain. |
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