National Post (blog)
Erdogan’s government is seen as a model for many moderate Islamists in new democracies after the Arab Spring. by Rana Moussaoui CAIRO — Islamists from Egypt to Morocco are reaping the rewards of new democratic freedoms brought by the Arab Spring, …
FrontPage Magazine
We have a complex, fascinating, critical topic today — Arab Spring, Muslim winter. “Arab Spring” is a phrase that is familiar to everybody this year. It’s been so prominent in the news media throughout 2011 that I fully expect “Arab Spring” to be Time …
AFP
DOHA — The Sunni Muslim monarchies of the Gulf fear that Shiites on the Arabian peninsula will rise up against their rule, inspired by the Arab Spring, community leaders in the region say. “They want to transform theArab Spring into a ‘Shiite Spring’ …
Arab Film Festival Brings Alternative Films, Arab Spring To Dearborn
Huffington Post
Shawky’s goal was to create a different kind of program, one that showcases alternative films made in the lead-up to the Arab Spring. The show is titled “Before The Spring: Alternative Arab Cinema from 2005 to Today.” Together, its films provide …
Waking up after the Arab Spring
Montreal Gazette
First came the revolutionary promise of spring in the Arab world. Now it’s winter, and as Arabs in countries like Egypt and Tunisia slowly evolve to democracy, a group of young Montreal Arab artists has mounted a multimedia exhibit to evoke daily life …
BBC News
By Bill Law BBC News The Arab League, often seen as a do-nothing organisation, has confounded expectations by changing gears as revolutions sweep the Middle East. Of all the startling changes that theArab Spring has brought about, perhaps the most …
Beirut Book Fair offers wealth of work on Arab Spring
The Daily Star
By Wassim Mroueh BEIRUT: With this year’s Arab Spring on the minds of so many people in this region, the 55th edition of the Beirut International Arab Book Fair, which opens Friday, is of special significance. The region’s political ferment is the …
EU response to the Arab Spring: ministers pledge continued support for …
ENPI Info Centre
EU foreign ministers yesterday pledged continued support for efforts towards democracy and prosperity in the European Union’s southern Mediterranean partners, acknowledging the significant challenges that remained in the wake of the Arab Spring. …
Twitter releases best tweets of 2011: From Bin Laden death to Arab Spring
TNT Magazine
He became a symbol of the Arab Spring movement after tweeting: “Welcome back Egypt.” He later said: “I’m not a hero. The real heroes are the youth who are behind this revolution. By God’s will, we’re going to clean this country of this rubbish. …
