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Arab spring News : Apr 21, 2012

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Arab Spring in Syria? Picnickers tell a different story
TwoCircles.net
Thousands of ordinary families have gathered in parks and under the shade of trees, with their picnic baskets, putting a question mark on reports of Arab Spring fever in the Middle East country of Syria. In the capital, it’s business as usual,
Goodspeed Analysis: The Arab Spring may have helped usher in a new era of
National Post
Last year’s Arab Spring saw repressive regimes toppled by protesters, who were organized via Twitter and Facebook and used mobile phones and the Internet to ignite revolutions. New technology apparently shifted the balance of power in favour of the

National Post
With economy in freefall, Tunisia’s Arab Spring needs help
CTV.ca
The Tunisian uprising that triggered Arab Spring is a paradox in the making. The uprising was, in part, the result of rising unemployment and a deteriorating economy under the kleptocracy of Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, the dictator who fled Tunisia on Jan
The Gulf and the Arab Spring
The Majalla Magazine
Many ask whether the radical changes of the Arab Spring will hit Gulf States. The question has two dimensions: the first asks about desire for change in the Gulf, with all its implications. The second dimension is more analytical: it asks whether the
Why Arab women still ‘have no voice’
Aljazeera.com
Amal al-Malki, a Qatari author, says the Arab Spring has failed women in their struggle for equality. Is the Arab Spring a movement leading to more freedom and equal rights? Not for women, according to Amal al-Malki, a Qatari author who is very

Aljazeera.com
Human rights virtually regained
Jerusalem Post
By KHALED A. AL JASER The Arab Spring was an uprising against oppressive dictatorship and corrupt regimes that led to abuse of human rights and poverty. It is spearheaded by young people, communicating and mobilizing on the Internet (primarily
Wales can help Arab Spring countries embrace democracy
WalesOnline
Wales has a unique opportunity to help countries liberated in the Arab Springembrace democracy and a culture of freedom, according to a influential figure in the British Council. Aled Eirug, a former head of news at BBC Wales, is the new chairman of
Malta, Australia discuss the Arab Spring
Times of Malta
Mr Carr said Malta had “unrivalled knowledge” of the developments in North African countries and the evolution of the Arab Spring. Although Malta and Australia were geographically distant, their friendship was deep and long, he said.
Egypt’s shaky finances: Can the IMF and government agree on a loan deal?
Christian Science Monitor
The International Monetary Fund is moving closer to approving a multibillion-dollar loan to help Egypt shore up its shaky finances, but the failure of some emerging political players in the Arab Spring country to endorse the plan is holding up a final

Christian Science Monitor
Dispatches from AWID 2012: Arab Spring Becomes a Chill for Women, But The
RH Reality Check (blog)
Ghadeer Malek It may have seemed rather clear to followers of the news that, while women in the Middle East and North Africa played a prominent role in last year’s Arab Spring, their participation has faded into the background.

RH Reality Check (blog)

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