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Arab spring News : Jan 19, 2012

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Report: Arab Spring Spurs Democracy Hopes
NPR
by AP NEW YORK (AP) — The Arab Spring protests that shocked entrenched regimes in the Middle East and North Africa last year were the biggest challenge to authoritarian governments since the downfall of Soviet Communism, the pro-democracy watchdog
The Arab Spring at Jaipur
Wall Street Journal (blog)
By Tripti Lahiri Last time the Jaipur Literature Festival took place, the Jasmine Revolution had only just bloomed, and the Arab Spring was still around the corner. A protester stood in front of a burning barricade during a demonstration in Cairo, Jan.
The Palestinians and the Arab Spring
Wall Street Journal
By ABDULLAH BIN HUSSEIN A year has passed since the Arab Spring began to change our region, showing the determination of Arab men and women, especially youth. But a key issue remains unresolved: peace between Palestinians and Israelis.
Panorama unspools revolution: Docs explore Arab Spring, queer activism, anti
Chicago Tribune
The Arab Spring, the international gay rights movement and the legacy of the brutal police crackdown on anti-globalization demonstrators at the 2001 G8 in Genoa are among the topics of the 18 documentaries screening as part of the Panorama Dokumente
Arab League considers extending Syria mission
Haaretz
Arab foreign ministers will meet on Sunday in Cairo to discuss keeping observers in Syria for another month; opposition forces take control of town outside Damascus. By The Associated Press Tags: Syria Arab SpringArab League Foreign ministers will

Haaretz
BizCloud: Women Activists of the Arab Spring to Converge in Cairo
San Francisco Chronicle (press release)
Bizcloud: The women activists of the Arab Spring converge in Cairo for the first Yahoo Change Your World Summit on the Arab Spring. The women activists of the Arab Spring converge in Cairo for the first Yahoo Change Your World Summit on the Arab Spring
MK2 nabs Arab Spring drama
Variety
Set during the Arab Spring, against the backdrop of the political upheavals in Cairo, pic turns on the unlikely romance between an educated young woman, who is a Tahir Square revolutionary, and a poor camel herder, who is being coerced by supporters of
Bill Richardson: We Need an “Arab Spring” for the Environment
Triple Pundit
”I want an Arab Spring for the environment”, he says. By this, he implied not just a call for renewable energy, but call for a greater appreciation at a national level for the merits of environmental consciousness – coupled with the realization that

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