The Arab Spring Turns Cold
Daily Beast
by David Frum Mar 8, 2012 12:00 PM EST Residents in several Arab countries affected by the “Arab Spring” protests said they feel less safe now than they did before the uprisings, according to a study conducted by Abu Dhabi’s Gallup Polls. |
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Opinion: Why men have let women down post Arab Spring
CNN International
By Widney Brown, Special to CNN Yemeni women show off their fists painted in the colors of five Arab national flags (l to r):- Yemen, Libya, Syria, Tunisia, Egypt. Widney Brown says women took the same risks as men during the Arab Spring. |
Arab Women Bring Spring to the Screen
Inter Press Service
Eight films by eight Arab women directors were screened and discussed at the Berlin Akademie der Künste and Cervantes Institute Feb 29-Mar.6. Most of the films reflected the perspectives of women on the Arab Spring. “The idea was born three years ago … |
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Mideast Din Drowns Out Palestinians
New York Times
“This is a direct consequence of the Arab Spring where people are preoccupied with their own domestic affairs. The United States is in an election year and has economic problems, Europe has its worries. We’re in a corner.” For decades, as autocrats … |
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