Best of the Rest: Why sectarianism is bad for women
Every so often a post emerges that needs no further comment; so perfect, apt and correct is it that to …
Monthly Archives: March 2011
Happy International Women’s Day! (But Not if Britain Gets Its Way)
100 years since its launch, we are commemorating The Woman. Considering this year’s post, I rather hoped to move towards …
Bewitching Araby
Browsing in the library I struck upon Heart-Beguiling Araby: The English Romance with Arabia (I.B. Tauris, 1989) by Kathryn Tidrick. …
US: Saudi Arabia to Arm Benghazi?
(I purposefully dropped the additional ‘rebels’ from Benghazi as it reeks of negativity – remember, they are fighting against Qaddafi.) …
Qaddafi’s Western Academic Stooges
Synonymous though Sundays are with tranquillity and kindness (doesn’t the world seem a kinder place with church bells clanging and Labradors gambolling with small children feeding …
An End to Amn al-Dawla
Just as dictators inhabit realms of egotistical fancy, so too do their cronies reside in a land of denial. Having …
The Revolution of the Youth
Or is it? Although today’s workshop ‘Arab Youth Politics: Challenges and Aspirations’ primarily aimed to gage the involvement of the …
Not Firing, But Fixing the Saudi Regime
Once more the Saudi Arabian case is captivating: as opposed to the all-out revolutionaries, or the violent divisions, is an …
The Saudi Revolution’s First Martyr
Iran had Neda Agha Soltan. Tunisia had Mohamed Bouazizi. As of this afternoon, Saudi Arabia has Faisal Ahmed Abdul-Ahadwas. Founder and …
Will Saudi Have Its Musk Revolution?
As the media holds its breath for a Saudi Revolution on March 11, the Kingdom has been watching and pondering, …
