Posts Tagged: Arab Spring
Young Arabs Want Less Religion in the Middle East
JNS.org - Results of a recent annual survey of Arab youth suggest that Arab autocracies have yet to deliver expected public services and goods, or explain...
Arab Power Struggles Are Alive, Well, and Thriving
Protesters in Algeria and Sudan are determined to prevent a repeat of Egypt, where a UAE- and Saudi-backed military officer rolled back the achievements of...
Battling for the Mideast’s Future: Arab Protests 2.0
Developments across north Africa and the Middle East demonstrate that the drivers of the 2011 popular revolts that swept the region and forced the leaders...
Protests Could Prompt New Democratic Revolutions in the Gulf
The past eight years have not been particularly kind to the Gulf counter-revolution. Its one success, Egypt, has produced some of the harshest repression in the...
Has the ‘Arab Spring’ Sprung in Gaza?
JNS.org - Hamas has failed in its attempts to silence media coverage of the protests in Gaza against the rising cost of living. Despite its efforts,...
Why Are Egypt’s Sisi and Other Brutal Dictators Afraid of Soccer Fans?
Ali Issa Ahmad, a British soccer fan, lingered in jail in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) earlier this year for wearing a Qatari soccer jersey during...
Protests in Jordan: Revisiting the Arab Spring
The recent protests that forced Jordan’s prime minister to resign and laid bare the country’s systemic economic and political crisis have shed new light on the root...
What Is Really Needed for Democracy in the Arab World
Ever since 9/11, Western leaders have pushed for democratization of the Arab world. Almost 20 years down the road, that push has had catastrophic results: With...
Egypt’s Sisi Cruises to Victory, but With Lower Turnout
Early results from Egypt's election showed President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi cruising toward his expected landslide victory and a second term, but with a lower turnout...
Al Jazeera: The Terrorist Propaganda Network
Al Jazeera's support for terrorism goes far beyond on-air cheerleading. Many of its employees have actively supported Al Qaeda, Hamas and other terrorist groups. In...
Amid Regional Meltdown, Israel Must Avoid Concessions
"Worst Chemical Attack in Years; US blames Assad" -- New York Times, April 4, 2017. "Death toll climbs in clashes at Palestinian camp in Lebanon" -- Reuters, April 9, 2017. "Deadly...
Call Palestinian ‘Statehood’ What You Will
The two-state solution is dead. Its chief undertaker was then-US President Barack Obama and his emissary, Secretary of State John Kerry. The signal was given...
Did a CAIR Official Call for the Overthrow of the US Government?
The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) successfully presents itself to the media as a benign civil rights organization, comparable to the NAACP or the ADL -- a...
Same Conflict, New Context: Israel and the Palestinians
The French and Egyptian peace proposals for Israel and the Palestinians are nothing new — but today's Middle East is. If the peace initiatives are put...
