This week was interesting in Mauritania. Sidi Ould Sidna, accused of killing four French nationals in December, escaped from police custody. How? According to Mauritanians (and Magharebia) convinced his guards at the courthouse in Nouakchott to let him go to the bathroom, by himself. Rather than going to the lavatory, Ould Sidna made his way [...]
Archive for April 5th, 2008
How an Islamist made it free in Mauritania
Posted in Africa, Arabs, Gulf, Maghreb, Mauritania, Sahel, balance of power, terrorism on 5 April, 2008 | 3 Comments »
A silly debate on Arab summits
Posted in Arabs, Sudan, Syria, Third World, balance of power, culture on 5 April, 2008 | 1 Comment »
This debate from al-Jazeera’s “The Opposite Direction” illustrates what is wrong with the Arab elite; they are entirely out of touch with reality.* Notice that the Levantine stresses secular Arab identity, where as the Sudanese fellow asks “[w]here would this Arab nation of yours be without Muhammed/Islam?” and repeatedly refers to the Arab nation as [...]
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