Obama’s speech in Cairo on June will mark the third time he has addressed the Muslim world, seeking partnership and conciliation with Muslims jaded by George Bush’s unrelentingly belligerent and humiliating “war on terror” policies and his divisive, poisonous rhetoric.
In his first major interview to Al-Arabiya, Obama proclaimed: “My job to the Muslim world is [...]
Archive for May, 2009
On Cairo negatives
Posted in Africa, Arabs, Egypt, Muslims, US, Western Muslims on 27 May, 2009 | 12 Comments »
In Nezzar’s own words
Posted in Africa, Algeria, history on 26 May, 2009 | 4 Comments »
Those who have not should check out the bits of Khaled Nezzar’s memoirs on Ech-Chourouk’s website. They are there for obvious reasons, I think, and are worth perusing and parsing (some of this may come here eventually): they speak volumes about the former Algerian junta leader’s self-perception and world view generally (Nezzar carries a classically [...]
From Cairo
Posted in Africa, Egypt on 24 May, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Apologies to the readership for the scarce posting during the last few weeks. I have been in Cairo and will be for a few more weeks and will post soon on Louisa Hanoune, American Muslims and on some issues relating to my experience here. As the Arabist said to me: Cairo at times feels [...]
The Sky is Falling: Walt on Threatmongers
Posted in Americas, Tomfoolery, US, politics, realism, school, terrorism on 5 May, 2009 | 5 Comments »
Stephen Walt has a pretty strong list outlining “The Threatmonger’s Handbook”. Of special interest are rules 2 (“Everything is connected”), 4 (“Portray allies as a liability rather than an asset”), 5 (“Whenever possible, depict opponents as part of a strong and highly cohesive movement, and preferably one united by strong ideological convictions”) and 6 (“We [...]
More than a little bit misleading
Posted in Islamism, Pakistan, Third World on 4 May, 2009 | 4 Comments »
The madrasas offer almost no instruction beyond the memorizing of the Koran, creating a widening pool of young minds that are sympathetic to militancy.
Caption, “Pakistan’s Islamic Schools Fill Void, but Fuel Militancy,” New York Times, 2 May, 2009.
Berriane consultation
Posted in Africa, Algeria, Berriane, Imazighen, Third World on 3 May, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Atteint de troubles psychiques depuis de longues années, mais qui se sont aggravés avec tous les évènements dramatiques qu’a vécus Berriane, notamment ceux ayant eu lieu dans son propre quartier, M. B. a mis fin à ses jours, samedi vers 17h, en se jetant du haut de la terrasse de son domicile.
Âgé de 59 ans [...]
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