Congratulations Egypt on your election ! Here's to a better future free of corruption and nepotism ... It won't be easy any which way. Hang in there for the ride ... For now, all Egyptians should be proud of there democratic accomplishment. Go Egypt !!!
Sunday, June 24, 2012
Friday, May 11, 2012
Egyptian Presidential Debate: Yet another Egyptian surprise
As the Egyptian presidential election looms, Egyptians got a rare occasion in the Arab World to witness two candidates actually go through a civilized debate based on substance and ideas. Egypt continues to surprise the Arab world and make many proud. Hopefully, this debate and others will give a chance to Egyptian voters to cast their ballots in the upcoming elections based on knowledge about the candidate and not the coersion of this or that regime. Good for you Egypt!
Here is an interesting report on the subject by AlJazeera English:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMnaXzBwQuU.
Here is an interesting report on the subject by AlJazeera English:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iMnaXzBwQuU.
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
This is a new interview on the book conducted by Mona Alame with Lebanon Now, which can be accessed here:
http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=394329&MID=0&PID=0
http://www.nowlebanon.com/NewsArticleDetails.aspx?ID=394329&MID=0&PID=0
Monday, May 7, 2012
Syria: Unvoting with their feet
An article about Syria's recent parliamentary elections as reported by Agence France press via Annahar, Lebanon's daily described turnout across Syria:
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/39354-7-killed-as-syria-holds-election-snubbed-by-opposition
It is interesting to compare and contrast the Syrian election under its new constitution with that of Iraq's a few years ago. The recent Syrian election does not seem to have appealed to large swathes of the population; and apparently several populated cities witnessing clampdown barely saw any voting. This stands in stark contrast to Iraq's which saw millions still show up to vote- notwithstanding the sectarian violence and the American occupation occuring at the time.
The conclusion to be drawn is that it seems while regimes may force people into submission, they are still incapable of forcing them to vote for something they deem unfair and illegitimate.
People can unvote with their feet after all ...
http://www.naharnet.com/stories/en/39354-7-killed-as-syria-holds-election-snubbed-by-opposition
It is interesting to compare and contrast the Syrian election under its new constitution with that of Iraq's a few years ago. The recent Syrian election does not seem to have appealed to large swathes of the population; and apparently several populated cities witnessing clampdown barely saw any voting. This stands in stark contrast to Iraq's which saw millions still show up to vote- notwithstanding the sectarian violence and the American occupation occuring at the time.
The conclusion to be drawn is that it seems while regimes may force people into submission, they are still incapable of forcing them to vote for something they deem unfair and illegitimate.
People can unvote with their feet after all ...
Monday, April 30, 2012
Book Interview with Karen Boustany on MTV
This is a recent book interview with Karen Boustany on her MTV Lebanon book show titled Kitab. It is in Arabic.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIR5FtMe61U
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIR5FtMe61U
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