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No anniversaries in Sudan
Every year, when a Seed-Ahmed memorial event happened in Khartoum or other cities, it would be prohibited or raided by the police.Yesterday, in the afternoon, an email circulated about the path to be...
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National myth in Egypt
Unless we, the people, and the regime that is in charge of the country, admit that we are very close to rock bottom, we had better be prepared to face the dire consequences.I was attending a workshop...
View ArticleThis week's window on the Middle East - January 21, 2013
Arab Awakening's columnists offer their weekly perspective on what is happening on the ground in the Middle East. Leading the week: National myth in EgyptNational myth in Egypt No anniversaries in...
View ArticleAlgeria, Mali and beyond
The seizure of an international gas-plant in Algeria follows closely the escalation of conflict in Mali. The response of western states to both reinforces the worldview of their Islamist adversaries....
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Presidents, Prime Ministers and the Arab Spring
After a year of quiet turmoil under Ennahda's rule, post-revolution Tunisia faces many challenges. Sujit Choudhry and Richard Stacey have had a look at semi-preseidentialism and have been evaluating...
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Bhutan: elections 2013
Five years ago the remote Himalayan state of Bhutan turned from an absolute to a constitutional monarchy, making it the youngest democracy on earth. Looking back at the developments since the...
View ArticleWill reversing roles help Turkey avoid war in Syria?
The strategy of "reversed roles," in which the ruling party adopts a position contrary to its traditional ideological bent, thereby forcing the opposition to take the opposite stance, was used by the...
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Russia-China relations: fantasies and reality
Is Russia in control of its relationship with the world's emerging superpower? Ben Judah introduces a new series on openDemocracy Russia. China is Russia’s indispensable nightmare. Indispensable...
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The rise and fall of China-watching in Russia
Russia’s relations with China have long been governed by need and fear, even when they were supposedly linked by a common ideology. Now China’s financial might enables it to offer seductively enormous...
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War for words: freedom of speech after America leaves
Afghan writers and reporters face a worsening situation. Some fear that the gains made for freedom of speech will disappear with the drawdown of foreign forces. فارسیProminent Afghan writer Taqi...
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The widow fears a coup
Did Kirchnerismo and the Argentinian opposition both betray their social ideals? An analysis of Latin American left populism (as well as the opposition movements) from a left wing...
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جنگ بر سر واژه ها: آزادی بیان بعد از خروج نیروهای آمریکایی از افغانستان
نویسندگان و خبرنگاران افغان با وخیم تر شدن وضعیت روبرو هستند. بعضی بر این باوراند که ممکن است دستآورد های آزادی بیان بعد از خروج نیروهای خارجی ناپدید شوندEnglish. یکی از نویسندگان برجسته افغان تقی...
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Transcending boundaries: Yasmin El Derby on The Battle of Algiers
The festival director of the London Middle East and North Africa Film Festival talks about the place of Pontecorvo’s film within the history of the region’s cinema and about its future. Yasmin El Derby...
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Life on the Chinese border: Russia's Far East
Primorsky Territory is seven time zones away from the capital and has the largest economy in the Russian Far East. There is justifiable irritation at Moscow’s insistence on a one-size-fits-all model...
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Beyond carnival capitalism: London 2012 and its legacy of hope
London 2012 provided a key insight into the shifting relationships between global, national and local as residents with no material stake in the Games came together to participate in their success. How...
View ArticleThe vicious circle of poverty and injustice
Although the fundamental injustice of poverty cannot be remedied by lawyers alone, legal aid is crucial to a fair and effective justice system. No government that makes it harder for the poor to...
View ArticleCan we trust the BBC? Audio from Cafe Oto event
Late last year, at the tail end of the Savile-McAlpine crisis, OurKingdom held a discussion on the BBC. Kicked off by panellists Peter Oborne, Jacky Davis, Omar El Khairy and Anthony Barnett, it was an...
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Norman Tebbit exchange with John Mills - how to fix Britain's industry
John Mills and Norman Tebbit discuss Britain's approach to manufacturing, home-grown industry, foreign ownership of assets, the exchange rate, and re-examine the choices of former governments and how...
View ArticleGender wars: women redefining customs as crimes
The social movements of the 60s gave American women the skills to name and address the injuries they faced in their own lives, and led to a global women’s movement that is now facing a violent...
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Ah la Françafrique!
The present crisis raises a number of crucial questions, for France, Mali, the EU and our globalised world.A Malian army pick-up in Niono. Demotix/Marc-Andre Boisvert. Some rights reserved “Ah...
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