Historian and professor of Islamic studies at the University of London’s Birkbeck College, Basheer Nafi, puts the Egyptian protests in the following context:My feeling is that we are witnessing a second wave of the Arab liberation movement … In the …
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Historian: The First Wave of the Arab Liberation Movement Was Against Colonial Domination; The Second is for More Democracy, Freedom and Human Rights
January 31st, 2011 |
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“Tunisia’s unrest may spread”
January 20th, 2011 |
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Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa has warned Middle East leaders that the region is being “broken” by poverty and unemployment, VOA reports. He commented Wednesday at a summit in Egypt that is being overshadowed by the unrest that toppled Tunisia’s government last week.
Arab League chief visits Gaza
June 14th, 2010 |
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Arab states are stepping up the pressure on Israel to ease its grip on the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip. The head of the Arab League, Amr Moussa, made a rare visit to Gaza and demanded an end to Israel’s three-year-old crippling blockade.
Arab League chief makes first visit to Gaza
June 13th, 2010 |
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The Arab world’s most senior diplomat has arrived in the Gaza Strip. Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa was greeted at the Egyptian border town of Rafah Sunday by officials from Hamas and various Palestinian factions.
K. Abanian official “lobbies Arab Leagueâ€
January 19th, 2010 |
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A Priština government official has appealed in Cairo on the Arab League countries to recognize Kosovo. Kosovo Albanian government’s foreign minister, Skender Hyseni, said that this government was “unhappy†that most of the countries gathered in the Arab League have not recognized Kosovo.
Libya desires Arab, Palestinians to holds “N†weapons
October 26th, 2009 |
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” Kadhafi said. At this juncture when talks are being held and the plans are being chalked out to render the entire world a nuclear free; Libya seems to not have endorsed the idea as it advocates the ‘N’ potency for Arab and middle east nations.
Arab nations and “even the Palestinians” should be allowed [...]
Youthful Arabs
July 27th, 2009 |
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Arab society remains young and in need of more jobs
THE 22 countries, including the unborn Palestine, that belong to the Arab League as “the Arab world” are home to a heterogeneous agglomeration of some 350m people. Maronites, Copts, Berbers, Kurds and Africans as well as Arabs and Muslims inhabit a miscellany of lands from the Atlantic to the Persian Gulf and from the Saharan desert to the foothills of Anatolia. One common characteristic, however, is the youthfulness of Arab society: the majority of Arabs are under 25 years old. But a shortage of jobs for the young means that political instablity, in many Arabic countries, is likely to persist.
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Jolie honoured at Arab Children’’s Congress for charity work
July 23rd, 2009 |
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Hollywood superstar Angelina Jolie has been honoured for her charity work by the Arab Children’’s Congress.
The Tomb Raider star flew out to Amman, Jordan, with her seven-year-old son Maddox on July 21 to appear as a guest of honour as a U.N. Goodwill Ambassador at the event.
According to In Touch Weekly, the star is staying [...]