Faces of Tahrir

In Arabic, but no sub-titles needed.

Links of Interest

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Gingrich on Arab Christians

Republican Presidential candidate Newt Gingrich has blamed U.S. policy in the Middle East for what he calls the “anti-Christian Spring.” He needs a better fact-checker, since he also blamed Muslims for a complaint an unrelated professor at George Washington University filed against Catholic University of America. Juan Cole, meanwhile, points out how Gingrich’s stated [...]

Palin’s Symbolism

Hugo Schwyzer has an important take on the Palin phenomenon:

"I found her politics crudely reactionary, and still do. But I was and am troubled by the way in which some of my fellow progressives have failed to recognize that, in many ways, Palin’s popularity with the “base” reflects a radical cultural shift among [...]