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The Middle East Alliance Newsletter
 

February - pt I
In this issue...
Mousavi's Interview with Kaleme - Full Text
Rebooting the Municipal Councils
A Rough Guide to Iraqi Politics
Why the Ashura Protests Worked
Omani Corruption
Hizbullah is NOT the IRA
Syria's Retaliation Against America
Greetings!
 
Greetings from the Middle East Alliance!
 
We've had a lot of great updates to the site recently, and we are excited to share some of them with you here. Over the last month, we've updated the site, adding a few noticeable features (improved sharing of articles, anti-spam devices, improved news stories on the sign-in page, etc) and a few "under the hood" changes. Feedback? Let us know.
 
In this issue we feature bloggers from Iraq, Iran, Syria, Lebanon, Oman, and Saudi Arabia.
 
As always, thank you to the bloggers who have donated their time to this project - thank you for your work.
 
Best regards,
 
The MEA Team
Mir Hossein Mousavi's Interview with Kaleme - Full Text  
From Iranian blogger Khordad88: Kaleme reports that in this interview, which took place close to February 11th [22 Bahman, the 31st anniversary of the Islamic revolution], Mousavi stated that the main reason for the collapse of the Shah's dictatorial and unpopular regime was its illegitimacy [in the eyes of its citizens]....click here to read more.
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saudi_women From Saudi blogger xrdarabia: Five years ago, Saudi Arabia ventured into a new area: municipal councils comprised of both elected and appointed officers who would serve four-year terms and be responsible for municipal direction. The effort did not fare well. First off, women were not permitted to either vote or hold positions on the councils... click here to read more.
 
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From Iraqi blogger Touta: Al-Maliki has created an alliance of his Dawa party and other groups including some Sunni tribal leaders, Shi'ite Kurds, Christians and independents. Dawa is originally a shia islamist group, but maliki reformed this to involve and create a coalition of the main sects in Iraq... click hereto read more. This is a VERY informative post!
 
From Iranian blogger Pedestrian: Having closely observed the Ashura protests, I think there were three factors that made the demonstrations so effective: 1. The route. Usually, two or three places are announced for the greens. The police secure these places ahead of time, and there is no way for small groups of demonstrators.... click here to read more.
 
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From Omani blogger MuscatConfidential: The original report was unusual as it was published in the Omani Government controlled newspaper, and (deliberately?) leaked documents showed the head of the ROP had instructed the office of public prosecutions to investigate the claim, punish any ROP found... click here to read more.  
From Lebanese blogger Beirut2Bayside: Islamist groups have invited a whole set of analogies purportedly aimed at better explaining them and how best to deal with them. One such analogy that has gained currency in recent years is the oft-encountered comparison between Islamist groups and the Irish Republican Army... clickhere to read more.
From Syrian blogger NewsfromSyria:Tough new security measures to add to the tough new security measuresimposed after 9/11. Except that these tough new security measures only apply to some individuals. People who carry passports issued in: Syria, Cuba, Iran, Sudan, Nigeria, Afghanistan... click here to read more.
 
 
 
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