Tag Archives: Egypt
Democracy, Utopia or Opiate?

Democracy, Utopia or Opiate?

by Paul Balles
The utopian promise of a perfect society in a democracy turns out to be little more than a dream out of an opiate.

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The ‘Arab Spring’ and the West: Seven Lessons from History

The ‘Arab Spring’ and the West: Seven Lessons from History

by Seumas Milne
There’s a real sense in which, more than any other part of the former colonial world, the Middle East has never been fully decolonised. Sitting on top of the bulk of the globe’s oil reserves, the Arab world has been the target of continual interference and intervention ever since it became formally independent.

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On Its First Anniversary: Egypt Revolution Continues ….

On Its First Anniversary: Egypt Revolution Continues ….

by Dr. Ashraf Ezzat
“The revolutionary public opinion and demands that were created in Tahrir square needed to be politically purused by revolutionary cadres and leadership.”

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The Turbulent 2011 at a Glance

The Turbulent 2011 at a Glance

Kourosh Ziabari
2011 was a turbulent year for the world. With chained revolutions in the Arab world, mounting financial crisis in Europe and the unprecedented wave of protests and mass demonstrations in the U.S. against the corporate system of the government which has long swallowed the rights of the defenseless majority of the people.

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