Saad Eddin Ibrahim, el principal activista demócrata de Egipto, tiene colgadas dos fotografías en su modesta oficina del Centro Ibn Jaldoun de Estudios de Desarrollo en El Cairo. Una le muestra con el vicepresidente Dick Cheney en la Casa Blanca; la otra es un retrato del líder de Hezbolá, el jeque Hassán Nasrala. Esta yuxtaposición [...]
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Política egipcia
September 20th, 2011 · No Comments · Egypt, Spanish
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The Tunisian Revolution: Virtual Voices Made a Real Difference
February 2nd, 2011 · 1 Comment · Democratization Policy, Egypt, Middle East
By Nir Boms & Elliot Chodoff The demonstrations in Tunisia and Egypt caught most of us by surprise. Revolutions often do. Sir Anthony Parsons, the British ambassador in Tehran, declared in 1978 that “there has been little or no evidence of unrest among the urban poor.” Shortly after, Iranians poured into the streets and deposed the Shah. A [...]