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WJLA: Women Protest Saudi Driving Ban
June 16, 2011
WJLA covers a protest outside the Saudi Embassy in Washington, DC in support of the June 17th initiative.
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Obama Falters on Middle East Democracy
May 20, 2011
By Matthew Mainen
President Obama’s speech on the Arab Awakening presented a rare opportunity of catapulting American leadership in the Mideast. Unfortunately, little more than platitudes were offered. We heard…
The Iraqi Constitution as Being Voted on in the Oct. 15, 2005, Referendum
The following is the full text of the draft constitution being voted on by Iraqis in Saturday's referendum. It was translated from the Arabic by the United Nation's Office for Constitutional Support, and the translation was approved by…
Reuters: Arab Uprisings Overturn Cliches On Democracy
Arab uprisings against unpopular Western-backed rulers have undercut the arguments of some Western intellectuals about passive populations who are not prepared to fight for democracy. During the 2003 US invasion of Iraq,…
Reuters: Arab uprisings overturn cliches on democracy
CAIRO (Reuters) - Arab uprisings against unpopular Western-backed rulers have undercut the arguments of some Western intellectuals about passive populations who are not prepared to fight for democracy.
During the 2003 U.S. invasion of…
Petition to Release Hadi al-Mutif from Prison
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia - January 19th marked another year for the longest religious imprisonment of a man in Saudi Arabia: one of the world's most religiously extreme countries, where the international and local media took stance on this…
NY Post: On Middle East, O Must Copy W
In his June 2009 Cairo speech on US-Islamic reconciliation, President Obama dedicated 1,020 words to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, only 375 to promoting democratic ideals. That reflected a U-turn from the priorities of…
NY Times: Unrest Encircles Saudis, Stoking Sense of Unease
WASHINGTON — As pro-democracy uprisings spread across the Middle East, the rulers of Saudi Arabia — the region’s great bulwark of religious and political conservatism — are feeling increasingly isolated and concerned that the United…
Video available from “Al-Qaeda Triangle” event
On Wednesday, December 5, The Institute for Gulf Affairs and the Jamestown Foundation co-hosted a conference entitled "The al-Qaeda Triangle: Pakistan, Iraq and Saudi Arabia," featuring a keynote address by Ahmed Rashid. The event…
Arab News: Fewer textbooks
The current school year at the Islamic Saudi Academy (ISA) in Virginia began with fewer textbooks after US pressure groups accused the school of inciting violence through its curriculum, a development that raises concerns about the…