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Israel Spring and Middle East's Order: The geopolitics of Democracy and Peace

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Islamic Jihad's only success was cancelling the week 19 Tel Aviv pro-democracy demonstrations. Just add democracy before the resistance axis and you will discover the real war in the Middle East. Seemingly, democracy has to win here to prevail in the Middle East. Only democracy and dignity will achieve peace in the region, which is one region and will always be. So, it is one war with multiple battles. The war for democracy and freedom is pertaining to human dignity, so it can never be sectarian, ethnic or divisive. Rather, it is unifying, pluralistic, philanthropic and pacifying struggle. So, let us unify and pacify our Middle East with democracy, freedom and human rights, and let us start from a real democratic Israel.  Here are my explanatory comments: - Abolishing the judiciary's independence in Israel will put it under government's authority and eventually will turn it into a part of the executive authority, and this will definitely destroy Isra

Press Release: New Book by Nassim Yaziji

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Change and Democracy in the Middle East: Middle Eastern Researcher Defends the New Middle East Aleppo ― March 25, 2009 ― In one basic center of the old Middle East, Nassim Yaziji the Syrian researcher specialized in international relations and the Middle East defends and advocates, through a new book, the new Middle East with an empirical, realistic and modern perspective, originated in and from the Middle East itself. His research on the Middle East and international Middle East policies has contributed to producing a significant and unique book. Mr. Yaziji's second book " In Defense of the New Middle East: A Neo-Internationalist Perspective " has been published, advocating the new Middle East as a domestic and international necessity through the due change and democracy, and explaining this change through the Middle East's key realities and political developments the book analyzes. This 264-page book includes more than 100 articles classified into several themes

News Concerning Middle East Reform

This is the news section of June issue of Arab Reform Bulletin Published by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Kuwait: New Cabinet Appointed After Elections Saudi Arabia: Human Rights Activist Detained Yemen: Zaidi Rebellion; Local Council Elections Bahrain; Minister Cleared; Bahraini Jewish Ambassador Appointed Iraq: Amnesty; Radio Station Closed Lebanon: Political Deadlock Ended Egypt: State of Emergency Extended; Bread Riots Resurface; Anti-Monopoly Law Palestine: Talks Renewed Syria: U.S. Sanctions Renewed Jordan: Public Gathering Law Deferred Morocco: Al-Jazeera Rabat Broadcast Suspended Algeria: Magazine Issue Banned Libya: Activist Freed Sudan: Newspaper Shutdown; Journalist Arrested Kuwait: New Cabinet Appointed After Elections On May 17, some 361,700 eligible voters (55 percent of them women) went to the polls to elect deputies for the National Assembly's fifty elected seats (appointed cabinet ministers also join the assembly, raising the overall number of seats

News Concerning Middle East Reform

This is the news section of May issue of Arab Reform Bulletin Published by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: - Egypt: Salary and Price Increases; Local Elections; Brothers Sentenced - Kuwait: Elections; Tribal Demonstration; Anti-demonstration Law Revoked - Bahrain: New Press Bill; Minister Questioned on Naturalization - Yemen: Qatari Mediation; MP Killed; Newspaper License Revoked - Saudi Arabia: Blogger Released - Iraq: Journalists Released - Jordan: Political Party Law; Brotherhood Selects Leaders; Prison Demonstrations - Syria: Economic Initiatives; Activist Sentenced - Lebanon: Political Deadlock Continues; Worker Protests - Tunisia: Opposition Newspaper Seized; Appeals Court Upholds Journalist Sentence - Algeria: Ban on Passport Photos with Veil and Beard Contested - Morocco: Criminalizing Violence against Women; Demonstrators Pardoned - Sudan: Efforts to End Censorship Egypt: Salary and Price Increases; Local Elections; Brothers Sentenced The Egyptian parliament rush

News Concerning Middle East Reform

This is the news section of the April issue (latest issue) of Arab Reform Bulletin Published by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Egypt: Bread Crisis; Editor Convicted; Ayman Nour to Remain in Prison Arab States: Arab League Summit Lebanon: Presidential Vote Delayed; Tenth Hariri Investigation Report Palestine: Peace Process; Fatah-Hamas Dialogue; Journalist Arrested Syria: Journalist Trial; Attack on Kurdish Celebration Jordan: Journalists Sentenced to Prison; Restrictions on Internet Cafés Iraq: Attacks on Journalists Kuwait: Cabinet Resigns; Parliament Dissolved; Two Ex-MPs Detained Saudi Arabia: King Calls for Dialogue; New Fatwa Condemns Writers Bahrain: Minister Questioning Over Population Controversy Qatar: First Church UAE: First Female Judge; Labor Unrest Yemen: Publications Banned Tunisia: Constitutional Amendment; Comedian Released Libya: Political Prisoner Released to Hospital Algeria: Churches Shut Down; Journalist Interrogated Morocco: Journalist Fined; “Onlin

News Concerning Middle East Reform

This is the news section of the March issue (latest issue) of Arab Reform Bulletin Published by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Lebanon: Presidential Vote Delay; Sectarian Clashes Palestine: Gaza Escalation; Population Growth; Villages Demolished Arab States: Arab League Summit Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Arrests; New Torture Cases; Re-conversion Decision Iraq: Legislative Progress Kuwait: Mughniyah Mourning; Segregation Controversy; Internet Law UAE: Cabinet Reshuffle; Green City Bahrain: Calls to Release Activists Libya: Ministries Abolished Tunisia: Comedian Jailed Morocco: Islamist Party Banned; Moroccan Jailed for Impersonating Prince Online Sudan: Cabinet Reshuffle Upcoming Political Events Lebanon: Presidential Vote Delay; Sectarian Clashes On February 25, the Lebanese parliament postponed for the fifteenth time the session to elect a new president. It is now scheduled for March 11. Arab League Secretary General Amr Moussa left Lebanon on February 9 after failing to

News Concerning Middle East Reform

This is the news section of the February issue (latest issue) of Arab Reform Bulletin Published by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Syria: Crackdown on Political Activists Lebanon: Presidential Vote Delayed; Official Assassinated: Journalist Threatened Iraq: Flag Change; Justice and Accountability Law; Kurdish Press Law Updates Palestine: Gaza Crisis; Hamas and Fatah Meetings; Crackdown on Journalists Saudi Arabia: Live Programming Banned; Blogger Arrested; Civil Society Law Kuwait: Minister Survives Confidence Vote; Crackdown on Cross-Dressers Bahrain: Crackdown on Protestors; Human Trafficking Law UAE: New Social Assistance Package; Plans for Women Judges Yemen: Websites Blocked Egypt: Brotherhood Arrests; EU Resolution; Torturers Convicted Sudan: Janjaweed Leader Promoted; Southern Ministers Rejoin Government Libya: Human Rights Criticism Tunisia: Journalist Sentenced to Prison Morocco: Polisario Talks; Homosexuals Sentenced Mauritania: Return of Refugees; Attack on Isr