The Middle East Journal has started a new blog - which I hope to follow of course.
Aftonbladet reads and praises Jan Hjärpe's latest book, on islam and politics seen over 25 years.
A new publication on economy and US-Arab relations has been published, by among other Eckhard Woertz of GRC in Dubai. same writed, now for FT on food security in the Gulf! (the latest issue of The Middle East had a similar themed discussion, but I don't think they're online...)
BBC has a special report on "homeless in Gaza".
The National publishes a letter for president Obama on Gulf security.
Lamloun's book on Al-Jazeera is translated to Swedish and reviewed here.
Expressen writes about renewed talibanisation.
an interesting view into identity and modernity is given with these insights from Kirkuk on how phone ringtones identify you by ethnic identity... Modernity in Iran takes on more personally and socially (as opposed to ethnically/sectarian-based...?) destructive overtones.
BBC writes about purchasing women's lingerie in Saudiarabia. Svenska Dagbladet writes on the Saudi government reshuffle and women. BBC has collected blog links on the same topic as well as visits a women's world in Riyadh. But restrictions also remain...
Chechenyan president Kadyrov is carving out an empire for himself, free both of Moscow involvement and of equal rights for women...
Eurasient writes about Iran and Afghanistan in Russia-US-relations. Also Iran in Iraq is treated, as well as recent gender identity debate in Azerbaijan, reaching across ethnic lines too. Turkey, Kurds and education also raises feelings.
I would really like to the Menotti's opera The Consul in it's staging st Stockholm's Folkoperan, highlighting current migration policies.
Dagens Nyheters Maciej Zaremba has looked closely at Swedish immigration and integration policies... The same paper runs another story on differences within Stockholm, and how unwelcome a shelter is in a residential area. A third article visits the Obama family in the White House. The engagement of the Swedish Crown Princess Victoria to a "commoner" is commented upon.
New York Review of Books also visits the Obama presidency, discussing leadership and style.
Svenska Dagbladet discusses gender roles and domestic sharing.
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