My series of links posts, which went on a brief hiatus last week, resumes tonight with two major changes. The first is that I've decided to go with a revolving format; for example, international politics will be every Monday, insha'allah. My tentative schedule for the remainder of the week is: Tuesdays - Business/Economics, Wednesdays - Islam/Muslim Blogs, Thursdays - Miscellaneous (e.g., science, science fiction, photos, etc.), and Fridays - Open. Of course, all of this is subject to change without notice.
The other big change is that I've decided not to do links for American politics, for two reasons: one, it's such a fast-moving and huge topic that to do it justice would mean a daily commitment, one which I'm not sure I want to make; and two, most of the political blogs I read follow the philosophy of "know thy enemy," which, in this case is the Republican party. The sheer stupidity and evil of many Republicans really disgust me. I've decided I'd rather not comment on those matters for the most part, although I may occasionally link to posts about American politics in so far as it deals with international politics and economics.
With regard to international politics, I've separated links into geographical areas (continents) for the most part. For example, in today's post, links are for Europe, the Middle East and Asia, with "Miscellaneous" being for other parts of the world or multiple countries discussed in the post. Within each geographical area, I've tried to alphabetize the countries mentioned. So, once more, for example, with respect to the Middle East the countries are Egypt, Iraq, Israel, Lebanon, Pakistan, and Syria.
And, of course, if my readers have legitimate suggestions for links, please add them in the comments.
Europe:
Majid: Dangerous Purities (An interesting guest op-ed essay on the 400th anniversary of the expulsion of the Moriscos from Spain. The Moriscos were Spaniards of Muslim descent, either themselves or their parents/grandparents, who had converted from Islam to Christianity. But even their conversion was not enough to satisfy the Catholics, so roughly 300,000 Moriscos, or five percent of the Spanish population, was forced to flee their own country, with most of them dying in the process.)
Biased Election Reporting (On the German results for the European Parliament election.)
Russian Warns Against Relying on Dollar
Middle East:
Obama in the Middle East
Reactions to Obama's Speech
Obama's Speech in Cairo (Juan Cole)
Obama's Speech In Cairo (Moon of Alabama)
Iraqi Prime Minister Warned Obama About Photos: 'Baghdad Will Burn'
It's Only Make-Believe: Bush Policy on Israeli Settlement Freeze Was An 'Understanding'
Obama and Resolving the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
OSC: Israeli Press on Obama's Cairo Address
Netanyahu's Problem
UN: Israeli Buffer Zone Eats Up 30 Percent of Gaza's Arable Land
Jewish Settlers Rampage in West Bank
March 14 Faction Wins in Lebanon
OSC: Pakistani Editorialists Respond to Obama
Thousands Flee Mingora in Panic; Army advances toward Kalam; 9 Soldiers Killed, 27 militants
Mysterious 'Chip' is CIA's Latest Weapon Against al-Qaida Targets Hiding in Pakistan's Tribal Belt ("Don't like your neighbor? Drop a chip in his house and the CIA will bomb him.")
Syrian Newspapers on Obama's Arab Tour (OSC)
Asia:
Made in China Means Quality
American Journalists Sentenced In North Korea To 12 Years Labor Camp
Star War Fantasy Drill (Is North Korea a military threat to America? No, and a military hardware project called the "star war fantasy drill" from the US budget, to the howls of protest by some.)
Seoul Boosts Forces Against N Korea
Miscellaneous:
Fleischer criticizes Obama’s Cairo speech as being too ‘balanced.’
EU And Lebanon Elections
NYT Finally Runs ‘Editor’s Note’ Correction To Misleading Gitmo Detainee ‘Recidivism’ Story
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