Links 23 December 2013 - 3 January 2014

Bah humbug:

Arab gloom: This year can’t be as bad as the last | The Economist
Oh yes it can.No more negotiating | Mada Masr
An obituary for negotiations between the Brotherhood and the authoritiesMorocco launches process to normalize illegal immigrants
Hundreds of thousands of Sub-Saharan African immigrants hope to obtain residencyEgypt Says 3 Journalists Will Be Held 15 More Days - NYTimes.comالحكم على «ماهينور المصري» و6 نشطاء آخرين بالحبس سنتين و50 ألف جنيه غرامة | أخبار الموجز
More April 6 activists sentenced to 2 years for protesting outside the Khaled Said trial in AlexandriaA state in shackles | Mada Masr
Lina Atallah on the Egyptian state's self-damageTaking stock of 2013 | Mada Masr
The thoughts and concerns of journalists at a progressive local publication in CairoDebating the academic boycott of Israel - The Washington PostClaire Potter and David Hirsh debate academic boycott - The Chronicle of Higher Education
Interesting (and civil) exchange between 2 academics on the question of a scholarly boycott of IsraelScholars Debate Significance of American Studies Assn.’s Vote to Boycott Israel - Research - The Chronicle of Higher Education
A resolution by US professors to join the boycott, divestment and sanctions movements against Israel has caused heated debateIraq-Syria « LRB blog
Adam Shatz on increasingly convoluted US policy in the Middle EastThe satire that made fool of Arab media outlets
Egyptian newspapers pick up made-up story, don't bother retracting itBlast Kills Palestinian, a Diplomat, in Prague - NYTimes.com
Odd.The Economist’s country of the year
Uruguay, for legalizing cannabis and gay marriage.Next Year’s Wars
ICG's Louise Arbour on 10 conflicts to watch in 2014.Secret HQ in Amman helps and directs Syrian rebels in south | The National
Always excellent Phil Sands.«الإخوان» تنشر قائمة ضباط «فض رابعة والنهضة» وتدعو لمحاصرة منازلهم | المصري اليوم
MB publishes names, addresses of Rabaa police officers.Egypt Detains Journalists It Says Aired ‘False News’
Jazeera team arrested for covering MB protests, meeting with MBSyria refugee crisis: how to donate
Links to organizations that could use your holiday spiritTurkish leader’s turmoil may stem from a former ally - The Washington Post
On the Gulen network.الوطن | ضبط إخواني في الدقهلية أثناء تحريره محضرا بحرق الصيدلية الخاصة به
Muslim Brother tries to file police reports on arson of his pharmacy; gets arrested for belonging to terrorist organizationHow al-Qaeda Changed the Syrian War by Sarah Birke | NYRblog | The New York Review of Books
Grim, excellent reporting.How many Europeans are waging jihad in Syria? | The XX Committee
4-5,000 Europeans waging jihad in Syria, according to Belgian intelAnsar Jerusalem claims responsibility for Mansoura suicide bombing - The Long War Journal
But Egyptian government blames the Muslim BrotherhoodEgypt names Muslim Brotherhood a terrorist group
After attack on police headquarters in Mansoura kills 14, injures 100 (but MB denies any involvement)State Information Services urges foreign media to support Egypt in its fight against terrorism
Attack in Mansoura "proves" Egyptian state deserves international supportاليوم السابع | الداخلية: 5 سنوات حبس للمتظاهر الإخوانى.. والإعدام قد يطول قادة التنظيم
Egypt's Ministry of Interior: death penalty for organizing MB protest, 5 yrs for participating