Links 18-26 January 2014

A little Dalida nostalgia to add to your anniversary blues.

Activist groups reject MB call to unite | Mada Masr
A (too) late apology from MB to revs.EU to grant Egypt €500 bn in aid | Egypt IndependentU.S. Citizen Taken From His Apartment In Cairo By Egyptian Security Officialsالنائب العام يأمر بالتحقيق مع “بيبسي” بتهمة بث إعلانات تُحرض الشباب على التظاهر | ONA
Egypt Prosecutor orders investigation into Pepsi for ads encouraging youth to demonstrateAl-Qaeda made £50m from ransoms in 3 years, says British UN ambassador | Mail OnlinePriorities for Legislative Reform | Human Rights Watch
In Libya.The second death of Khaled Saeed | Mada Masr
On the eve of Jan 25, a look at the case and Facebook page that partly started it allLibya: Facing Economic Collapse in 2014EGYPT'S PRESIDENT: POLICE STATE HAS ENDED - AP
Er...Renowned Scholar in Egypt Charged With Espionage - NYTimes
On Emad Shahin.Life in the City of the Dead by Virginie Nguyen | PANORAMA
This is an amazing photo essay of the daily life of two families in CairoHammonda. »Egypt’s Salafis: ‘New Brothers’ walking a political minefield
Andrew Hammond on Nour.Demoted Egyptian editor bemoans lack of press freedom | Reuters
Hahaha - Salama was running insane stories, arselicking whoever was in power.Talk About a Dark Horse: Promoting ‘Omar Suleiman for President?
20,000 members (ironically?) support presidency of a dead man٢٥ يناير ٢٠١١ (jan25_365) on Twitter
Retweets from Egypt three years agoCars of Cairo
Beautiful blog on unusual cars spotted in Cairo.Nasawiyat | A blog on women in Egypt
New and promising blog by Nadine MarroushiAnthology of poems about Baghdad captures city through the ages
From BookforumWith truce offer, Assad has left his regime exposed | The NationalWill Oil-Rich Libya Go Bankrupt in Less Than Four Years? | Revenue Watch Institute
Gasp.Egypte : comment l'armée a falsifié le texte de la constitution
How the Egyptian army rewrote final draft of constitution after approval.ISIS judge to Sinai jihadists: 'We and you are one' - Threat MatrixMorocco’s Slow Motion Reform Process - SWP
Slow or no motion?516: Stuck In The Middle | This American Life
Featuring Sarah Carr on disillusionment in Egypt.Influence of moneyed elites rebounds in Egypt - The Washington PostLife as a Muslim Brotherhood Supporter in Egypt | VICE
Good reporting.Egypt Says Twitter Post by Liberal Was Crime - NYTimes.com
The judges have it in for Hamzawy.The Egypt outside ‘The Square’ | Al Jazeera America
Evan Hill assesses "The Square" and the bleak "Rags and Tatters"‘The Square’ is a beautiful documentary. But its politics are dangerous.
Maz Fischer overstates argument, but makes sound overall point.Iraqi IDPs from Fallujah fighting flock northWest Bank mosque attack blamed on radical Israeli settlersLebanese owner who died defending Kabul restaurantAn Egyptian coup Journalist: we will slaughter Americans in the streets, in Egypt and abroad - YouTube
Mustafa Bakry promises pogrom against Americans if El Sisi is assassinatedHere is a list of the real forces behind the violence in Iraq - Opinion - Al Jazeera English