Links 21 April - 2 May 2014

Failed Hegemons: The Middle East's Regional Powers | Raymond HinnebuschAttacks in Egypt Kill 4, Including Police, Soldier - ABC News
Double suicide bombing...Can Secular Parties Lead the New Tunisia? - Carnegie
Odd q since two were in Troika.Power struggle blights Libya's chaotic main airport | Reuters
Crazy place.In Egypt, Nasty Business as Usual | MERIPThe judges behind the verdicts | Mada Masr
Important piece on the Egyptian judiciary.Shi'ite militias join Iraqi army to fight Sunni groups | Iraq | Worldbulletin
Tons of details here.Frankenstein in Baghdad wins Arab fiction prize
Creature is created from body parts of bombing victims, wreaks more havocIbrahim Eissa is “The Boss,” but at what cost?
Profile of a flip-flopping Egyptian celebrity journalistArming Egypt Is Playing With Fire | David Hearst
Vague, unproven allegations on Egypt intentions in LibyaPoppies replace tourists in Egypt's Sinai desert - CSMonitorMEI Editor's Blog: More Old ME Newsreels from the British Pathé ArchivesLe monde musulman, Marx et la révolution
Alain Gresh's preface to a Maxime Rodinson re-edition.Egypt’s military companies flirt with solar energy | Mada Masr
Interesting long report.Alliance to Support Legitimacy to boycott elections | Mada Masr99% of terrorism eliminated, says Egypt’s interior minister | Mada MasrUS expected to tap Iraq envoy for Cairo | The Back Channel
Richard Beecroft now rumored.War in Egypt's universities | Middle East EyeClooney proposes to Lebanese lawyer
Proud reactions across the Arab world. The Lebanese will never stop bragging.Sisi's first campaign ad
In which the candidate himself doesn't deign to make an appearanceThe sound of stories - حكايات الصوت
Don't miss: this Wednesday, a conversation among musicians, journalists and broadcasters in CairoTaking on Art Looters on Twitter
Focus on Monica Hanna and Minya looters.Six Questions for Mouin Rabbani | MERIP
On Hamas-Fatah reconciliation.Moroccan Exceptionalism Examined: Constitutional Insights pre- and post-2011Marsa Alam – Diving with Turtles in the Deep South
For those dreaming of escape.‘End of the World’ Theatre in Egypt’s Desert Destroyed
Dammit!Child Street Mothers in Cairo
As mother's day approaches...Old Wine, Broken Bottle | OR Books
Norman Finkelstein's new book responding to Ari Shavit's defense of Zionism.Vow of Freedom of Religion Goes Unkept in Egypt - NYTEgypt issues law barring challenges to state deals
Protects dodgy deals or ends frivolous suits?AP source: Egypt cleared for some US military aid - WaPo
Apaches good to go.