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How Egypt’s Elections Are Viewed in the Arab World
Lisa Mullins talks with Laith Kubba, Senior Director for the Middle East & North Africa at the National Endowment for Democracy in Washington, about how Egypt’s elections are being viewed across the Arab world.
What Arab Bloggers Make of the ‘Occupy Wall Street’ Protest
Arab bloggers see a comparison between their protests and what’s happening on Wall Street.
Arab Spring Unsettling The Region
How the Arab uprisings are affecting the stability of the Middle East.
Thoughts On The 9/11 Anniversary from Around the World
The BBC has received many emails and online comments about the September 11th anniversary from around the world.
Soccer and revolution
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Anchor Marco Werman explores the connections between soccer and the political upheavals in Egypt and elsewhere in the Arab world with journalist and blogger James Dorsey. Download MP3The World Blogs: Haiti beats Harvard
Questions over Saudi support in Bahrain
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The World’s Laura Lynch reports that Saudi Arabia’s decision to send troops into Bahrain is causing concern as both Saudis and the wider world wonder whether the conflict in the island nation could escalate. Download MP3
Iraqi forces crack down on protests
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with reporter Jane Arraf about the violent crackdown on protests, as well as media coverage, there. Dozens of small scale demonstrations have been popping up in Iraq during the past few weeks in response to the turmoil in North Africa. Iraqi security forces have detained and beaten journalists and activists and attacked TV and radio stations. Download MP3
Nicaragua in the years since the revolution
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Anchor Marco Werman speaks with Jennifer McCoy, who directs the Carter Center’s Americas Program, about life in Nicaragua after the 1979 revolution experience and the lessons that experience could offer Arab nations like Tunisia and Egypt that are trying to build a democratic future for themselves.
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Morocco remains calm amidst Arab upheaval
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The World’s Gerry Hadden reports from Morocco, which has remained relatively calm amidst the revolutions rocking the Arab world. Morocco’s King Mohammed VI is popular, which may be helping to avert trouble. But there are some signs of unrest. Download MP3
An overview of the troubled Arab World
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Anchor Lisa Mullins takes us to events elsewhere in the Arab world, as unrest spreads to the Gulf state of Oman. Protests continue in Bahrain, while Tunisians push for reform, and Egypt’s former president Hosni Mubarak faces more trouble at home. Download MP3
Saudi Arabia and the regional unrest
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The World’s Laura Lynch speaks with anchor Lisa Mullins from Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, about the mood there as unrest rocks neighboring countries. Download MP3
How the Arab media is covering the protests
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The World’s Marco Werman surveys Arab TV coverage of the protests in Egypt. Download MP3
Tunisia fallout in Egypt
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The overthrow of the government in Tunisia has inspired anti-government protesters in other parts of the Arab world. This morning a man set himself on fire outside the Egyptian parliament, an echo of the incident that sparked the Tunisian revolt. Ursula Lindsey reports from Cairo. Download MP3
Egyptian man sets himself alight in protest against rule by dictatorship
Moroccan matrimony
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Young people in Morocco are getting married at older ages, largely because of economic difficulties. This has had an impact in a society in which young people who are religiously banned from pre-marital sexual relationships but have to wait longer to get married. America Abroad’s Sean Carberry traveled to Morocco to find out more (Photo: Sean Carberry)Download MP3The Arab view of US-Israeli relations
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has dismissed the idea that US-Israeli relations are in crisis amid a quarrel over Jewish settlers in East Jerusalem. The spat has certainly been getting a lot of attention in both the US and Israel. But what’s been the reaction in the Arab world? The World’s Jason Margolis has more. Download MP3
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