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By Amjed Rasheed: This article discusses the current Kurdish domestic politics in Başur (South Kurdistan), the self ruled region, which has been influenced by regional politics, mainly Syrian and Egyptian politics. It discusses the negative effects that Kurdistan may get from the so-called Arab Spring, which has in my view become an Arab winter. Bookmark…
By Osamah Golpy: For as long as I have known, a professional liar does not lie until he has got a bigger lie to cover the previous lie in the first place! And so they are never short of new pieces of the same lie. It is a never ending story, lies on top of…
By Issa Chomani: After the continuation of demonstrations and revolution in Egypt’s streets for one year against Mohammad Hosni Mubarak’s regime, the first democratic election for the presidency was held on 23 and 24 May 2012. The election was between many candidates, but the two strongest were Ahmed Shafik, the final prime minister of Mubarak’s…
By Dr Kamal Mirawdeli: The academic problematic which the removal of President Morsi of Egypt presents for the political science is this question: was it a coup? On the surface the answer is clear. Of course it was a coup: a military power dumping a democratically-elected president and ending his four-year democratic mandate after only…
By Mohammad Pervez Bilgrami: Egypt’s first ever, democratically elected President Mohammad Morsi was ousted in a military coup on Wednesday, almost a year after his empowerment. The Head of the Supreme Council of Armed Forces (SCAF) and Defense Minister, General Abdul Fatah Khalil el-Sisi, who was appointed by Morsi, last year, overthrew the President. It is pertinent to add that…
By Dr F R Hilmi: The US and international Occupy movements were modelled on the Egyptian and Arab spring revolutions which is why I see it as necessary to highlight the pitfalls of those movements and the pessimistic outcome they seem to bring about. The results of the Egyptian Presidential elections were announced on international…
News from The Kurdistan Tribune: The Kurdistan Region’s security officers are on alert on the eve of the anniversary of the uprising of 17 February. Demonstrations have already begun in Ranya and Halabja. In the city of Sulaymani, noticeable forces are moving from the centre to other places in the city in response to messages…
By Koshan Ali Khidhir: The Arab Spring is a controversial issue, and most controversial is the impact of this change on relations between Egypt and Israel. In this interview we discuss some crucial issues with Professor Barry Rubin, Director, Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Center. Professor Rubin is a featured columnist at PJM, Editor,…
By Zeravan Barwary: Many analysts are trying to make a comprehensive analysis of the crisis in Egypt. People around the world are observing the events carefully. In the Middle East and North Africa, people are looking forward to imitating the Egyptian revolution to get their freedom from the totalitarian regimes that have no legitimacy and…
