Category Archives: The Arab Spring

 By Robert Asketill   As we are constantly hearing from Western diplomats, the Arab Spring is spearheading one of the most exciting democratic revolutions in modern history. Starting in Tunisia and picked up by Egypt, the Arab world has been changed forever. The real test of democratic rule in Egypt and Libya will be the inclusion of its periphery, the extension of rights, citizenship and justice to all people regardless of ethnicity or religion and this must include the little talked about Bedouin and Christian Copts. Both, since the advent of the Arab Spring, have been going through considerable difficulties, especially the Sinai Bedouin with whom we once worked when … Continue reading →