December 10, 2010 marked the beginning of the Arab Spring, a series of pro-democracy movements that moved from Tunisia to Egypt, Bahrain, Yemen, Syria, and Libya. A little over a year later, violent protests are still happening on the streets of Cairo and Homs, Tunisia and Libya are peaceful, while Bahrain and Yemen remain ominously quiet. So where will 2012 take the Middle East and North Africa?
Nicholas Kristof, columnist for our partner The New York Times, has joined The Takeaway numerous times during the past year to provide an on-the-ground look at what was unfolding in the Arab World.Â
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The "fascinating comparison" of contrasting over sixty years of Israeli democracy and protection of civil liberties to the Muslim Brotherhood take over of Egypt is ridiculous sophistry and in keeping with the unserious "fight the power" opening.
The journalistic focus on "liberal, secular" protesters is another example of the progressive media seeing what they want to see as they weave their bogus narrative instead of reporting the facts of the Arab Spring along with the domestic "Occupy" movement where their rose tined glasses with adjustable blinders get increasing clouded and narrow.
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