links for 2009-02-24

• Reform in Saudi Arabia | Tiptoeing towards reform | The Economist
  (tags: politics education religion saudi-arabia)
• The Arab world's (uneven) progress | csmonitor.com
  brookings institute publishes report on AHDR – 5 years on
  (tags: development education arab islam)
• Ben Smith's Blog: A test for the Israeli lobby – Politico.com
  (tags: obama palestine israel)
• Op-Ed Columnist – ROGER COHEN – Reading Khamenei in Tehran – NYTimes.com
  (tags: politics obama iran united-states policy)
• Porn Movie Flowchart (NSFW)
  (tags: blog graphic porn)
• Amnesty International: Gaza white phosphorus shells were US made – Times Online
  (tags: war israel military gaza warcrime)
• Debt Drought Kills Consumerism
  see comments too
  (tags: united-states economic-crisis economics financial-crisis consumerism)
• BBC NEWS | Middle East | High stakes for Egypt over Gaza
  (tags: politics terror egypt palestine israel gaza bbc)
• The Beirut slave trade – Le Monde diplomatique – English edition
  (tags: labor lebanon)