links for 2009-03-08

• Revealed: police databank on thousands of protesters | UK news | guardian.co.uk
• A Completely Unscientific (Yet Accurate) Look at Social Sites
• Saudis Race All Night, Fueled by Boredom – NYTimes.com
• You Can't Go Home Again: The Future Looks…Childish
  good commentary on 13-yr old cpac speech
• The first ladies of the Arab world blaze a trail for women's rights | World news | The Observer
  err.. _snort_?
• African Trade: From Cairo to Cape Town through Nairobi : Boosting intra-Africa trade to enhance developmental prospects – Panafrica – Trade – Development – Africa
• Ass-kissing Carnival: Galloway to be received by Ezz! at 3arabawy
  see updates and comments too
• Al Jazeera English – Europe – Anti-Israel protest turns violent
• YouTube – Closed Zone
  animation on being trapped in gaza
• Al-Ahram Weekly | Opinion | Shifting sands
  effects of gaza onslaught on islamism
• Nour announces reform initiative on first anniversary of April 6 movement – Daily News Egypt – Full Article
• FT.com / Middle East – Saudis get first taste of foreign harvest
  saudi policy of planting crops abroad
• The Arabist Review » Blog Archive » Bitter black coffee
  ahwa sada
• Thomas Friedman’s Five Worst Predictions: Barrett Brown | Vanity Fair
• YouTube – CAIRO, A DIVIDED CITY. By Radio National abc.net.au/rn
  good photography, mediocre commentary on flight to suburbs, leaving slums behind
• The economics of Egyptian media at The Arabist
• اشتراكي ثوري: بلطجية مبارك قي الجامعة الامريكية
  on 6 worker deaths to build new auc campus