Tag: contrasting
Contrasting Eid-ul-Fitr celebrations in the Middle East
In Lebanon, Egypt and Iraq, Muslims have begun to celebrate Eid-el-Fitr, the holiday that marks the end of Ramadan, Friday 21 for Sunnis, Saturday 22 for the majority of Shiites.…
In Tunisia, the arrest of Rached Ghannouchi arouses contrasting reactions
The day after the arrest of Rached Ghannouchi – leader of the Islamist party Ennahdha – reactions are mixed in Tunisia. His party obviously condemns, but in the population, we…
Russia: handpicked or marginalized, the contrasting reality of “mothers’ committees”
It did not take long for Internet users and independent Russian media to identify the “wives and mothers of soldiers” met by Vladimir Putin on Saturday November 25 in his…