Monday, February 15, 2010

Blogging in POL 405

This is where I am hoping students in POL 405 Women and Politics in the Middle East will post and share news and videos on the Middle East and share their impressions of what is taking place in class. Half of the class will blog every two weeks and do at least 4 blogs during the semester.

Each blog should contain information/news/videos about the Middle East in general and your specific country and your classmates' countries specifically. Make sure to read the articles and watch the videos that you post. Make sure to write a paragraph or two about each one including the following: 1) a summary of the article or video; 2) a critique of the contents of the article or video; and 3) the usefulness of such an article or video.

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  1. http://www.upi.com/Top_News/Special/2010/03/29/Tension-up-in-Lebanons-Palestinian-camps/UPI-98691269886694/

    I had to read this several times because there are so many parts to this article. First, there is tension mounting in one of lebanon's 12 Palestinian refugee camps due to suspicions of conflict with Israel. Fatah and Islamists groups are at odds for power. Fatah is also at odds with Hamas. More than 400,000 refugees living in camps in Lebanon who cannot get jobs and cannot become citizens of Lebanon due to Lebanon's fragile situation with Syria. This article addresses the many complexities in the Middle East. It is possible that the violence within the camps could spread and that Syria may take over Lebanon. It is hard to tell with so many different issues and different groups fueding for power.

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