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# What we are reading - March 12, 2012
- URL: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/what-we-are-reading-march-12-2012/
- Published: 2012-03-11T21:03:47.000Z
- Updated: 2019-02-14T22:14:58.000Z
- Description: Our readers help us highlight what they are reading about the Arab Spring from around the web...
- Author: Arab Awakening
- Tags: #en, #Migrated, #Import 2026-04-09 17:19

[Female members of Hizb Ettahrir meet in Tunisia calling for Islamic Caliphate ](http://www.tunisia-live.net/2012/03/10/female-members-of-hizb-ettahrir-meet-in-tunisia-calling-for-an-islamic-caliphate/?ref=opendemocracy.net)*Tunisia Live,* Sana Ajm

Hundreds of women gathered at the first international conference of Hizb Ettahrir in Tunis today. Entitled “Caliphate: A shining model for women’s rights and political role,” the summit addressed the shortcomings of liberal democracies with regard to women’s rights.

[Annan ends Syria trip with no deal](http://www.egyptindependent.com/node/707561?ref=opendemocracy.net) *Egypt Independent*

International envoy and former UN chief Kofi Annan left Syria Sunday without a deal to end the bloody year-old conflict as regime forces mounted a new assault on rebel strongholds in the north.

[Egypt MPs move closer to vote of no confidence in Ganzouri's govt](http://english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/36522/Egypt/Politics-/Egypt-MPs-move-closer-to-vote-of-no-confidence-in-.aspx?ref=opendemocracy.net) *Al Ahram,* Gamal Essam El-Din

The majority of deputies in the People's Assembly — Egypt's Islamist-dominated lower house of parliament — have given the thumbs up to putting the government of interim Prime Minister Kamal El-Ganzouri to a vote of confidence.

[Hezbollah: U.S. mission in Lebanon running operations against Syria](http://www.dailystar.com.lb/News/Politics/2012/Mar-11/166237-hezbollah-us-mission-in-lebanon-running-operations-against-syria.ashx?ref=opendemocracy.net#ixzz1oqdeiufh%20) *The Daily Star*

The deputy head of Hezbollah's Executive Council, Sheikh Nabil Qaouk, accused the U.S. Embassy in Lebanon Sunday of running smuggling operations and arming groups against Syria.

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