Sunday 20 August 2006
Strange bedfellows...
For those tempted by simplistic explanations of Middle Eastern politics, try getting your head around this:
The reformists, known as the orange movement, for their adoption of the colours of Ukraine's reform movement, stretch from conservative Islamists such as Waleed Al Tabatabaei, who voted against women getting the vote, to secular liberals who want a more Westernised Kuwait.
It's from an Aljazeera.net article on the results of the recent Kuwaiti election.
The reformists, known as the orange movement, for their adoption of the colours of Ukraine's reform movement, stretch from conservative Islamists such as Waleed Al Tabatabaei, who voted against women getting the vote, to secular liberals who want a more Westernised Kuwait.
It's from an Aljazeera.net article on the results of the recent Kuwaiti election.
