For the first time since this class started, I didn't find a significant event to reflect upon. This isn't because things aren't happening in the MENA region right now, because they are. It's more about the stagnancy of the stories presented. Throughout the week, I read Al Jazeera, hoping to find an interesting article. However, the news hasn't changed. In Syria, the government and the rebels haven't stopped fighting, and innocent civilians keep dying. The Israeli-Palestinean conflict is still a stalemate, as newly-reported attacks have equal casualties on both sides.
I think this is news in itself. Even though things are happening, nothing is really changing in the MENA region. And people (like me) are starting to lose interest.
I wonder if it is better or worse to be losing interest in the area. If things are not getting worse, than doesn't that sound like stability? I know that things are still violent in the MENA region, but that could mean something. If nothing new comes from the area, then perhaps a positive change is coming. It is not often that media positively reflects stories from that region, so I take a lack of new news as good news.
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