http://armiesofliberation.com/archives/2007/04/17/political-tribalism-in-al-jaashen-yemen/ Jane Novak's blog about Yemen Mon, 07 May 2012 07:25:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 http://armiesofliberation.com/archives/2007/04/17/political-tribalism-in-al-jaashen-yemen/comment-page-1/#comment-588089 Tom Rants / Rino Sightings: Week of April 23, 2007 Tue, 24 Apr 2007 07:54:32 +0000 http://armiesofliberation.com/archives/2007/04/17/political-tribalism-in-al-jaashen-yemen/#comment-588089 [...] Jane Novak at Armies of Liberation has an article shedding some light on the politics of Yemen, where tribal authority operates outside and even above the law (crossposted at The Arab American News): Many within Yemen’s Cabinet, Parliament and other government agencies have the courage and political will to challenge this status quo. However, efforts toward governmental efficiency and neutrality, and economic growth and development, are regularly thwarted by the substructure of political tribalism. [...] [...] Jane Novak at Armies of Liberation has an article shedding some light on the politics of Yemen, where tribal authority operates outside and even above the law (crossposted at The Arab American News): Many within Yemen’s Cabinet, Parliament and other government agencies have the courage and political will to challenge this status quo. However, efforts toward governmental efficiency and neutrality, and economic growth and development, are regularly thwarted by the substructure of political tribalism. [...]

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