Mubarak
Reaping the Whirlwind in Egypt
If democracy is to have any chance of surviving in Egypt it’s up to the E.U. and the U.S. to move against the generals. The Egyptian army’s counter-coup is now…
Here, Mo, You Can Have Hosni’s Cell
Any remaining shred of doubt that the Egyptian military is playing major league hardball on this coup d’etat is gone. It’s not just the killings of Egyptian Islamists. It’s not…
Massacre in Egypt: Is Revolution Worth The Price?
As I sat down to write this post the news of a tragic massacre of at least 32 Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated protestors, and the injury of 300 more was plastered all…
Massacre in Egypt: Is Revolution Worth The Price?
As I sat down to write this post the news of a tragic massacre of at least 32 Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated protestors, and the injury of 300 more was plastered all…
Massacre in Egypt: Is Revolution Worth The Price?
As I sat down to write this post the news of a tragic massacre of at least 32 Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated protestors, and the injury of 300 more was plastered all…
Massacre in Egypt: Is Revolution Worth The Price?
As I sat down to write this post the news of a tragic massacre of at least 32 Muslim Brotherhood-affiliated protestors, and the injury of 300 more was plastered all…
Storytelling in post-Mubarak Egypt – Al Jazeera short-doc on performance artist Abeer Soliman
Al Jazeera’s Artscape presents a wonderful short documentary on Abeer Soliman, an Egyptian storyteller and performance artist whose work changed after the uprising.
Tahrir Square: Tantawi picks up where Mubarak left off
Cairo’s Tahrir square is once again tonight the scene of ordinary people making extraordinary efforts to free themselves from the militarist rentier regime still in power since the fall of…
Egypt Rejects IMF, Revolution Lurches Forward
by Jonathan Rashad Egyptians have evaded a great pitfall in their quest for freedom, democracy and sovereignty in their rejection this week of loan proposals from the IMF. Nations across…
EXCLUSIVE: Mubarak’s conversation with Obama:
“If I go there will be trouble, If I stay there will be double” So, go.
Hosni Mubarak, and the world that matters not to him
With time on my hands, I spent the afternoon flipping between Aljazeera English, CNN, CBC Newsworld and CTV Newsnet in between loads of laundry. At around 4 pm EST, I…
Egypt and the Press: Stories and Stories
Coverage of the uprising in Egypt in its second week has become characterised by a number of types of reports, most of which paint colorful pictures, but do little to…
Egypt, Tunisia, Thailand… Top 10 destinations for Social Upheaval
A Tide of civil unrest has swept through at least 11 nations in just the past week. Media focus has been on the successes of the “Jasmine Revolution” and developments…