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Left Forum 2011: FULL AUDIO of "Eyewitness to the Egyptian Uprising:...
Sunday, March 20, 2011By JK FowlerEvent:"Eyewitness to the Egyptian Uprising: Revolutionary Processes and the Future of the Arab World?"Panel Abstract:The revolutions first in Tunisia, then Egypt and...
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Purging the Bad Guys: A How-To Guide for Egypt, Tunisia
Wednesday, March 30, 2011By Michael JordanWhy the post-Communist transitions of Eastern European governments hold some surprising lessons for the fledgling democracies in Egypt and Tunisia.The Czech...
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Bread Life
Thursday, May 19, 2011By Anthony Brent This mini-doc above put together by GAIN (Global Alliance for Food Nutrition), before the Arab Spring, highlights the importance of the bread dynamic in Egypt....
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Witnesses to Revolutions
Jika GonzálezRecently the Instituto Cervantes in New York held an exhibition featuring the work of photojournalists on the frontlines of revolutionary movements in the Middle East and North Africa. In...
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Egypt, Virginity Tests, and Phase Two of the Revolution
Monday, January 9, 2012By Emily CodyOn 27 December Judge Aly Fekry of the Cairo Administrative Court banned virginity testing of female detainees. The court’s decision comes after months of mounting...
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Poetry, and Journalism of the Spirit
Yahia LababidiWhat is the role of the poet during times of crisis? Yahia Lababidi, an Egyptian poet living in the United States, claims the role of the poet is to provide a "vision." That is, the poet...
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Duality - Approaching Abjection I
Monday, September 10, 2012By Ari Akkermans[Raeda Saadeh, Vacuum. 2007. Video-Installation]What is it that we actually see in cinema? Something that is withdrawn or cut from the visible: “It is of...
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Duality - Approaching Abjection II
Tuesday, September 11, 2012By Ari Akkermans[read part 1 here][Samer Daboul, Out Loud. 2012. Film]In Mediterranean culture and the Arab world, the question is far more complex because different...
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Inside the Sulphurbath with Chris Haddix and Shaun Randol
Thursday, July 11, 2013By The MantleWe at The Mantle have provided a space for new and emerging voices from around the world since day one. That's our mission. Making this platform available is...
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In Cairo, Seeing Beyond the Headlines Means Riding Shotgun
Friday, November 14, 2014By Shaun RandolA still from Cairo Drive (2013)The documentary Cairo Drive opens with comedy and ends with a shocker. Ostensibly the film is about the chaotic avenues of Egypt's...
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