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Egypt
Who Decides?: Western Knowledge and Arab Revolutions
Magid Shihade* | 19 Feb 2013
Celebrations in Libya. [Image via Diario El Tiempo, All Rights Reserved]Much of this piece was written more than a year ago, when debates and discussions focused on two questions: 1. the proper term to describe events in the Arab world – were they revolutions, uprisings, or a “spring?;” and 2. whether events in the region were genuine and indigenous,...Art & Revolution in Egypt: The Forgotten Writers Foundation
Mahmoud Mansi* | 7 Feb 2013
“Union of Revolutionary Artists” – Cairo, Tahrir Square, December 2011 (Photo credit: Hossam el-Hamalway) In a world that can be defined in terms of science, economics, politics, and art, the brilliance and success of a nation is not in dealing with these areas separately, but rather in finding connections between them. Before the Egyptian revolution,...Testimony from a Survivior of a Group Sexual Assault in Tahrir Square
Salma Shamel* | 4 Feb 2013
Egyptian protesters chant antigovernment slogans during a rally in Tahrir Square, Cairo on February 1, 2013 (Photo credit: Khalil Hamra/Associated Press). I am a volunteer with Operation Anti-Sexual Harassment/Assault (“OpAntiSH”). I joined during the days of the collective rapes that happened in November 2012 during the Mohamed Mahmoud memorial....VIDEO from OpAntiSH of a Mass Sexual Assault in Tahrir Square
Muftah Editors | 4 Feb 2013
Today, we at Muftah have had the humbling privilege to bring you a number of pieces from Operation Anti-Sexual Harassment (OpAntiSH), an organization founded in Egypt in November 2012 to fight against the onslaught of sexual harassment taking place during protests in Cairo’s Tahrir Square. The issue is a disturbing and complex one, but, sadly, far from...Egypt: Revolutionaries Are Not Born. They Are Made.
Sara Salem* | 30 Jan 2013
Ahmed Harara, one of Egypt’s brave revolutionaries (Source: AlArabiya) Revolutionaries are not born; they are made. They are made through social, political and economic turmoil; through dramatic events that change the course of history; through pain and suffering that results from immense injustice; and through an intrinsic bravery and selflessness that...Post-Revolutionary Egypt:1967 Revisited?
Nancy Elshami* | 11 Feb 2013
(Photo credit: EPA/HANNIBAL HANSCHKE) The year is 1967. Egypt is embroiled in crisis. After years of grand military aspirations, the Egyptian army has been defeated by Israel in a war that has lasted six days....“A Monument of Buzzwords:” The Work of Artist, Samir El Kordy
Ismail Al-Bahar* | 6 Feb 2013
“A Monument of Buzzwords” by Samir El Kordy (Copyright: Samir El Kordy. All rights reserved) “A Monument of Buzzwords (MOB),” the work of Egyptian artist Samir El Kordy and part of the exhibition...The Heroes of Tahrir: Operation Anti-Sexual Harassment
Elisabeth Jaquette* | 4 Feb 2013
One of OpAntiSH’s teams that are present in [Tahrir] square speaking with people and disseminating information (Photo credit: Op Anti-Sexual Harassment/Assault Facebook page).Trigger warning: This article...Egypt: Eyewitness Account of Beating of Naked Protestor
Yassin Gaber | 3 Feb 2013
Egyptian riot police beat a man, after stripping him, and before dragging him into a police van, during clashes next to the presidential palace in Cairo, Egypt, Friday, Feb. 1, 2013. (Photo: AP) Here’s is...Can the IMF Loan Rescue Egypt’s Economy?
Peter Volkmar* | 29 Jan 2013
IMF Chief Christine Lagarde (L) meets with President Mohamed Morsi (R) on a visit to Egypt in August 2012 (Photo credit: AP) Between July and September of 2012, the Egyptian government borrowed LE 50 billion (about...
