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Mounting toll of Turkey’s ‘martyrs’ stirs controversy
Middle East
August 29, 2015
Mounting toll of Turkey’s ‘martyrs’ stirs controversy
It has become a familiar scene in Turkey over the past month.
Islamist forces absent from Sayed Bilal vigil
Egypt
January 7, 2013
Islamist forces absent from Sayed Bilal vigil
Islamist forces did not attend Monday evening's vigil commemorating the death of Sayed Bilal, a victim of police torture. Bilal,…
Threads of ‘Narrating the Arab Spring’
Archaeology
February 25, 2012
Threads of ‘Narrating the Arab Spring’
Many of us have spoken and thought of those we wished were present to witness — and perhaps participate in — the…
Military sorts out task of determining who’s a ‘martyr’
Egypt
August 18, 2011
Military sorts out task of determining who’s a ‘martyr’
At least 846 Egyptians were killed and 6464 injured in Egypt’s recent uprising to put an end former President Hosni…
Politics at the Pavilion in Venice
Art news
June 14, 2011
Politics at the Pavilion in Venice
The 54th Venice Biennale – the oldest in the world – opened on 4 July with the title "ILLUMInations". Whereas…
Name of revolutionary martyr removed from Egypt’s catalogue in Venice Biennial
Art news
June 13, 2011
Name of revolutionary martyr removed from Egypt’s catalogue in Venice Biennial
Ashraf Reda, head of the Ministry of Culture’s plastic arts department, has provoked outrage among members of Egypt's art community…
Fallen faces of the uprising: Ziyad Bakir
Egypt
March 20, 2011
Fallen faces of the uprising: Ziyad Bakir
Seeing him announced as a martyr on television, then receiving anonymous phone calls to say he was alive and well,…
Amnesty International: Police intimidate families of 25 January victims
Egypt
February 26, 2011
Amnesty International: Police intimidate families of 25 January victims
Egyptian security is intimidating families of victims who were killed during the pro-democracy demonstrations that started in the country on…
Calls to change schools named after Mubarak and family members
Egypt
February 21, 2011
Calls to change schools named after Mubarak and family members
According to Education Ministry records, 388 schools were named after former President Hosni Mubarak, 160 were named after his wife…
Fallen faces of the Uprising: Mahmoud Yehia Zakareya
Egypt
February 16, 2011
Fallen faces of the Uprising: Mahmoud Yehia Zakareya
As he walked to the vegetable market in the northeastern governorate of Ismailia on 28 January, 20-year old Mahmoud Yehia…