uprising
Two boys of Benghazi
World
March 12, 2011
Two boys of Benghazi
Benghazi, Libya--A week into Libya’s uprising, many hoped for a swift and decisive victory against an ostracized regime that appeared…
Libyan rebels, Qadhafi forces battle for oil sites
World
March 4, 2011
Libyan rebels, Qadhafi forces battle for oil sites
Al-Uqayla, Libya--Libyan rebels prepared for further attacks by forces loyal to leader Muammar Qadhafi on Friday as both sides struggled…
Q&A: Newly released Bahraini activist Ali Abdulemam on Bahrain’s past and future
Egypt
March 1, 2011
Q&A: Newly released Bahraini activist Ali Abdulemam on Bahrain’s past and future
Ali Abdulemam is a prominent digital activist in Bahrain, recently released from prison in a move the government hopes will…
Benghazi: The birthplace of Libya’s revolution
Egypt
February 26, 2011
Benghazi: The birthplace of Libya’s revolution
Benghazi, Libya--“Your beginning was in Benghazi and you will be finished in Benghazi.” The walls of Libya’s second largest city…
Yemen student dies in clash with regime supporters
World
February 19, 2011
Yemen student dies in clash with regime supporters
Sanaa--One protester was shot dead and five wounded in clashes with Yemeni government supporters near the capital Sanaa's university campus…
Will the revolution turn right or left?
Opinion
February 18, 2011
Will the revolution turn right or left?
How will the Egyptian political spectrum look if a more democratic system takes hold in the coming period? Some say…
Libyan troops in Benghazi after overnight protest
World
February 18, 2011
Libyan troops in Benghazi after overnight protest
Tripoli--Soldiers deployed in the streets of Libya's second city Benghazi on Friday after thousands of people demonstrated over the killing…
Bahrainis call for monarchy’s downfall
World
February 18, 2011
Bahrainis call for monarchy’s downfall
Thousands of Bahrainis called for the downfall of their ruling monarch on Friday, one day after a brutal attack by…
5 novels on: Revolution and Tahrir Square
Books
February 13, 2011
5 novels on: Revolution and Tahrir Square
1) Radwa Ashour's Specters, trans. Barbara Romaine Radwa Ashour's half-memoir, half-novel Specters, published in 1999, is about many people, places…
The revolution begins now
Opinion
February 12, 2011
The revolution begins now
The streets of Egypt erupted in jubilation yesterday after the announcement that Hosni Mubarak had resigned. Across the country, people…