Tag Archives: Arab countries
New languages democratising social media in the Middle East – by Nada Akl at CG news service
* Nada Akl is a freelance journalist based in Beirut. For information on how to suggest new languages or volunteer you can visit the Twitter translation centre here: http://translate.twttr.com/welcome. This article was written for the Common Ground News Service (CGNews). … Continue reading
Filed under Israel
The Cultural Scene in Egypt: Creative Artists Are the Motor for Change says Günther Hasenkamp, Goethe Programme Director from Cairo
Creative artists in Arab countries are playing a key role in the revolutionary process. But their efforts are being hampered by poor infrastructure. This is where international cultural work can help, says Günther Hasenkamp, Programme Director at the Goethe … Continue reading
Filed under Egypt
Human Rights Watch launched the 22nd annual edition of its World Report in Cairo on Sunday – Human Rights Watch Org
Download The World Report 2012 [PDF, 4 MB] This 22nd annual World Report summarizes human rights conditions in more than 90 countries and territories worldwide in 2011. It reflects extensive investigative work that Human Rights Watch staff has undertaken during … Continue reading
Filed under Uncategorized, United Nations, USA
One-of-a-kind debate on women’s rights in Palestine – by Nida’ Tuma at CG News Service
Ramallah, West Bank – A Facebook page with nearly 2000 members has recently attracted the attention of the Palestinian public and media. “Puzzled young women” is becoming an important arena in the debate on women’s rights in the Palestinian territories, … Continue reading
Filed under Israel, Occupation of palestine
2011 Nobel Prize Highlights Women’s Role in Peacemaking – VOA News, Photos and Video
Photo: AP Nobel Peace Prize winners Liberian president Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, left, Liberian peace activist Leymah Gbowee, center, and Tawakkol Karman of Yemen, right, take the stage at City Hall in in Oslo, Norway, December 10, 2011. Africa’s first elected female … Continue reading
Filed under Aung San Suu Kyi
New York: Rethinking Islamic Art – by Maymanah Farhat at Jadaliyya com (Read and Listen audio at source)
[Gallery 454: Egypt and Syria (10th-16th centuries) New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later South Asia, Image © The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York] In post 9/11 America, where culture has … Continue reading
Filed under Muslim civilisations, Muslim countries
Music Initiative at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York – AKDN Press Centre
“In the Footsteps of Babur: Musical Encounters from the Lands of the Mughals” ***** Geneva, 18 November 2011 – As part of the opening of New Galleries for the Art of the Arab Lands, Turkey, Iran, Central Asia, and Later … Continue reading
Filed under The Aga Khan Trust for Culture
Libya after Gaddafi: How the ‘Brother Leader’ Remained in Power So Long – by Mustafa Fetouri at Qantara.de
When Muammar Gaddafi toppled King Idris I, he was less than 30 years old. Yet this very man managed to stay in power for almost 42 years, surviving countless coups and assassination attempts. He himself never expected to stay in … Continue reading
Filed under Civil Society
Tunisia: Bloggers say Arab Spring has gone global – Al Jazeera News
Some of the participants pose for a photo during the opening of the third Arab Bloggers Conference in Tunis [EPA] TUNIS, Tunisia – New forms of activism that have evolved in the Arab world in 2011 are being picked up … Continue reading
Filed under Civil Society
Literature After the Revolt: Arab Writers ‘Should Not Be Invisible Anymore’ – Poet Ben Taher Jelloun to Spiegel Online
Hartwig Klappert ‘People now, finally, are free and we are seeing an upsurge in creativity,’ Jelloun says. SPIEGEL ONLINE: Your recently published essay collection deals with the Arab Spring. Are you worried what will happen once the euphoria dies down? … Continue reading
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