News from the Middle East and North Africa often conveys the image of a troubled region characterised by political and economic volatility. But there are many more facets to life in this region than this image suggests, as shown by the projects the Goethe-Institut is running in the region. By Christina Büns Culture saved him…
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Video: A brighter future for Middle East youth
Published on Apr 26, 2013 In commemoration of Global Youth Service Day (#GYSD), Your Middle East highlights the positive outcomes of the Arab uprisings. VISIT: http://www.yourmiddleeast.com/hot-top… We have spoken to young people across the region who tell us how their lives have changed for the better. Many of them are challenging the status quo by…
Al Jazeera and Qatar Accessories of the Arab Spring – Qantara / Project Syndicate article
The Arab Spring, a true popular uprising against decades of corruption and repression, owed its astonishingly rapid spread not least to the Qatari broadcaster Al Jazeera, says media analyst Khaled Hroub There’s a joke making the rounds in the Middle East these days: three of Egypt’s former presidents, Gamal Abdel Nasser, Anwar…
”The Term Islamist Doesn’t Mean Anything Anymore” – Qantara, Deutsche Welle Interview with Ziad Majed
Not since 1989 has a whole region undergone democratic revolution, but what are the common denominators in the Arab Spring? Jefferson Chase asked Lebanese lecturer and activist Ziad Majed, and he gave some surprising answers We hear a lot about the relatively young age of populations in the countries that have overthrown rulers this year….
Interview with Sami Kilani: ”The Symbol of Resistance Is Not the Bullet!” – Qantara de Interview
The Deacon of the Faculty for Education at the An Najah University in Nablus, Sami Kilani, is among the most influential advocates of non-violence in the Arab world. He is optimistic that the peaceful form of protest conducted in Tunisia and Egypt is an example that will be followed in other Arab countries How do…
Introduction: Teaching the Middle East after the Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions… Beyond Orientalism, Islamophobia, and Neoliberalism – by Jadaliyya Reports
[Participants during the conference. Photo by Bassam Haddad.] May 13-14, 2011, George Mason University “Teaching the Middle East after the Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions…Beyond Orientalism, Islamophobia, and Liberalism,” a conference sponsored by the Middle East Studies Program and the Ali Vural Ak Center for Global Islamic Studies at George Mason University, and by the…
Three Powerfully Wrong–and Wrongly Powerful–American Narratives about the Arab Spring – Jadaliyya com article
Jillian Schwedler, Joshua Stacher, and Stacey Philbrick Yadav [Egyptian carrying sign in Tahrir. Image from Politirature.] The “Arab Spring” that actually began in the dead of winter has spread from Tunisia to Egypt, Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, and Syria…and the year only half over. As the media, policymakers, and global audiences struggle to make sense of…
Friday Protests in the Arab World: More than Religious Symbolism – Qantara de
As the central rallying day of the week in ongoing Arab revolutions, Friday should not be reduced to its religious dimension and understood in a way that might give the uprisings an Islamic background, says the Libyan writer Mustafa Fetouri in this commentary Friday has become the most important weekday in the Arab world. Instead…
Hip-hop the soundtrack of the Arab spring? Listen to the Nomadic Wax radio show – CG News with link to Radio
Hip-hop the soundtrack of the Arab spring? by Rose Hackman Rose Hackman is a freelance journalist who lives in London and Washington, DC. This article was written as a result of a radio show produced by Nomadic Wax. This article was written for the Common Ground News Service (CGNews). To listen to the Nomadic…
Intercultural Dialogue: Goethe Institute Supports Post-Arab Spring Cultural Work – Qantara de News article
Artists of all types have played important roles in the uprising that have swept across the Arab World. From its offices in Cairo, Alexandria and Tunis, Germany’s Goethe Institute has been close to the action. The institute’s President Klaus-Dieter Lehmann tells Aya Bach what the Arab Spring revolutions mean for Germany’s foreign cultural policy. The…
Locked up for reading a poem:Ayat al-Gormezi, the woman who symbolises Bahrain’s fight for freedom – The Independent News
Ayat al-Gormezi was forced to give herself up after police raided her parents’ house and made four of her brothers lie on the floor at gunpoint More pictures Bahrain’s security forces are increasingly targeting women in their campaign against pro-democracy protesters despite yesterday lifting martial law in the island kingdom. Ayat al-Gormezi, 20,…
Arab Intellectuals and the Arab Spring: “The Silence of the Thinkers” – A commentary by Mona Naggar
Many intellectuals in the Arab world had already made their peace with the autocrats and dictators. Few of them made an active contribution to the Arab Spring movements. A commentary by Mona Naggar Adonis has introduced the achievements of the European modern age to Arab culture. He is also a passionate rebel countering the…
War & Revolutions: Europe and the Arab World – Al Jazeera TV
Empire travels across the continent’s centres of power to examine European hypocrisy. © 2011 Al-Jazeera-English Join the discussion: You must be logged in to post a comment. If you haven’t registered yet, click here to register. (It’s quick, easy and free. And we won’t give your email address to anyone.) http://www.commondreams.org/video/2011/05/23 ->>>>>><<<<-
In Dialogue: Khaled Al-Khamissi – Stefan Weidner, “The Arab Spring” at Qantara de
The Egyptian writer Khaled Al-Khamissi, whose novel Taxi anticipates the revolution of 25 January in literary form, and the respected author and literary critic Stefan Weidner debate the revolution on the Nile and its knock-on effects on other Arab states Stefan Weidner, born in 1967, studied German literature, philosophy and Islam studies in Göttingen, Berkeley…
A Look at the Root Causes of the Arab Revolution: Rising Literacy and a Shrinking Birth Rate – Spiegel Interview with French social scientist Emmanuel Todd
AFP In a SPIEGEL interview, French social scientist Emmanuel Todd discusses the demographic roots of the Arab revolution, which he argues was spurred by rising literacy and rapidly shrinking birth rates. He also muses on the ghost of Osama bin Laden, arguing “al-Qaida was already dead,” and on why he believes Germany is not a part of the…
Bahrainis demand justice and equal rights for all – Young Germany de news
The revolutions sweeping the Middle East are contagious. The day after the resignation of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, Bahrain’s youth called for demonstrations via Facebook and Twitter. Even with the latest government crackdown, demonstrators say they will not be intimidated. Hussain Abdel Rahman, his wife Basma Hussein and their small child in the Pearl…
“There’s a New Non-ideological Political Power in the Arab World” – Middle East expert Arnold Hottinger
The uprisings in the Arab world have to a certain extent turned existing political systems upside down in the authoritarian states of the region. The Middle East expert Arnold Hottinger talks to Mona Sarkis about the consequences of the protests, and what is likely to happen in the future The end of ideology: Middle…
Arab League Secretary-General Amr Moussa: ‘The Beginning of an Epochal Development’ – Spiegel Interview
Photo Gallery: 7 Photos AFP Amr Moussa is the secretary-general of the Arab League and is a favorite in Egypt’s upcoming presidential election. In a SPIEGEL interview, he discusses the prospects for democracy in the Middle East, the risks of a civil war in Libya and his expectations of the West. Read complete interview at Spiegel International…
Bahrain:Medical staff were prevented from treating the victims of violence, even the Doctor was beaten up by army says the Amnesty International report
Amnesty International Condemns “Reckless Disregard for Human Life” in Bahrain as Protesters Give Details of Bloody Crackdown ***** BAHRAIN – March 16 – Bahraini protesters today told Amnesty International of bloody scenes on the streets as government security forces stepped up their violent crackdown on demonstrations and blocked access to hospitals. Government forces also surrounded…
Tunisia: How the US got it wrong – Opinion – Al Jazeera English
Opinion by Prof. Mark LeVine in Al Jazeera ***** Mark LeVine is a professor of history at UC Irvine and senior visiting researcher at the Centre for Middle Eastern Studies at Lund University in Sweden. His most recent books are Heavy Metal Islam (Random House) and Impossible Peace: Israel/Palestine Since 1989 (Zed Books). Click the…
