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Peace in 2011: 'solutions to conflicts do exist’
From democratic aspirations to the transformation of the media game, Cathy Van Dorslaer, a Belgian psychologist specialising in the prevention of conflicts, explains why she believes 2011 stood under the sign of peace
egypt, josé luis rodríguez zapatero, democratisation, europe, psychology, techno-media, internet
Hope in 2011: Tahrir and Puerta del Sol utopias
This time it’s for real. Bad luck for Greece. Thomas has made up his mind: he’s leaving tonight. He climbs into the boat – and goodbye. Between Thomas More’s Utopia and Charles Fourier’s concept of the phalanstery, a literary look back at 2011
egypt, best of cafebabel.com, madrid, egypt, arab spring, jasmine revolution, 'indignant citizens' movement
Spanish user describes 'big bad twitter'
‘21st Century Agora’, the ‘New Public Sphere’ and the ‘Fifth Power’ - the micro-blogging service has been labelled many things since its launch in 2006, some of which seem grandiose and others which don’t sound right at all. Labels for twitter are a variation of the following three themes: that it is a place, a medium and a tool
egypt, techno-media, democracy, culture, libya, technology, 'indignant citizens' movement
Revolution rapper Mohamed El Deeb, Tahrir square's figurehead
Some musical genres, like rap and hip hop, developed so as to voice the rage of victims of injustice. Yet how many times has such ‘protest music’ really brought about a new revolution? The Egyptian rapper went out onto the streets to make real the change he evokes in his texts
Ukraine, Belarus, Egypt...free the online activist in you
Ukraine’s ‘Day of Wrath’ against its president on 14 May has been organised online. Belarus’ internet is the only escape from regime propaganda. The Arab world reported its transitions online. Amidst these examples, Peter Ludlow, cyber rights activist and philosophy professor at Northwestern University in Illinois, emphasies that politics can be influenced in bottom-up solutions. Interview
egypt, minsk, protest, iryna vidanava, kiev, regime, internet
Canvas, Otpor, Pora: Serbia's brand is non-violent revolution
Israa Abdel Fattah, Mohamed Adel and Asmaa Mahfouz will be remembered as the ones who largely contributed to dismantling Hosni Mubarak's 30 year rule over Egypt, and one of them revealed this year that he trained with similar youth organisations in Belgrade
egypt, youth, arab spring, serbia, orange revolution, otpor, pora
Fare dodger, stowaway or free rider?
Does the Arab uprising mean more 'stowaways' for Europe? Why does a stowaway in French mean the same thing as a fare dodger? Why is fare dodging in Italy called 'pulling a Portuguese'? Expression of the week
egypt, tower of babel, clandestine, european institutions, illegal immigrants, libyan arab jamahiriya, egypt
Vox-pop: European Egyptians on Mubarak protests
Five European leaders have called for an urgent transition of power in Egypt. 300 have died across the country over the last ten days, according to UN estimates. With 161 British Egyptians flown out of the north African country so far, four young voices from London, Manchester and Essex discuss their fears, roots and families
Egypt: President Mubarak's men in pro-democracy clashes
Several people were killed in Cairo on 2 February in the violent clashes between supporters and opponents of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak. The Slovenian, Swedish and German press blames the regime for the escalation of violence and bemoans the low level of EU and US support for the opposition
egypt, democratisation, egypt, arab spring, foreign policy, european film academy, cairo
Terrorism. Wait, what are we scared of?
Nourished by poverty, oppression or madness pure or simple, terrorism continues to dictate the news everyday. It's a protagonist of many faces, yet it remains a hidden and beaten creature which is launched to dizzy heights thanks to the publicity given to it by governments and the media, who are anxious to dominate public opinion. From the dying state of a terrorist organisation in Spain, to the wider question - what does it all mean today anyway
Wael Nawara: 'Secular is a word we Egyptians used to use wrongly'
A nocturnal meeting with the second-in-command of the El Ghad ('The Tomorrow') party, Egypt’s main force of liberal opposition to Mubarak’s regime
egypt, middle east, brunch, egypt, dissident, interview, cairo
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