Sharif Abdel Kouddous, Democracy Now!. November 21, 2011.
Going into a third day of mass protests in Egypt, the unarmed citizens calling for an end to military rule face a vicious crackdown from security forces.
Thousands of protesters demanding that the ruling military cede power to a civilian authority were brutally cleared by the military and security forces Sunday.
Khaled Moussa al-Omrani, Adam Morrow, IPS News. October 31, 2011.
When Egypt holds presidential elections next year, Buthaina Kamel is set to become the first woman in the country's modern history to run for the highest office.
Richard Pithouse, South African Civil Society Information Service . October 22, 2011.
What links Tahrir Square to Liberty Plaza, the protests in Athens and Madrid and the movements in Port-au-Prince, La Plaz, Caracas and Durban, is a concern with democracy.
Rebecca Solnit, TomDispatch.com. October 19, 2011.
An open letter to Mohammed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation set off the Tunisian revolution, about the beautiful movements that have sprung up in the wake of his death.
Sharif Abdel Kouddous, The Nation. August 25, 2011.
Taking to Facebook and Twitter, Egyptians are repeating and defending Asthma Mahfouz's viral message for human rights, forcing free speech into the country and facing arrest.
Sharif Abdel Kouddous, Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. July 8, 2011.
Hundreds of university professors are staging a sit-in across Egypt to call for the ousting of university administration officials appointed by the former Mubarak regime.
“Egypt has a moral responsibility to address the humanitarian situation in Gaza, as well as encourage the international community to pressure Israel into lifting the siege.”
