February 2012
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Interview with Syrian activist in Bab Amr
Today on All Things Considered we spoke with a Syrian activist from Bab Amr, Homs, who goes by the name Abo Bakr. You can read and listen to parts of the interview on the Two-way blog, but since he gave a lot of interesting details that did not make it to air I thought I would publish a raw transcript of the full interview here:
On the situation in Bab Amr:
I’m in Homs in Bab Amr. There...
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Scuffles in Janadriyah →
What does it all mean?
I’m not quite sure, but it seems that the tide of the conservativewave that I wrote about last month keeps on rising, and that there are groups and individuals who want to take advantage of this be sweeping everyone and everything in their way.
Update on Kashgari's Case →
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“Journalism is always the art of the incomplete.”
– Anthony Shadid.
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Anthony Shadid: A True Inspiration
I met Anthony Shadid twice, both in New York City when I was attending Columbia Journalism School. In December 2010, one of my professors asked me if I would be interested in going to a small event about reporting in the Middle East. My professor was invited by he could not make it. Shadid was the keynote speaker. I’ve been an admirer of his work for a very long time, and I was looking forward to...
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“أنا إن أزحت الستر عن عرض الهوى
فلقد يطول ببحره التجوالُ
ولقد تطول روايتي...”
– جاسم الصحيح
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Saudi Writer Hamza Kashgari Flees Country After... →
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Saudi Women Driving: Shifting Gears →
Some Saudi women rights activists are done petitioning the government and decided to begin a confrontation in the court.
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Rawdha al-Yousef: Evolution of the Saudi...
Rawdha al-Yousef was the guest of Turki al-Dakhil on his talk show on Al Arabiya yesterday. Al-Yousef calls herself an activist. In this part of the world, the word “activist” is usually associated with people who have dissenting opinions. However, this is not the case with al-Yousef who prides herself for being a flag-waving patriotic and says she has been nicknamed “Green Rawdha.”
Al-Yousef...
January 2012
حول خطوة تويتر الأخيرة
أعلنت شركة تويتر اليوم عن نظام جديد يسمح للشركة بحجب تغريدة محددة في بلدان معينة. الشركة شرحت عبر مدونتها:
”نحن لم تستخدم هذه الخاصية حتى الآن، ولكن إذا وعندما يطلب منا حجب تغريدة في بلد معين، سنحاول إخبار المستخدم صاحب التغريدة، وسنقوم بوضع علامة واضحة تدل على المحتوى المحجوب. في إطار تلك الشفافية، قمنا بتوسيع شراكتنا مع موقع ،http://chillingeffects.org/twitter بما يسهل العثور على...
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Not much more conservative →
Just a couple of comments on Maram Meccawy’s latest column in al-Watan daily: while I don’t think that she has changed all that much, it seems to me that she has become more open about expressing some of her conservative views recently. But I do agree with her that the general atmosphere in the country has become more polarized. Not that I think this is necessarily a bad thing. As I...
July 2011
عاجل: الرياح تعصف بنقاب امرأة في يبرين والهيئة تعيد النقاب إلى مكانه
#sabqandan7anews
Here and there →
The Guardian sent their south Asia correspondent Jason Burke to Saudi Arabia for a special series on the country. While I think the overall reporting of the series leaves something to be desired,…
This Lama @LamaSabri :-) RT @ClassicDiva Can someone explain what #LamaWedding is about? Who’s Lama?
Is it too late to call it a night?
RT @jtomassini: Via @Adweek, “First Mover: Emily Bell” http://t.co/PVNgbcb | @emilybell giving props to #cuj11, digital media profs, low …
June 2011
RT @CASottile: “Winning for #Native America,” my short documentary about 3 Native athletes making a positive impact, is now online! http …
I want a Google+ invite.
RT @Monasosh: بلطجية الداخلية سيطروا على باب اللوق. فيه إصابات بسيوف و فيه حد اتصاب بقنبلة مسيلة في وشه و بيقولوا احتمال يبقى مات!
I declare my support to this move :-) RT @ASE: @jilliancyork I really need moral support during these difficult times of change! :p
إحدى النساء ال٤٧ اللاتي قدن السيارات في ١٩٩٠ كانت مصورة فوتوغرافية. هل يتذكر أحد اسمها؟
#women2drive
RT @meshalalmutairi: Check this video out — أم ابراهيم المقاطي تسوق اليوم الجمعة 24-6-2011-الوليدي http://t.co/9vqJJg3 via @youtube
RT @essamz: عــــاجــــل: إطلاق سراح الشيخ سليمان الرشودي من السجن - المصدر ابنته على الفيس بوك (مبروك وعقبال بقية المعتقلين) #Rshoodi
RT @KhalidHariri: @ahmed ساهم ولو ب ريتويت فقط لدعم و نشر حساب جمعية حماية لدعم ورعاية ضحايا العنف الاسري والجنسي @Himayah1
“Journalism is for the young. Young people who go into journalism as a calling...”
– Gay Talese in an interview about “Page One.” (via thedeadline)
مطار جدة حامل! - خلف الحربي →
Why am I not part of this conversation? Because I don’t enjoy entertaining conspiracy theories.
Letter from Cairo, one year ago: these young bloggers are the real bridge to a better, freer future in the Arab world http://nyti.ms/iCc51T
RT @manal_alsharif: Was May 22nd, the click for Saudi women! the next 3 months will prove or disprove!
Manal released, Shoura still a joke, and why... →
Manal al-Sharif has been released on Tuesday. After her release, she released a statement in which announced that she will no longer be involved with the women’s driving campaign that is…
RT @manal_alsharif: لست ناشطه حقوقيه أنا امرأه عاديه تريد أن تعيش بكرامه وتعتني بطفلها دون الحاجة لكل غريب.. حبي لكم
May 2011
I mean twenty-seven. Yes, this is more like it.
Mohammed Al-Zulfa is now considered “rights activist”? http://bit.ly/kumNbG Do you guys agree with that description?
More on Manal al-Sharif and women’s driving →
Eman al-Nafjan has a good roundup on the latest in Manal al-Sharif’s case. Al-Nafjan was on also on CNN to talk about the issues yesterday.
Wikileaks documents reveal that the US government…
Tariq Alhomayed says don’t politicize the issue of women driving. He accuses @manalalsharif of trying to provoke people http://bit.ly/kEr3CW
The many flags of Lebanon http://flic.kr/p/9Mfx3m
Welcome to 3a9mt altaw7eed :P RT @LamaSabri All I see is partitions 0_o
#Riyadh