Arab Awakening

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Two Years On, Nothing Much Has Changed in Egypt

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Two Years On, Nothing Much Has Changed in Egypt Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Two Years On, Nothing Much Has Changed in Egypt

Protesters again are demanding bread, freedom and social justice under new president Mohamed Morsi.

Jan 25, 2013 / Press Room

The Revolution Added Two Years: On Cairo

The Revolution Added Two Years: On Cairo The Revolution Added Two Years: On Cairo

How the neoliberal urban development schemes of the Mubarak regime have gained new life under the Muslim Brotherhood.

Dec 31, 2012 / Books & the Arts / Frederick Deknatel

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Tensions Rise in Egypt Ahead of Referendum Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Tensions Rise in Egypt Ahead of Referendum

Protesters are starting to call for Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi to step down.

Dec 12, 2012 / Press Room

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt Is on a Precipice

Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt Is on a Precipice Sharif Abdel Kouddous: Egypt Is on a Precipice

Morsi's latest power play has sparked the largest uprisings in Egypt since Mubarak was ousted.

Dec 6, 2012 / The Nation

Terror and Tear Gas on the Streets of Bahrain Terror and Tear Gas on the Streets of Bahrain

The US media continue to turn their backs as Bahraini activists stage a revolution. 

Sep 18, 2012 / Jen Marlowe

Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West Comeuppance of a Superpower: Neoliberal Capitalism and the Decline of the West

The proverbial bogeymen of our world—Osama, Saddam, Gaddafi, Ahmadinejad—are clearly meant to act like so many mini-black holes absorbing all our fears.  But they won’t save t...

Sep 26, 2011 / Pepe Escobar

As the UN Debates Its Bid for Statehood, Palestine Disappears As the UN Debates Its Bid for Statehood, Palestine Disappears

Israel’s expansion project in the West Bank and Jerusalem is ensuring that the “nation” that the UN might grant membership will be each day a little smaller, a li...

Sep 22, 2011 / Sandy Tolan

A Lifetime of Resistance in Syria A Lifetime of Resistance in Syria

Haitham al-Maleh has spent decades fighting Syria's oppressive regimes. Today, he believes victory could be at hand.

Sep 1, 2011 / Sharif Abdel Kouddous

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Arun Kundnani on Surveillance of Muslim-Americans

Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Arun Kundnani on Surveillance of Muslim-Americans Nation Conversations: Betsy Reed and Arun Kundnani on Surveillance of Muslim-Americans

The American government is currently employing counterterrorism strategies against Muslim communities here in the United States that were first developed by the military for use ab...

Sep 1, 2011 / The Nation

Nation Conversations: Nada Alwadi on Bahrain’s Government Crackdown Nation Conversations: Nada Alwadi on Bahrain’s Government Crackdown

During her time reporting on the protest movement, Alwadi was detained by authorities in Bahrain and forced to sign a statement saying that she wouldn't write about or engage in po...

Aug 25, 2011 / The Nation

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