In today’s cartoon, cartoonist Enrico Bertuccioli (Italy) comments on Egypt’s return to military control as General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi’s eyes a possible run for the presidency.
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“In one way or another, we’ve all been expelled from previous states and no one leaves their space without being condemned to diaspora.” Venezuelan author Israel Centeno on exile, refuge, and life on the outside.
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In this week’s column, Tienchi Martin-Liao questions the motives and sincerity of Song Binbin, a scholar and former Red Guard, who has recently officially apologized for her involvement in the attack and death of her school’s principal in 1966, at the height of the Cultural Revolution.
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Political cartoonist Sherif Arafa (Egypt) takes a look at the current Iran nuclear deal negotiations led by the United States.
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In this edition of The Writer’s Block we round up the answers of eight different writers to the question ‘What is your least favorite interview question?’ Included in this video are Ivo Victoria, Sridala Swami, Chris Abani, Cornelius Eady, Toi Derricotte.
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This week Hamdy el-Gazzar introduces us to The Arena’s Shout, a new book that studies the lexicon of the Egyptian Revolution. The book examines 650 different slogans that were chanted by protestors gathered at Tahrir Square and other public places across Egypt.
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This week Hamdy el-Gazzar introduces us to The Arena’s Shout, a new book that studies the lexicon of the Egyptian Revolution. The book examines 650 different slogans that were chanted by protestors gathered at Tahrir Square and other public places across Egypt.
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