Hamdy el-Gazzar highlights the Egyptian intellectual response to the arrests of twenty-four activists who were charged with “breaking the law of demonstrating, damaging public and private property and demonstrating power…”
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Political activist El Sexto was detained six days ago by the Cuban authorities under the pretense of a common crime. In a candid and recent interview with blogger Yoani Sanchez, El Sexto discusses his artistic work and actions to engender free expression in Cuba.
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In this edition of “The Writer’s Block”, acclaimed poet Patricia Smith discusses her quest to reclaim her personal history, the power of personification, and how no topic is off limits.
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Nazeeha Saeed, who was imprisoned and tortured during the pro-democracy protests in 2011, discusses the state of journalism in Bahrain and her struggle for justice in this edition of The Freedom Chat.
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On this Independence Day, Tarik Gunersel presents an arresting story about the pervasiveness of myths throughout society.
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In the first of three “Writer’s Block” installments with Cave Canem faculty, Tim Seibles talks about the erotic, getting into the poetic minds of characters, and why some poetry may slip under the radar.
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“Half of every story in Thailand is Royal… How can we write anything, even a historic novel, when we’re only allowed to touch the subject by praising them in a way that seems too unbelievable to be true?” Thai writer Marisa Akara calls attention to the stifling effects of the vice-like lèse-majesté law.
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