Hamdy el-Gazzar remembers Egypt’s “ambassador of the poor” and poet of the January 25 Revolution. Ahmed Fouad Negm, the venerated poet and outspoken critic of power, died on December 3, a few days before being awarded the Prince Claus Award. Included is Negm’s poem “Mother Egypt”.
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Hamdy el-Gazzar remembers Egypt’s “ambassador of the poor” and poet of the January 25 Revolution. Ahmed Fouad Negm, the venerated poet and outspoken critic of power, died on December 3, a few days before being awarded the Prince Claus Award. Included is Negm’s poem “Mother Egypt”.
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Based on a survey of Iranian journalists living and working outside Iran, this report offers insights regarding the transnational dimensions of Iranian journalism, as well as how Iranian journalists working outside Iran view their roles within the broader Iranian media ecosystem.
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“The Geneva agreement.” Today’s cartoon is by Shlomo Cohen (Israel). Sampsonia Way’s Cartoons section features cartoonists from around the world whose work offers unique political and social commentary, as well as sharp wit.
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In this segment of The Writer’s Block, the acclaimed Egyptian author and journalist Hamdy El-Gazzar discusses writing poetry, incorporating sex as a theme in his work, and the importance of letting the spirit of a text live in translation. El-Gazzar is also Sampsonia Way‘s Egypt columnist.
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Shezanne Cassim, an American citizen, is being held in a maximum-security prison in the United Arab Emirates after posting a satirical YouTube video. He is the first foreign national to be charged with the country’s draconian cybercrimes decree.
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Today we launch our new Cartoons section with a piece from Palestinian cartoonist Mohammad Saba’aneh. The Cartoons section features cartoonists from around the world whose work offers unique political and social commentary, as well as sharp wit.
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