Egypt
If 2011 — with the emergence of the Arab Spring, Europe’s Indignados and Occupy Wall Street — was the year of the protester (as Time magazine acknowledged), what was 2012?More
A year ago around this time, Occupy Wall Street was celebrating Advent — the season when Christians anticipate the birth of Jesus at Christmas.More
President Mohammed Morsi’s abrupt seizure of absolute power in Egypt has sent throngs of outraged citizens back to Tahrir Square, protesting and, once again, demanding the end of the regime.More
In July I participated in an all-Britain Peace News camp in which we discussed, among other things, the idea of diversity of tactics.More
Over the last year and a half, an historic wave of uprisings and revolutions has engulfed much of the world and done more to legitimize the power of nonviolence than anything since the fall of the Soviet Union.More
“The revolution continues! We will get our freedom!” gasped a protestor outside the Egyptian Parliament where a handful of activists launched a relentless hunger strike and sit-in on Tuesday last week.More
When the Egyptian Revolution began, Sharif Abdel Kouddous was at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah, covering independent film for Democracy Now!More
