November 15, 2011 | In: General
On creativity and education
If you have any interest in the aforementioned topics, I think you should watch this talk... ...and read this...
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Archive for 2011
October 31, 2011 | In: Egypt
Can Egypt drop its ‘odius debt’?
The Gaurdian reports that Britian is demanding the repayment of GBP 100m lent to the Mubarak regime for arms deals. Incidentally, IMF officials are currently in Cairo trying to talk Egypt's interim government into a $3 billion loan. With these two...
October 10, 2011 | In: Egypt
On the Maspero incidents: Sectarianism as a counter-revolutionary tool
The violence that erupted in Maspero yesterday signals an acutely dangerous turn in the already murky atmosphere of Egypt’s post-revolutionary transition. I say acutely dangerous because what started out as a peaceful demonstration by Christians,...
February 24, 2011 | In: Egypt
Abdel Muti Hihajzi gets it: On Revolutions, False Miracles and Social media
Ahmed Abdel Muiti Hijazi is one of my favorite Egyptian progressives. Hijazi is not only one of the most prominent Egyptian modern poets, he is also a staunch secularist and sharp social commentator. In an article (perhaps sarcastically) titled “This...
February 22, 2011 | In: Egypt
From clicktivism to activism: How shutting down the Internet helped fuel the Egyptian uprising
Image credit: @carloslatuff Picking up where I left off... As previously noted, it is surely naive to assume that all of those who blogged, tweeted and facebooked about the protests were on the street in any/all of those protests. The opposite also...
February 17, 2011 | In: Egypt
The Virtualization of Dissent: Social Media as a Catalyst for Social Change (Part two: From Reanimating the Social Discourse on Reform to a Grassroots Revolt for Change)
Cartoon by Patrick Chapatte One of any coercive regime’s worst fears is a rich, open public dialogue on change and reform. When people start candidly discussing and debating their concerns, hopes and dreams, they begin to be aware of their true...
February 15, 2011 | In: Egypt, Thoughts
The Virtualization of Dissent: Social Media as a Catalyst for Social Change (Part one: Why Gladwell is Wrong)
Guerrilla Social Media Ops from Tahrir Square (click for picture credits) I previously wrote about the role of social media in empowering tangible political and social action, citing social movements in Egypt and Iran that seemed to be driven,...
February 11, 2011 | In: Egypt
How to Remove a Dictator (in 18 days): an Anti-Coercion Manual
(Photo credits: Mostapha El Shafey) February 11, 2011. 21:06, Cairo, Egypt We did it. I have an outpouring of thoughts in my head related to what happened in Egypt over the past two weeks that I would love to get out all at once right now, if...
