Tag Archives: Egypt
How The Middle East Became Another Planet
From Flash Gordon’s Ming the Merciless with his harem and his war rocket Ajax, to Frank Herbert’s prophecy-obsessed desert tribes in Dune battling over a valuable resource, the Middle East has always been another planet to western science fiction creators. … Continue reading
Posted in Books, Culture, History, Politics, Religion, Science, Uncategorized
Tagged 70s, Arab Spring, Argo, books, cinema, culture, Egypt, film, Iran, literature, Planet of the Apes, politics, terrorism, war, zombies
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Women and the Arab Spring
Here are some good links on the speakers at the Women Of The World (WOW) Arab Spring panel discussion 3pm Saturday March 10th it the Purcell Room in London’s Southbank Centre. I’m chairing. Whether you are coming or not, the … Continue reading
Posted in Crime and Justice, Film, journalism, Media, Politics, Uncategorized, War
Tagged Arab Spring, censorship, Egypt, feminism, media, politics
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Fighting press unfreedom: Lessons from the Iron Curtain for the Arab Spring
The name “Arab Spring” suggested to Europeans and Americans that the popular uprisings in the Middle East and North Africa shared much with those in the Sovet Bloc that ended more than 40 years of Communist rule. But do they? … Continue reading
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Tagged Arab Spring, censorship, DDR, Egypt, EU, journalism, Poland, politics, Soviet era, Stasi
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