TweetFrom Tahrir with Love Today will mark the 10th anniversary of the Egyptian revolution sparked in Tunisia a few days earlier. No public place symbolized this revolution like Tahrir Square. Where , 18 glorious days of protest toppled 30 years of dictatorship. Tahrir Square where everyone was welcomed, and everyone felt safe empowered. “We can breathe fresh air, we can feel our freedom,” explained an activist. “After 30 years of absence from the world, Egypt is back.” He added The chanting “Bread, Freedom and Social Justice” filled the Square. Now the charming Tahrir Square is unrecognizable, became more militaristic and Pharaonic. The grass and trees were replaced by concrete and…
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THE DEATH OF A DICTATOR! … Mubarak, tested positive for Mortality at age 91!
Tweet “I have never wished a man dead, but I have read some obituaries with pleasure.” There is a lot of debate about the origin of this quote and variations of it. Most agree it has a Mark Twain flavor. Regardless, there is no debate about the sentiment I had when I learned of ousted Egyptian dictator Hosni Mubarak’s death this week. At 91, Mubarak finally tested positive for mortality. Islamic tradition asks us to speak well of the dead, but Im planning on writing a piece longer than a few words! Like all Egyptian military dictators before him, Mubarak came from a humble background join the military academy, then…
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My Conversation with Francois Verster, director of The Dream of Shahrazad
Tweet THE DREAM OF SHAHRAZAD is a feature-length documentary film which locates political expression before, during and after the Egyptian revolution – and also within recent times in Turkey and Lebanon – within a broader historical and cultural framework: that of storytelling and music. More particularly, it looks at the legacy of the famous collection of stories known as THE 1001 (or “ARABIAN”) NIGHTS. for more information https://dreamofshahrazad.com/