Assad accuses UK of bullying
In a rare interview with the UK`s Sunday Times, President Bashar al-Assad accused the British government of bullying and naivety in its approach to the conflict in Syria.
Journalists Syndicate elections postponed
After the general assembly failed to reach a quorum of fifty percent plus one of all eligible voters by 3 pm on Friday, 1 March, elections have been postponed to 15 March.
Visiting French Reporter Prevented from Leaving Iraq for 15 Days
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) expresses concern for Nadir Dendoune, a visiting journalist with French, Australian, and Algerian nationality, who has been prevented from leaving Iraq after being detained for twenty-three days.
Instagram Scandal Highlights Racism Among Israeli Youth
Lena Odgaard reports on images that have appeared on Instagram, such as a Palestinian child in the crosshairs of an Israeli soldier`s gun, that reflect an undercurrent of racism among Israeli youth.
CPJ: Egypt Should Apprehend Abductors of Journalist
Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) appeals to Egypt`s authorities to apprehend the kidnappers of Mohamed el-Sawi, a political news reporter for online Egypt news website Masrawy.
Do News Blackouts Help Journalists Held Captive?
Senior Adviser for Journalist Security Frank Smyth questions whether media blackouts of captive journalists indeed benefit those being held, citing examples such as the Syrian kidnapping of NBC reporter Richard Engel.
French Photographer Dies of His Injuries in Syria
French photographer Olivier Voisin, on whom Reporters Without Borders previously reported, died 24 February in Turkey, three days after being badly injured in northern Syria.
New Radio Stations in Tunisia Threatened with Closure or Prosecution
Reporters Without Borders (RSF) expresses concerns over Tunisian radio stations that started after the revolution and the state of free press in the country.
Press Freedom Violations Recounted in Real Time (Update)
Reporters Without Borders reports on 28 February that an Iranian journalist has been arrested in Tehran while ten of the "Black Sunday" detained journalists have been freed.
Freedom of Expression Takes Another Hit in Lebanon
Jean Aziz argues that freedom of expression in Lebanon is regularly restricted by the authorities for a variety of baffling reasons, despite this right being enshrined in the Lebanese constitution.
Bradley Manning prosecution to full witness list despite guilty plea
Bradley Manning has pleaded guilty to ten of twenty-two charges against him as army prosecutors intend to proceed with a full court martial in which he will face some of the most serious charges available in a leak case such as this.
Jafar Panahi`s Closed Curtain collaborators grounded in Iran
Iranian government seizes passports of co-director and star of Jafar Panahi`s film Closed Curtain, preventing them from promoting the film abroad.
Iran Reacts Angrily to "Argo" Oscar
Saideh Jamshidi reports on Tehran`s rejection of the film Argo`s depictions of Iranians, which received the Academy Award for best picture.
Playwright Nassim Soleimanpour sees his own play
BBC reports on how Iranian playwright Nassim Soleimanpour finally attends his own play after being unable to obtain a passport because he refused to do national service.
Qatari Poet`s sentence reduced to 15 years
A Qatari poet jailed for life for encouraging the overthrow of the government has had his sentence reduced to fifteen years by an appeals court.
Egyptian and German artists correspond through digital installations
Interactive exhibition of installations organised online by Egyptian and German computer scientists and artists highlights appetite for experimental, digital art.
Egypt`s English press face financial political predicaments
In light of recent developments at Egypt Independent and Al-Ahram, Sarah al-Sigarny reflects on her experience working at the Daily News Egypt when the newspaper had suffered financial setbacks before closing down; she underlines the importance English-language press in Egypt and elsewhere in the region.
How to Cover Syria from Beirut, Lebanon
AngryArab`s As`ad Abukhalil`s satiric article on Al-Akhbar explains how to identify certain characteristics of Syrian coverage from Beirut.
"We Are Not Here to Fight for Press Freedom"
The National wanted to be The Times of the Middle East. Joe Pompeo writes about The National`s failure in this mission but outlines its progress since its Abu Dhabi launch in 2008. Once considered "the New York Times of the Middle East," Pompeo sheds light on the paper`s increasing self-censorship, leadership woes, and a lack of international readership.
Don`ti Mixi: A Song by The Great Departed (Video)
The Band of the Great Departed, a Lebanese group, highlights recent comments by Egyptian President Morsi, which were a mix of Arabic and English, in this song.
“Learning to Stare at the Sun”
A translation of Alaa Al-Aswany’s article criticizing the Muslim Brotherhood for censorship and harassment of the Egyptian media.
"About Those Black Sites", New York Times Staff
The New York Times staff issues an editorial on the United States` use of "black sites" and extraordinary rendition with terror suspects, bemoaning the lack of accountability associated with the program and the program`s inherent violations of international law. The editorial also praises two recent court rulings in Europe, one convicting a CIA official in absentia of abducting a suspect and sending him to Egypt and another ruling that the treatment of a German citizen mistaken for a terrorist and abducted by the CIA amounted to torture.
"`Oops…One Less Arab`: Even More Disturbing Instagram Images from the Israeli Army", Ali Abunimah
Abunimah posts a series of instagram photos from the accounts of Israeli soldiers, including images of Palestinians in the crosshairs of guns, night raids on Palestinian homes, and a soldier playing a "card game" with the seized identity cards of Palestinians, putting such disturbing images in context of the Israel Defence Forces` mission of occupation of Palestinian territory.
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32 by Sahar Mandour
An excerpt from 32, a book by novelist and journalist Sahar Mandour about life in Lebanon from the perspective of women.