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News & Commentary
Is This Where the Third Intifada Will Start? by Ben Ehrenreich
Gaza fishermen protest as Israel breaks pledge to stop attacks, by Joe Catron
Revolutionary Art Rises from Downtown Cairo Streets, by Marie-Jeanne Berger
Can Palestinian non-violent resistance make it into Israel’s education system?, by Mairav Zonszein
Egypt’s rebels without a pause, by Khaled Diab
How Syrian Women Are Fueling the Resistance, by Fotini Christia
Arab Revolutions Have Made Women Worse Off, by Moha Ennaji
One young Tunisian asks what’s really changed since revolution, by Akrem Kaabi
Tunisia’s Post-Revolution Blues, by Aaron Y. Zelin
Egypt’s rebels without a pause, by Khaled Diab
Debate flares on the revolutionary role of Facebook and Twitter, by Rob Lever
Syria: When Nonviolent revolutions Spread into Bloodshed, by Janine di Giovanni
End the Arab Boycott of Israel, by Ed Husain
Egypt: From Uprising to Revolution? by Andrea Teti
The Art of Palestinian Resistance, Khaled Diab
Decades of Oppression Foment Bahrain Revolution, by Shahira Salloum
Listen to the Women, Morsi, by Wafaa Wali
Nonviolent Resistance Key to Middle East Breakthrough, by Ibrahim Sharqieh
Campaigns
Canadian students challenge Harper’s support of Israeli apartheid. The newly formed Canadian Student Coalition for Palestine is an alliance of on-campus Palestine solidarity groups in Canada aiming to build on the recent boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaigns.
Yemeni youth tackle terror with non-violent campaign. Since last December, a group of young Yemenis has been waging a campaign in schools against terrorism through an organisation called Youth Creativity.
Art
The Writing on the Wall: Graffiti, Poetry, and Protest in Egypt by Andy Young
Fishermen in Gaza by Nidal El-Khairy
The Art of Palestinian Resistance, by Khaled Diab
A Third Perspective: Stronghold Sound’s New Hip Hop Album, Khat Thalet, Reviewed, by Lina Shaikhouni
Semaine du 2ème anniversaire du debut de la révolution syrienne, by SouriaHouria
Conferences & Events
Israeli Apartheid Week, February-March 2013, Worldwide
Syria’s Art of Resistance (Exhibition and Symposium), 21 March 2013, Centre for Culture and Development CKU, Copenhagen, Denmark
The Arab World: From Revolution to Transformation, 21 March 2013, Harvard Arab Alumni Association, Residence Hotel, Tunis, Tunisia
The Arab Spring and the Gulf: Politics, economics and security, 25-26 March 2013, LSE, London, United Kingdom
Arab Spring, the Middle East and Turkey, 18 May 2013, Exeter University, Exeter, United Kingdom
Confinement, Resistance, Freedom, 8-10 May 2013, Ege University, Ismir, Turkey
Radical Gestures: designing protest, resistance and refusal, 1 June 2013, Central Saint Martins College of Arts and Design University, London, United Kingdom
Protests as Events/Events as Protests, 12 June 2013, Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, United Kingdom