Remembering Howard Zinn Al Jazeera | Editor's note: Today, January 27, is the second anniversary of the death of Howard Zinn. An active participant in the Civil Rights movement, he was dismissed in 1963 from his position as a tenured professor at Spelman College in Atlanta after siding with black women students in the struggle agains...
Egypt marks anniversary of 'Arab Spring' revolution The Los Angeles Times Reporting from Cairo— Tens of thousands of Egyptians poured into Tahrir Square in celebration and protest Wednesday, the anniversary of the revolution that brought down President Hosni Mubarak and set the nation on a troubled and still unfulfilled path toward democracy. | Songs of joy and shou...
Twitter's country-specific censorship plan rouses global furor Austin American Statesman | NEW YORK — Twitter, a tool of choice for dissidents and activists around the world, found itself the target of global outrage Friday after unveiling plans to allow country-specific censorship of tweets that might break local laws. | It was a ...
Egypt’s Assault on Civil Society The New York Times | Post-Mubarak Egypt is facing profound challenges with its unfinished revolution and looming economic crisis. The last thing it needs is to pick a fight with the United States. Yet the military rulers have done just that, demonstrating contempt for ...
Censoring of Tweets Sets Off #Outrage The New York Times | SAN FRANCISCO — It started five years ago after a young engineer in San Francisco sketched out a quirky little Web tool for telling your friends what you were up to. It became a bullhorn for millions of people worldwide, especially vital in n...
As Nations Line Up Against Syrian Government, Russia Sides Firmly With Assad The New York Times | MOSCOW — There are not many world capitals today where President Bashar al-Assad of Syria can count on unstinting support. But diplomats who passed through Moscow this week hoping to secure Russia’s help in forcing him from power were m...
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One billionth tourist to arrive in 2012: UN Al Jazeera | The United Nations, which commemorated the birth of the world's seven billionth baby last October, is predicting the arrival of the one billionth tourist later this year - perhap...
Yemeni president says he will travel to US Austin American Statesman | SANAA, Yemen — Yemeni President Ali Abdullah Saleh said Sunday he will travel to Washington for medical treatment and he asked Yemenis for forgiveness, saying it is time to...
Colbert for president! Al Jazeera | The New York Times, in its wisdom, remains irony-challenged and doesn't know what to think about satirist and Comedy Channel host Stephen Colbert's decision to run - for somethin...
Costa Concordia Disaster May Be Biggest-Ever Shipping Loss For Insurers Huffington Post | By Gilbert Kreijger | AMSTERDAM, Jan 27 (Reuters) - Twice the size of the Titanic and three times the length of a soccer pitch, the cruise ship Costa Concordia conjures up superlatives even as a wreck. | Fitted out with sumptuous spas, enormous bal...
Remembering Howard Zinn Al Jazeera | Editor's note: Today, January 27, is the second anniversary of the death of Howard Zinn. An active participant in the Civil Rights movement, he was dismissed in 1963 from his position as a tenured professor at Spelman College in Atlanta after sidin...
Review: Opera North in Giulio Cesare in Egitto, Grand Theatre, Leeds York Press | As operatic power-struggles go, the bitter sibling rivalry between Cleopatra and Tolomeo for the throne of Egypt takes some beating. | That, rather than the wider political contest between the Roman and Egyptian empires, is the thrust of Tim Albery...
Revolution in the Arab world The Guardian | In January 2011 we asked Arab writers, including Tamim Al-Barghouti, Hisham Matar and Mourid Barghouti, to react to the uprisings – they return to reflect on an extraordinary year | • Read Ahdaf Soueif's diary of the revolution in Cairo here Anti-government protesters in Sanaa show their fingers painted in the colors of the flags of Yemen, Tu...
