As ECU gears up for its Open House next month, this article by my friend and colleague Khaled Fahmy struck me as fascinating, pleading for student participation in politics: http://www.egyptindependent.com/node/709376
In honor of International Woman’s Day: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/politics/revealed-the-best-and-worst-places-to-be-a-woman-7534794.html
I realize that most of you won’t be able to read what is on this site, but take a look: http://www.engagemen-me.org/ This organization is dedicated to “working with men and young women for the sake of taking up the cause of violence against women.”
After reading the “fictional” perspective of Jewish famly during early years of Iranian Revolution, here is an account of Baha’i persecution (Septembers of Shiraz): Olya’s Story (1993) By Olya Roohizadegan Olya is a Baha’i woman from Shiraz, Iran who was sent to prison at the beginning of Iranian revolution in 1979 solely because she is … Read more
We discussed the Bedouin of Western Desert in our class, and our visitor by skype alluded to issues in Sinai. This article gives another perspective: http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/opinion/2012/02/201221413149992744.html
Where to party in Cairo–“Beirut Syndrome”: http://www.thedailynewsegypt.com/top-stories/the-party-never-died-in-2011-dp5.html After reading The Yacoubian Building, an interesting piece on places to let loose in Cairo.
Islamists ban filming of movie at Ain Shams University, and in other news Adel Imam (star of Yacoubian Building) sentenced to three months in jail for his provocative roles on stage and in film: http://www.egyptindependent.com/node/648311 .
http://www.niqash.org/articles/?id=2967 Interesting look at fashion and hair among Iraqi MPs.
I noticed that one of my worthy colleagues posted a NY Times article that discusses the lack of female contributors to Wikipedia in a sidebar. While I cannot address this directly, I can say that my friend and colleague at Georgetown University, Rochelle Davis uses the update of Wikipedia as a tool in her teaching. … Read more
My colleague and friend Khaled Fahmy wrote this fascinating piece in al-Masry al-Youm: http://www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/592711