Rigoberta Menchú TUM "We have learned that change cannot come through war..."
Hillary CLINTON "I am particularly horrified by the use of propaganda..."
Nihal Magdy - WNN SOAPBOX (WNN/CGN) London, UNITED KINGDOM: Reports of sexual harassment in Egypt have risen drastically in the past few months. The problem, while not new to Egypt, has become an epidemic seriously affecting the lives of millions of women in the country. Whether incidents of sexual harassment have risen or whether more women [...]
Nada Zohdy - WNN SOAPBOX (WNN/CGN) Cairo, EGYPT: In recent weeks, speculations about Salafis have erupted in headlines as people try to understand the role they played in the tragic episodes of violence associated with an incendiary video ridiculing the Prophet Muhammad. Salafis are a broad group of conservative Muslims who typically have a literal understanding [...]
Nadine El Sayed - WNN Opinion (WNN/CGN) Cairo, EGYPT: Social media and blogs play a crucial role in maintaining a diversified, vibrant and well-rounded public sphere in Egypt. Social media clearly played a large role in the Egyptian uprising and political bloggers and online activists helped create a dynamic public sphere online during and after the [...]
WNN Opinion (WNN/CGN) Cairo, EGYPT: Cairo – On 20 May, a symbolic 24-hour mass hunger strike began in Egypt to protest the continued detention of Egyptian activists in military prisons. The success of the recent Palestinian hunger strike garnered attention internationally and has inspired similar movements in other countries – a sign that non-violent resistance [...]
Rasha Dewedar - WNN Opinion (WNN/CGN) Cairo, EGYPT: In the year following the Egyptian revolution, a new found freedom of expression is breaking the silence about crucial issues in Egypt that were previously considered taboo. A recently released feature film is a practical example of how art in Egypt can be an effective tool in [...]
