This week Hamdy el-Gazzar introduces us to The Arena’s Shout, a new book that studies the lexicon of the Egyptian Revolution. The book examines 650 different slogans that were chanted by protestors gathered at Tahrir Square and other public places across Egypt.
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This week Hamdy el-Gazzar introduces us to The Arena’s Shout, a new book that studies the lexicon of the Egyptian Revolution. The book examines 650 different slogans that were chanted by protestors gathered at Tahrir Square and other public places across Egypt.
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In today’s cartoon, political cartoonist Vladimir Kazanevsky (Ukraine) takes a look at Ukraine’s controversial Law 3879, a law that, according to Reporters Without Borders, “drastically restricts freedom of information and other fundamental freedoms guaranteed by Ukraine’s constitution.”
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The authorities classify him as a pornographer but Ren Hang is simply a photographer pushing for freedom in his field. His go-to themes of nudity and homosexuality are on the verge of giving his conservative society a nervous breakdown.
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When Iranian television censored the broadcast of the Brazil 2014 World Cup draw in last month due to host Fernanda Lima’s dress, soccer-crazed Iranian youth took to social media to express their anger – not towards the government censors but against the actress.
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In this cartoon, political cartoonist Jean Gouders (France) comments on the news that the Dutch Prime Minister, King, and Queen will be attending the 2014 Sochi Olympics, unlike some other heads of state.
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Sampsonia Way is pleased to share five previously unpublished poems by Tunisian poet Ali Znaidi, including “More More More,” “The Sweet Water of Dream,” “Rebirth”, “The Beauty of Tunisian Women,” and “O, Wind!”
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Still denied his passport after nearly three years, Ai Weiwei exists in a strange purgatory. In this interview, the dissident Chinese artist speaks truth to power, as China’s exploitative processes of development demand great responsibility from the nation’s intellectual and artistic currents.
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In today’s cartoon Ben Jennings (United Kingdom) comments on the harsh treatment whistleblowers receive at the hands of governments, particularly in the US and UK.
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Kiss for Peace Project creators Nima Dehghani and Behzad Tabibian discuss the importance of social interaction between the US and Iran, the difficulties of challenging the stereotypical image of Iranians, and the ways in which censorship has affected their success.
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