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Tag Archives: Middle East

Coming Down From the Tower (Bahrain)
Ali Aldairy / Middle East

Coming Down From the Tower (Bahrain)

Posted on May 29, 2013 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

In our penultimate Writing Revolution extract, Ali Aldairy tells the story of a nation’s ignored revolution as a result of a near total media blackout from international and Arab news organisations. Continue reading →

Greetings to the Dawn (Tunisia)
Malek Sghiri / Middle East

Greetings to the Dawn (Tunisia)

Posted on May 28, 2013 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Our Writing Revolution extracts continue from Tunisia and its Jasmine revolution, where Malek Sghiri talks of being a student activist, his kidnapping, imprisonment and detention. Continue reading →

Bayou and Laila (Libya)
Middle East / Mohamed Mesrati

Bayou and Laila (Libya)

Posted on May 27, 2013 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

For Mohamed Mesrati, writing about Libya’s revolution is a homecoming, a rejoining. Taken from Writing Revolution, Mesrati recalls his father reading him his favourite bedtime story, in Tripoli, during the 1990s. Continue reading →

We Are Not Swallows (Algeria)
Ghania Mouffok / Middle East

We Are Not Swallows (Algeria)

Posted on May 23, 2013 by theibtaurisblog • 1 Comment

From Algeria, full of fear and yearning, Ghania Mouffok’s entry in Writing Revolution  recounts the sad and bitter history of the country’s aborted uprisings against the status quo. Continue reading →

Cairo, City in Waiting (Egypt)
Middle East / Yasmine El Rashidi

Cairo, City in Waiting (Egypt)

Posted on May 22, 2013 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

In the latest instalment from Writing Revolution, Yasmine El Rashidi talks about her life before Egypt’s revolution and how it paved the way for her involvement in mass rebellion. Continue reading →

Wishful Thinking (Saudi Arabia)
Middle East / Safa Al Ahmad

Wishful Thinking (Saudi Arabia)

Posted on May 21, 2013 by theibtaurisblog • 1 Comment

‘Saudi Arabia is a mystery to me. Its history grudgingly unfolds in fits.’ In the second of our Writing Revolution extracts, Safa Al Ahmad contemplates the protest movement in Saudi Arabia.   Continue reading →

Diary of an Unfinished Revolution (Syria)
Khawla Dunia / Middle East

Diary of an Unfinished Revolution (Syria)

Posted on May 20, 2013 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

In the first of our extracts from Writing Revolution, winner of English PEN’s translation award, Khawla Dunia explores the interplay of subjective experience and objective reportage. Continue reading →

FEMEN’s Naked Exhibitionism
Claire Nally & Angela Smith / Politics

FEMEN’s Naked Exhibitionism

Posted on April 15, 2013 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

The naked body remains a site of contestation, but what does it mean to be naked in public? Ukrainian feminist protest group FEMEN are making the question evermore complex. Continue reading →

Transformations in Egyptian Journalism
Politics / Richard Nield

Transformations in Egyptian Journalism

Posted on February 13, 2013 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

In case you missed or weren’t able to attend the launch and accompanying debate of Naomi Sakr’s new book at the Frontline Club, here’s Richard Nield to fill in the blanks. Continue reading →

‘Bayou and Laila’ (Libya)
Middle East

‘Bayou and Laila’ (Libya)

Posted on January 30, 2013 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

Out in May, how about a sneak preview from our English Pen award winning book Writing Revolution? Continue reading →

Israel and Palestine: Two-States or One? And to whom does it Matter?
Journal / Middle East

Israel and Palestine: Two-States or One? And to whom does it Matter?

Posted on December 14, 2012 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

What are the choices left for Palestinians if there is to be a two-state solution? In the aftermath of Mahmoud Abbas, the Palestinian president’s successful bid at the UN in November 2012, one must ask how the UN recognising Palestine as an observer member is getting us closer to the main issues of peace for … Continue reading →

English PEN Awards for Writing in Translation
News

English PEN Awards for Writing in Translation

Posted on November 28, 2012 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

It is with great excitement that we can announce Writing Revolution: The Voices From Tunis to Damascus has been awarded the 2013 English PEN Award for outstanding writing in translation. Continue reading →

Ibraaz Publishing Partnership
News

Ibraaz Publishing Partnership

Posted on November 21, 2012 by theibtaurisblog • Leave a comment

At I.B.Tauris we are delighted to announce our partnership with London-based online publishing forum Ibraaz. Continue reading →

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