By Emily Wight A key element to the Arab Spring was the role of social media in giving momentum to the revolution. In countries such as Egypt, Facebook and Twitter have been used as a democratizing force, a platform for......more
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Frenemies entertain the Frontline Club
By Will Turvill A crowd gathered at the Frontline Club last night for a humour-filled evening hosted by comedian Katerina Vrana, who stood alongside jesting journalist Miss D (Daphna Baram) and Peyvand Khorsandi. In an exclusive preview of the stand-up......more
American Muslim: Freedom, Faith and Fear
By Alan Selby A lot has changed in the years since 9/11. The date itself has become emblematic of a change in attitudes towards Islam, perhaps most notably in the country which bore witness to the infamous attacks that day. Popular......more
Frontline Club panel optimistic about the future of Egypt
By Will TurvillThere was an overall feeling of positivity in the Frontline Club last night as the panel, chaired by the Observer's foreign affairs editor Peter Beaumont, discussed what the future might hold for the Egyptian people after a year of......more
#FCBBCA Part 1: Women of the Revolution
By Helena WilliamsThe uprisings that shook the Middle East this year have been a focus of relentless debate. ‘Revolutionary Arab women’ – activists, bloggers and academics - took to the streets and fought both for their country and their rights,......more
#FCBBCA Part 2: Women of the Revolution
by Ivana Davidovic Maryam Alkhawaya from the Bahrain Center for Human Rights comes from a family of activists, many of whom have been on the receiving end of the police brutality in the Kingdom. So much so that she joked......more
Cairo and the super rich
By Alan SelbyForty percent of Egyptians live on less than $2 a day, and Egypt receives an average of $2 billion a year in foreign aid. Yet millions of people are preparing to migrate away from the centre of Cairo......more
Jonathan Steele on a career that began with 'an enormous dose of luck'
By Olivia HeathAward-winning journalist Jonathan Steele discussed his views on the war in Afghanistan and the changing role of the foreign correspondent on Tuesday night at the Frontline Club. In conversation with freelance journalist Tom Finn, The Guardian correspondent recalled his reportage......more
El Problema - The true story of Western Sahara
By Paaras Abbas "We know that somebody is watching us. We don’t know where." How many of us have a full realisation of the torture the people of Western Sahara endure on a daily basis? It’s a story that has simply......more
Shedding light in darkness: Kate Brooks and capturing the Middle East
Last night's Frontline Club event - In the Picture: Kate Brooks: A decade on the front line - shed some light on the motives behind Brooks' incredible life: beautiful photography, capturing every shade of human emotion, from hope and happiness, to despair, and everything in between....more
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