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Nawal El Saadawy: Mother of Egypt’s revolution
Exiled from Egypt several times as a result of her opposition to President Hosni Mubaraks’s regime, Nawal el Saadawi was in Cairo in January when the demonstrations began in January. The renowned doctor, feminist and psychologist who has fought for change for more than half a century, was imprisoned and prevented from writing for many years. Hailed as "mother […]
Optimism is a “duty” if the Egyptian revolution is going to succeed
If you want to take part in further discussion about the revolutions in the Middle East and their impact on Western policy, come along to our FIRST WEDNESDAY SPECIAL: Changing world – conflict, culture and terrorism in the 21st century on Wednesday, 7 September. Video streaming by Ustream There has not yet been a full […]
Can Tunisians and Egyptians reclaim their revolutions?
With the world watching the latest uprisings in Syria and the continued intervention in Libya, the media has largely turned its attention away from the catalyst of the Arab spring, Tunisia and the next country to oust its president, Egypt. But what does the future hold for these fledgeling democracies?
Join us at the Frontline club with a panel of experts to discuss what the future holds for Tunisia and Egypt.
Coming up at the Frontline Club: China’s energy pioneers, African Election and Tunisia and Egypt’s revolutions
Tonight’s event on counterinsurgency in the wake of the 9/11 is now fully booked. But there are still tickets available for September’s First Wednesday special where we will be discussing how 9/11 and the War on Terror has defined our world and will continue to shape the future. Tomorrow evening we will be joined by photographer Toby Smith who has recently returned from […]
BBC journalist detained in Egypt
The BBC’s Shaimaa Khalil has been arrested in Egypt while reporting from Cairo. She had travelled to Tahrir Square after Egyptian security forces had moved in to clear the area of protesters. The demonstrators have been demanding swifter political change from Egypt’s military generals amid concerns that the revolution which brought down President Hosni Mubarak […]
Egypt’s digital revolutionaries: It’s not about the technology
The special joint event organised by the Frontline Club and the BBC Arabic Service brought together some of the key players, journalists and experts to discuss what has taken place in Egypt over the last few months. The first half of the evening at the Royal Institution of Great Britain, considered the role of technology […]
Ahdaf Soueif: What you saw in Egypt was humanity at its best
Download this episode View in iTunes Watch the event here. The revolution in Egypt was “a moment whose time had come” said author and commentator Ahdaf Soueif at the Frontline Club on Wednesday. The author of the bestselling Map of Love told BBC News presenter Mishal Hussein how she had been in Jaipur in […]
FULLY BOOKED Insight with Ahdaf Soueif: The spirit of revolution in Egypt
Egyptian author, political and cultural commentator Ahdaf Soueif will be joining us in conversation with BBC presenter Mishal Husain, to discuss her experiences at the heart of the protest in Tahrir Square during those momentous 18 days, looking at the roots of the pro-democracy movement and addressing the question of where her country goes from here.
Louis Lewarne: We were in awe of the Egyptian people that rose up
Independent film maker Louis Lewarne started the collectively written blog occupiedcairo.org during the internet blackout and continued to chronicle events in Egypt. Louis who has been living in Cairo since 2006 and is married to blogger and activist Salma Said, will be taking part in our discussion on Thursday on Protest, technology and the end […]
Ahdaf Soueif: Safeguarding Egypt’s revolution
Egyptian novelist Ahdaf Soueif, a key figure in Egypt’s revolution and cultural commentator, spoke via Skype during a First Wednesday Special event at the Frontline Club on 16 February, answering questions from both the panel and from the floor. On 30 March we are delighted that Ahdaf Soueif will be at the Club in person to talk more […]
Protest, social media and the importance of journalism in post-Mubarak Egypt
The Empire programme on Al Jazeera English looking at "cyber-generated" change examined how the media "missed" the warnings of looming trouble in Tunisia. The programme looks at some of the themes which were covered at the Frontline Club’s discussion: The changing nature of protest: does the mainstream media get it? Following the #sidibouzid hashtag […]
FIRST WEDNESDAY SPECIAL: Egypt – what happens now?
Listen to the podcast here or download from itunes. The First Wednesday ’emergency meeting’ – announced just two days before in response to events in Egypt and continuing unrest in the Middle East and North Africa – was a fast-paced and lively discussion that threw up a great deal of insight. With Paddy O’Connell, […]
Visualising the Egyptian revolution through Twitter
"I was very lucky to get this data", André Panisson tells us. He made the serendipitous decision to perform a test run of a Python server that would collect Twitter statuses around a particular hashtag on 11 February – the day that President Mubarak announced he would step down in Egypt. The following video documents […]
FULLY BOOKED FIRST WEDNESDAY SPECIAL: What now for Egypt and its neighbours in the Middle East?
View in iTunes Following the tumultuous events in Egypt we are holding a special First Wednesday debate to both take stock and to look at the impact that the ousting of president Hosni Mubarak could have on Egypt and its neighbours in the Middle East. We will be joined by experts on the region […]
The week ahead at the Frontline Club: First Wednesday special on Egypt and the Middle East
In response to the extraordinary events witnessed in Egypt we are holding a First Wednesday special event with Paddy O’Connell, presenter of BBC Radio 4’s Broadcasting House. He will be joined by a panel of experts and journalists fresh from reporting events in Egypt to both take stock and ask what lies ahead for the […]
Screening and discussion: Unreported World – Egypt’s Rubbish People
This startling film exposes a dark side to Egypt that the authorities don’t want foreigners to see. Reporter Evan Williams and director James Brabazon went to a Cairo ghetto to film a secretive society of around 40,000 people who literally live in rubbish, overrun by rats and disease.
#FreeAlaa: ‘You Have Not Yet Been Defeated’
Day 54 of the hunger strike: British-Egyptian writer, blogger and political activist Alaa Abd-El-Fattah is, yet again, in prison.
Frontline Christmas Fair
Public Welcome 1pm-5pm Members & By Invitation Only 6pm-10.30pm “Wherever I am travelling, I buy scarves. In many countries, textiles provide a vital income for women. I am delighted that this Christmas the Frontline Club will be showcasing handicrafts from countries which should be associated not only with war, but also with their glorious cultural […]
On All Fronts: The Education of a Journalist
“On All Fronts takes the reader on a riveting journey of storytelling. . . From Russia to China to Syria, [she] navigate[s] the most intense of human experiences while finding the tools to stay emotional.”–Lynsey Addario, author of It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War
Libya
Prime minister, Fayez al-Serraj joins forces with the militias and back by Turkey advances to regain Tripoli airport & the lucrative oil reserves. Russian backed, General Haftar’s and his self styled ‘Libyan National Army’ are pushed back however holding the east. Further foreign armies have flocked to the conflict ridden country drawn by the promise brought by Africa’s largest oil reserves and over 1,700km of Mediterranean coastline. What happens next as the country faces a dangerous deadlock promoted by external forces. Our panel discuss conflict, Covid and the rest.
The War On Press Freedom
Using the work of video journalist Jason Parkinson, we explore the ways in which press freedom in the UK is being restricted.
End of the Caliphate
Ivor Prickett’s book End of the Caliphate is the result of months spent on the ground in Iraq and Syria between 2016 and 2018 photographing the battle to defeat ISIS. Working exclusively for the New York Times, Ivor was often embedded with Iraqi and Syrian Kurdish forces as he documented both the fighting and its toll on the civilian population and urban landscape.
The Last Column
On the eve of the UK’s first Media Freedom Conference in London, this event examines new and current threats facing journalists – both online and offline – and explores potential solutions for protecting reporters’ lives and the freedom of information.
Trump, Sisi and the Muslim Brotherhood
Earlier this spring, Whitehouse spokeswoman Sarah Sanders declared the Trump administration would move to designate the Muslim Brotherhood as a terrorist organisation. The designation, if successful, could impact millions in the Middle East and beyond.
Investigative journalism in Arabic media
In the eighth of our series of ‘Ethics in the News’ events at the Frontline Club, Hannah Storm, director and CEO of the Ethical Journalism Network, will be speaking to Rana Sabbagh a founder of Arab Reporters for Investigative Journalism (ARIJ).
Rana will discuss the challenges of running an investigative journalism organisation based in Jordan and working with journalists in extremely difficult circumstances around the region with Sarah Giaziri , Director of the Frontline Freelance Register, and Mark Hunter, who has worked with ARIJ to develop the ‘Story-Based Inquiry’ approach to investigative journalism.
We will also hear from BBC Special Correspondent Nawal Al-Maghafi and Mohamed Aboelgheit about their experience reporting from Yemen and other countries in the region.
Unreported World: Nicaragua, Press Under Siege
Unreported World returns to the Frontline Club for the first time this year with a pre-broadcast screening of a stunning new documentary that takes an inside look at the dangers faced by Nicaraguan journalists trying to get their stories out.
Shamima Begum: A Crisis Of Citizenship
When Frontline member Anthony Loyd found Shamima Begum in al-Hawl refugee camp, northern Syria, he helped unearth a series of unanswered questions for Western societies – and kickstarted a national debate in the United Kingdom.
Watch the video stream of Shamima Begum: A Crisis Of Citizenship
The Parallel State: Truth, Lies and Political Fiction in Contemporary Turkey
What began as a documentary project quickly spiralled into a deeper journey along the fault lines of truth, and the power of narratives to control reality.
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PRINT Christina Goldbaum – ‘Strong evidence that U.S. Special Operations Forces massacred civilians in Somalia’, The Daily Beast Christina Goldbaum is an independent reporter and producer based in Kenya and Somalia. She works in print, still photography and television covering human rights, humanitarian crises and conflict. Her print bylines include the New York Times, Foreign […]
Attack on the Fourth Estate: The Killing and Imprisonment of Journalists
Targeting reporters is becoming more deliberate. Is enough being done to protect press freedoms and the courageous people speaking out for the truth?