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Demonstrators atop post at Tahrir Square, marking 1st anniversary of the launch of  the Egyptian revolution, January 25, 2012 (Jeff J. Mitch...

Today (February 14) marks the first anniversary of the Bahraini uprising. Although crushed by Bahraini security forces, with the support of ...

Source: Egypt Independent .

Merip has a brand new blog, launched today. I intend to contribute posts on a regular basis--but I will not be abandoning hawgblawg by any ...

This was broadcast back on February 15, 2011, just 4 days after the toppling of Mubarak. Although so much has happened since then, this is ...

Here are some Egypt kufiyas, that date from the events around Tahrir and the Cabinet offices, around the weekend of December 16-18, when Egy...

Monique Jaques/Corbis Happy holidays. I've been collecting items to post, including lots of kufiyas from recent events in Egypt, but ha...

I've been complaining of late that the role of hip-hop in the "Arab" Spring has been somewhat exaggerated. I plan, or I should...

Like all companies trying to make money in the new Egypt after Mubarak, Coke & Pepsi are trying to ride the revolution. (Thanks to Robin...

It's thanks to Iman that I know about these two songs. The first is by Syrian singer Samih Choukeir. I knew nothing of him before hear...

It's been pouring out, released in a fury of creativity set off by the astonishing events in Egypt over the last 16 days. Tahrir Square ...

A run-down of the youthful leaders of the Egyptian Revolution, and much more, from Esam Al-Amin at Counterpunch.

Compiled by Seham, posted by Arabist. As of February 8.

Here they are, clear and consistent. Let's circulate them widely and support them tenaciously. They were posted on a huge banner on Tahr...

The article below, entitled "Fallen faces of the uprising: Ahmed Basiony" was published in Al-Masry Al-Youm today, and written by...

Great song, great images of the struggles in Egypt and Tunisia Here are the lyrics: I give up I live up I fill up Gotta keep my mind in moti...

This is one of many incredible photos from a wonderful gallery published by The Guardian . Very significant. Here's the caption: Protes...

Invaluable article from the estimable Adam Shatz, in London Review of Books. Read it here . Key extract: The men and women congregating in T...

If you're on twitter and read Arabic, follow him. An old friend. He also puts out some tweets in English. He's a lawyer and a tirele...

Issandr El Amrani, writing in the London Review of Books . There has been a lot of great analysis of this ongoing intifada, but this is one...