#Yemen
On Saleh’s death and the worsening humanitarian crisis in Yemen
A conversation with Yemeni journalist Afrah Nasser
Afrah Nasser و Laura Bird
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Laura Bird
Laura has been working with Mada Masr since December 2013. She edits the opinion section and occasionally writes. Laura has an MA in Middle East Politics from SOAS, and worked previously in Northern Ireland on identity symbols and political violence.
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#book reviews
6 summer reading recommendations from Mada
Five of us have chosen six diverse novels that are easily available in Egypt’s bookstores.
Heba El-Sherif و Lara El Gibaly +3
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#cinema
Performing our lives side by side: Roy Dib’s The Beach House
A mesmerizing, enticing and irritating film about old friends sharing a long, flirtatious, messy night.
Laura Bird
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#2016 year enders
Coping mechanisms: Late night walks and spinning tops
As 2016 draws to a close, some Cairenes' anecdotes on how they deal with political and personal difficulties
Laura Bird
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#youth
Loyal youth, model citizens
Young citizens have historically been positioned by the state as a priority due to the threat of their large numbers and able bodies.
Laura Bird
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#cinema
A music-filled Tunisian film perfectly fits this doubtful moment
Through a fictional Arabic alt-rock band, Khyam Allami has created a soundtrack that’s as nuanced, lo-fi and punk rock as the movie itself.
Laura Bird و Maha ElNabawi
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Laura Bird
Blog: #MeToo, vulnerability and ninja hedgehogs
«This is the first piece in a series of commissioned reflections on MeToo as a campaign»
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Myanmar’s Rohingya: Dissecting the violence
«Series: Notes on authoritarianism and dissent»
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Defeat as a useful sentiment
«Authenticity and possibility in collective defeat»
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About Mada and being in-between
«“Why do we refer to ‘local media’ in such a way that positions us outside of it?"»
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Brexit: What just happened and what now?
«This wasn’t a referendum by the people against the neoliberal order, it was instigated by politicians, and preyed on the fears and anger of many in…»
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Guarding sites of memory
«There is an indelibility of violence, as with other massacres, that is in some ways more deeply reinforced by aggressive or nervous attempts to erase it…»
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