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Category Archives: Egypt news
York: It’s our job to seek out the world
Jillian York’s humble personality prevents her from boastfully speaking about her global impact as a digital activist. With the help of social media, though, York vigorously advocates for international freedom of expression in her full-time work and volunteer positions. In … Continue reading
Posted in Class assignments, Egypt news, Human rights, Media
Tagged Al Akhawayn University, Al Jazeera English, American Islamic Congress, Berkman Center for Internet & Society, Boston, Cambridge, Electronic Frontier Foundation, Ethan Zuckerman, Facebook, Firuzeh Shokooh Valle, Global Voices, Harvard University, Jillian York, Jonah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, Middle East, Morocco, Nasser Weddady, North Africa, Northeastern University, San Francisco, Talk Morocco, The Guardian, Twitter
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Muslim model competes to represent Great Britain
Shanna Bukhari is competing to become the first Muslim to represent Great Britain at the Miss Universe Pageant in September. After entering the contest and advancing to the final round in the United Kingdom, though, the 24-year-old has received indirect … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt news, Media Decisions
Tagged Brazil, CNN, Covering Islam, Edward Said, Egypt, Great Britain, Guardian, Islam, Manchester, Miss Universe Pageant, Muslim, Sao Paulo, Shanna Bukhari, United Kingdom
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A new summer itinerary
The university has spoken: The former Dialogue of Civilizations trip to Egypt will now be an excursion to Jordan and Turkey. My first thoughts upon hearing the update were filled with disappointment since I spent an entire semester focusing my … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt news, Jordan, Turkey
Tagged Abdullah II, Boston, Copley Square, Dialogue of Civilizations, Egypt, Jordan, Libya, Middle East, Omar Duwaji, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, Syria, Tunisia, Turkey
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U.S. updates travel warning to Egypt
The fate of my Dialogue of Civilizations trip to Egypt will be decided tomorrow. If the U.S. State Department lifts the travel warning to Egypt, the university will allow our group to travel there in one month. If the State … Continue reading
A week devoted to each human’s rights and freedoms
I have been thinking a lot about women’s rights lately – about human rights in general, actually. As I have mentioned before, since January, people around the world have protested gas prices, unemployment, dictatorships, wage cuts, minority rights, higher education … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt news, Human rights
Tagged Curry Student Center, Egypt, Engineers Without Borders, GlobeMed, Human Rights Week, Julia Chambers, MDGs, Northeastern University School of Law, NUSTAND, Progressive Student Alliance, Students for Justice in Palestine, UN Millennium Declaration, United Nations
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Dealing with the code of silence
This afternoon I attended a “Gender Matters Series” event on campus. The panel – Robin M. Chandler, Lihua Wang and Linda K. Fuller – discussed real life stories of victims and activists whose writings are the foundation of their 2010 … Continue reading
Posted in Egypt news, Human rights
Tagged Anderson Cooper, Egypt, Lara Logan, Liberia, Lihua Wang, Linda Fuller, Middle East, Nir Rosen, Robin Chandler
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Finding a local perspective on Egypt
Believe it or not, it is already time for students to think about the end of the semester. For my final project for “Reinventing the News,” I will profile Jillian York, a Boston-based writer, blogger and activist who follows the … Continue reading
Walk with the Egyptians 