Sorrow and the language of hope
Sorrow, mourning and lament must be as much part of the language of imagining and working towards a new future as the dreams and visions that drive us…
Read articleThe sacred river, by Wendy Wallace
Set against the backdrop of growing social unrest, The Sacred River is an intricate story of three women who travel to Egypt to escape London.
Read articleThe language of social change and the media
This time last year thousands of Tunisians and Egyptians took to the streets, demanding an end to their respective regimes. Bolstered by journalists and writers using…
Read articleHow eyepatches became a symbol of Egypt’s revolution
More than 80 people lost eyes at the hands of Egypt’s security forces; now eyepatches have become a sign of respect. Earlier this month hundreds of…
Read articleFighting with optimism
In the second of a two-part series on Egyptian women writers, Julie Tomlin discovers how activist Sahar Elmougy is faring in post-Mubarak’s Egypt, and the source…
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