Mich Cafe

Dead Tweets: Citizen Journalists Pay the Price

Dead Tweets: Citizen Journalists Pay the Price

MICH CAFE: With traditional media officially locked out of Syria since the start of the revolution there in March 2011, citizen journalism has taken over the mantle, at a great cost.

 Jonathan Cook

Nazareth Machinations: The Long Game to “Jews Only”

Nazareth Machinations: The Long Game to “Jews Only”

JONATHAN COOK: … Expropriations would become a staple of life over the next three decades as more than 70 per cent of the land belonging to Palestinians was nationalized

 Tabsir

Karman’s Prize: A Better Image for Muslim Women

Karman’s Prize: A Better Image for Muslim Women

DANIEL M. VARISCO: The award of the Nobel to Tawwakul Karman represents many positive developments not least a shift in the view of Muslim women

 James M. Dorsey

Arab Leaders Losing Battle to Control the News

Arab Leaders Losing Battle to Control the News

JAMES M. DORSEY: Embattled regimes have failed in their effort to choke off independent reporting to ensure that their version of events dominates the news.

 Mishaal Al Gergawi

Gulf Government Silence Speaks Volumes

Gulf Government Silence Speaks Volumes

MISHAAL AL GERGAWI: Most government media arms have dug their boots in. That their positions may be correct is irrelevant. After all, how strong is a position that isn’t communicated?

 Zeinobia

Syrians Protest in Front of the Ministry of Interior

Syrians Protest in Front of the Ministry of Interior

ZEINOBIA: Writer Belal Fadl was right when he said yesterday that no one can appreciate how brave those who participated in the protests are, save those who know Syria.

 Parastou Hassouri

Logan Assault a Symptom of Mubarak’s Egypt

Logan Assault a Symptom of Mubarak’s Egypt

PARASTOU HASSOURI: Sexual Harassment, including the assault on Lara Logan, is a result of patriarchal attitudes coupled with stifled dialogue…

 Steve Royston

Bulletin From Bahrain: Wisdom in Demand

Bulletin From Bahrain: Wisdom in Demand

STEVE ROYSTON: The protesters of Bahrain are sailing with the winds of Tahrir behind them. The next few days will show where those winds take them.

 Rob L. Wagner

Women Who Drive: Saudi’s Worst Kept Secret

Women Who Drive: Saudi’s Worst Kept Secret

ROB L. WAGNER – Go outside the major population centres in the Kingdom and you will find it common to see women drivers.

 Crossroads Arabia

Paper View: Arab Media at a Turning Point

Paper View: Arab Media at a Turning Point

CROSSROADS ARABIA: The passion for journalism remains, but today’s younger generation of aspiring journalists would be more picky as to where they would work…

 Jonathan Cook

Publish it Not – Israel and the Sultans of Spin

Publish it Not – Israel and the Sultans of Spin

JONATHAN COOK: Most freelancers forced into this position would either have learned to tailor their reporting to what was expected by the news desks or have headed off to another conflict zone. I stayed…