Posts tagged: Mideast

Egypt in revolt: ‘People who have been disgusted by their country are standing up for it’

WRITTEN BY AMAL SEDKY WINTER To see more of Amal’s writing, go to her blog: “My Eye on Egypt.” Cairo, Egypt Tuesday, February 1, 2011   “I used to call them the spoiled brats of the internet,” one Cairo woman confessed. “Now I kiss their feet,” she said, referring to young men who broke the […]

Tuesday February 1st, 2011 in , , , | No Comments »

Ryan Grim: Al Jazeera English TV blacked out across most of the U.S.

This article by Ryan Grim originally appeared at The Huffington Post, and is used by permission of the author. WASHINGTON – Canadian television viewers looking for the most thorough and in-depth coverage of the uprising in Egypt have the option of tuning into Al Jazeera English, whose on-the-ground coverage of the turmoil is unmatched by […]

Monday January 31st, 2011 in , , , | No Comments »

From Cairo: ‘For the first time in my life, I see real pride in their faces.’

By Amal Sedky Winter To see more of Amal’s writing, go to her blog: “My Eye on Egypt.” January 30, 2011 Cairo, Egypt Today, the fourth day of what must now be called an Egyptian revolution, 100,000 people showed up in Tahrir Square, the political center of the people’s protest against President Hosni Mubarak and […]

Sunday January 30th, 2011 in , , , | No Comments »

Egyptian demonstrators still in the streets as Mubarak clings to power

From Al Jazeera, Saturday: Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak has appointed the country’s head of intelligence to the post of vice-president, in a move said to be a reaction to days of anti-government protests in cities across the country. Omar Soliman was sworn in on Saturday, the first time Mubarak appointed a vice-president during his 30-year […]

Saturday January 29th, 2011 in , , , | No Comments »

Washington medical delegation to Gaza comes home

(This is Part 10 and the final story in this series. Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, has been sending back reports from inside blockaded Gaza. As she did twice before, Gerri organized a team of doctors and other health care providers to work in hospitals and clinics in Gaza […]

Wednesday January 26th, 2011 in , , , , | No Comments »

Washington medical delegation finds hope amid the despair in Gaza

(This is Part 9 in a series. Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, has been sending back reports from inside blockaded Gaza. As she did twice before, Gerri organized a team of doctors and other health care providers to work in hospitals and clinics in Gaza in an effort to […]

Tuesday January 25th, 2011 in , , , , , | No Comments »

People living in Israeli buffer zone with Gaza “suffering from everything”

(This is Part 8 in a series. Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, has been sending back reports from inside blockaded Gaza. As she did twice before, Gerri organized a team of doctors and other health care providers to work in hospitals and clinics in Gaza in an effort to […]

Monday January 24th, 2011 in , , , , , | No Comments »

Washington medical delegation travels the periphery of tiny Gaza

(This is Part 7 in a series. Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, has been sending back reports from inside blockaded Gaza. As she did twice before, Gerri organized a team of doctors and other health care providers to work in hospitals and clinics in Gaza in an effort to […]

Sunday January 23rd, 2011 in , , , , | No Comments »

Washington surgical team helping kids in Gaza every day

(This is Part 6 in a series. For the next several days, Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, will be sending back reports from inside blockaded Gaza. As she did twice before, Gerri has organized a team of doctors and other health care providers to work in hospitals and clinics […]

Friday January 21st, 2011 in , , , , | No Comments »

Washington doctors get briefing on Gaza water crisis as surgeries continue

(This is Part 5 in a series. For the next several days, Gerri Haynes, a former president of Washington Physicians for Social Responsibility, will be sending back reports from inside blockaded Gaza. As she did twice before, Gerri has organized a team of doctors and other health care providers to work in hospitals and clinics […]

Thursday January 20th, 2011 in , , , , | No Comments »