Fall of a Family Dictatorship in Syria – What Next?
The stunning fall of Bashar Al-Assad took place in less than two weeks. On November 27, armed groups began an offensive in northwestern Syria, near the city of Aleppo. After retaking Aleppo on November 29, they advanced southward, and the army of the regime began to crumble. After taking two other key cities along a major […]
Floods in Libya – An Ecological Catastrophe on Top of A Brutal History
More than 11,000 people have been killed in floods caused by Storm Daniel in Libya. That is only an estimate, and there are fears that as many as 20,000 people might be dead. The death toll is the result of the bursting of two major dams near the city of Derna, combined with extreme rains […]
Emel Mathlouthi: The Artist as Activist
Revolutionary University October 2016 Emel Mathlouthi, Tunisian singer, songwriter, social commentator and participant in the Arab Spring – will take us through her musical and political journey. He song Kelmti Horra (my word is free) became well-known throughout Tunisia during the struggles against the rule of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
Joel Beinin: Workers and the Uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt
Revolutionary University October 2016 Joel Beinin, Donald J. McLachlan Professor of History and Professor of Middle East History at Stanford University and author of the recent book “Workers and Thieves” will discuss the struggles of the working classes and unemployed in Egypt and Tunisia and their roles in the 2011 popular uprisings known as the Arab Spring.
Egypt: The Muslim Brotherhood Against the Revolution
Egyptians are out in the streets! The regime of President Mohammad Morsi, of the Muslim Brotherhood has ordered a curfew in three major Egyptian cities, but thousands of Egyptians are defying the government orders. Once again Egypt is in the midst of a social upheaval and ordinary people are making their power felt, this time […]