Category Archives: MENA

Att offra några människor för de övrigas bästa…

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

Den här blogposten publiceras förhoppningsvis automatiskt  samtidigt som jag och den tunisiske aktivisten Slim Amamou just inlett en diskussion om hur mobiltelefonerna (via allt från sms till streamad video) bidragit till att göra världen bättre. Slim greps av regimen under folkresningen … Continue reading →

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Libya: The #Feb17-uprising that started Feb 15…

Posted on February 15, 2012 by

When did the October revolution take place? In November. When did the Feb 17 revolution start in Libya? February 15. Quite exactly one year ago I was sitting at work, working on a column, following twitter on the side. I … Continue reading →

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Mitt förord till A Tunisian Girl-boken

Posted on January 14, 2012 by

Idag, på årsdagen av Tunisiens “president” Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’s fall, släpps den tunisiska bloggaren Lina Ben Mhennis bok i svensk översättning (av förlaget Sekwa som översätter franskspråkig litteratur till svenska). Jag fick äran att skriva förordet och publicerar det … Continue reading →

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The girl in the blue bra

Posted on December 21, 2011 by

If you follow Egypt I assume you have already seen this caption from how the Egyptian military undresses, beats and kicks a woman in the stomach. But I thought I’d post it anyway, for the archives. Here is a full … Continue reading →

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Mrs Gaddafi just sent me an e-mail…

Posted on November 5, 2011 by

Wellwellwell… They used to be called “Nigeria letters” in Sweden when they were still letters, consisting of a business proposal from some crooked person who needed help to take a lot of money abroad. All that would be needed was … Continue reading →

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On The Nobel peace prize: When Egypt highjacked the Arab Spring from the Tunisians

Posted on October 7, 2011 by

The Tunisian people had a popular, peaceful revolution that in a few weeks ousted a leader so brutal that Tunisia during Ben Ali’s reign has been called “The North Korea of the Arab World”. The problem is, few in international … Continue reading →

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“Bashar, you’re next!”

Posted on August 22, 2011 by

Well, a historic night. It’s hard to believe that this chapter in the Libyan history book has arrived. I have followed Libya over the year. From the first demonstrations on Feb 15 (yup, not 17!) following the arrest of the … Continue reading →

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Take me to the leader of the crowdsourced revolution!

Posted on July 1, 2011 by

Despite the way that some traditional reporters have tried to picture the Egyptian revolution, there was no leader. Many, many Egyptians from all walks of life put in their bit in something the now famous Google executive Wael Ghoneim has … Continue reading →

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Sisters – and brothers – #talkaboutit in Egypt, Lebanon – and Sweden

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

Update: Follow this link for the page where all blog posts on “End sexual harassment day” where collected. More than 150 stories from men and women. He comes off as a regular businessman – suit and briefcase – when he … Continue reading →

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They sad that Hama could not happen again

Posted on June 12, 2011 by

Uppdate for Swedish speakers: Svenskspråkiga rekommenderas varmt att läsa de sedvanligt utmärkta rapporterna från SvD:s Bitte Hammargren. Hon har lyckats ta sig in på de hårt bevakade sjukhussalarna i Turkiet, pratat med skadade syrier som vårdas där och levererat skildringar … Continue reading →

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