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Mesa 2014: Documenting Revolution In The Me (Links), Roberta L Dougherty
Mesa 2014: Documenting Revolution In The Me (Links), Roberta L Dougherty
Roberta L. Dougherty
Collection of URLs for sites referenced during roundtable "Documenting the Arab Uprisings" (#3690) organized by Anais Salamon, 5-7 p.m. Monday, 24 November 2014, Middle East Studies Association annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
Mesa 2011: Expressive Culture Of The Egyptian Revolution, Roberta L. Dougherty
Mesa 2011: Expressive Culture Of The Egyptian Revolution, Roberta L. Dougherty
Roberta L. Dougherty
This paper will examine the expressive culture of the Egyptian "revolution"--an event that began 25 January 2011 and reached a climax on 11 February 2011 with the resignation of Egyptian president Husni Mubarak. The outcome of this event is at this writing still unknown, however it is possible even at this early stage to examine the role of songs, poetry, political slogans, photographs, and video in communicating the movement's goals and ultimately mobilizing the Egyptian people.
The movement completely blind-sided all academic experts and even international intelligence. While the Tunisian "jasmine revolution" of early 2011 is credited as providing an …
In The Temple Of Dance, Roberta L. Dougherty
In The Temple Of Dance, Roberta L. Dougherty
Roberta L. Dougherty
On the early history of the Reda Troupe for Folkloric Arts (Egypt) and its founder, Mahmoud Reda. Includes a summary & translations from Reda's book Fī maʻbad al-raqs (Cairo: Dār al-Maʻārif, 1968).