Reporter Rawyah Rageh: ‘Al Jazeera was a dirty word in Egypt’
Al Jazeera reporter and Columbia Journalism School graduate Rawyah Rageh recently spoke to students about covering the Egyptian revolution: the dangers she faced and lessons she learned.
Notes from the Egyptian Revolution
Inventive, organized, youthful, modern. That’s how author and political commentator Ahdaf Soueif described the Egyptian Revolution at Columbia University’s Edward Said Memorial Lecture.
A poetic role in the revolutions
Muhsin al-Musawi’s talk looked at the Tunisian street and Tahrir Square as literary texts themselves. He explained that the way the
revolutionary scene unfolded was much like a narrative, with players fighting for space, virtual (on the Internet) and representational.
“The virtual space is spilling into the street itself,” Musawi said.
Little Egypt celebrates Mubarak’s fall
Elated Egyptians took over Steinway Street in Astoria, Queens, on February 11 to celebrate President Hosni Mubarak’s resignation.
Mubarak steps down, Egyptian-Americans rejoice
As was Tahrir Square, so was Little Egypt, New York. Egyptian-Americans celebrate their sweet victory the moment they hear the news of President Mubarak stepping down. Raksha Kumar reports from Little Egypt, in Astoria, Queens.
“Information Wars” explores social media revolution
The most potent tool that was used in the Egypt revolution was social media. Al Jazeera’s “Information Wars” looked deeper into this phenomenon.
