April 27, 2011 | 92nd Street Y, Unterberg Poetry Center | New York City With Abdelkader Benali, Abdellah Taia, Rula Jebreal, Alex Nunns, and Issandr El Amrani; moderated by Jacob Weisberg
Co-sponsored by the 92 Street Y, French Institute Alliance Francaise (FIAF), Unterberg Poetry Center
This panel explores the sweeping political changes in the Arab world. Hear from experts and on-the-ground bloggers how social media and citizen journalism galvanize the revolution. In the borderless world of the Internet, where revolutionary ideas spread at lightning speed, will other despotic regimes collapse? Which ones? And how does an autocracy transition into a democracy, and at what cost? Alex Nunns, editor of Tweets from Tahrir (O/R Books)—a collection of key tweets from the activists who brought heady days of revolution to Egypt in early 2011—is joined by Palestinian author/journalist Rula Jebreal (Miral), blogger Issandr El Amrani (The Arabist), Moroccan writer Abdellah Taia, and Moroccan-Dutch writer Adbelkader Benali to tackle these urgent questions.
PEN BLOGS
• Anelise Chen: The optimism and energy of Wednesday night's "Revolutionaries in the Arab World" panel was contagious. [More]
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