Austin G. Mackell
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- Best news I've read in a while. // Global food market far improved from crisis years soa.li/CFiyryi 1 hour ago
- "Did you exchange a walk on part in the war, for a leading role in a cage?" A line that keeps me going when the going gets tough. #PinkFloyd 2 hours ago
- So is #Israel's thinking that if anyone is going to be killing Levantine Arabs they sure as hell aren't going to miss out on the fun? #Golan 9 hours ago
- RT @antissa: Syrian army admits to targeting Israeli military vehicle that had reportedly crossed ceasefire line - rt.com/news/israel-fi… #… 9 hours ago
- Israel, Syria show teeth: Third cross-border shootout in week — RT News: rt.com/news/israel-fi… 9 hours ago
Blogroll
- Acitv8Change The fantastic and fiery Kate Ausburn’s blog
- Antony Loewenstein One of Australia’s best and most critical intellectuals
- Disgruntled Biped “23 year old curmudgeon. Serial pessimist. Born in Jesusland, raised in Redneck Wonderland… suffice to say that both these experiences damaged me profoundly. Much happier now in the Inner West.”
- Inner West Live A community of blogger/journo/food-reviews/catlovers from around the Inner West (The Cool Part) of Sydney
- Lorenzo Tugnoli An amazing Italian photojournalist.
- Patch Galey A very sharp young British journalist based in Beirut and working at the Daily Star (also once my flat-mate)
- Penultimo A blog about my neighbourhood run by Jesse Stein and Erin Riley… Coz I still got love for the streets.
- Richard Hall Another fine young Daily Star Journo, writing from Beirut about the Middle East and beyond.
- Sam Tarling English Photojournalist bouncing round the Middle East. In Cairo (in the thick of it) last I checked.
- The Review of The New York Review of Books A side project of mine, featuring meta-reviews (reviews of reviews), video digests, and comment pages for the NYRB
- The Tongue Are you ready for a taste of the realness?
- The Tracy and The John “the men danced the dance of the gays”
- Two Bullets an anonymous insider from the Sydney music scene
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Monthly Archives: January 2012
A theocracy on the Nile?
I just had this piece, discussing the Islamist victory in the Egyptian parliamentary elections published over at New Humanist. With Egypt’s first post-Mubarak parliament now sitting, it is abundantly clear that elections were an important win for political Islam. Of … Continue reading
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Tagged democracy, Egypt, Islam, Muslim Brotherhood, Salafists
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Anniversary Mega-Post
Been a big week in Cairo obviously. I won’t try and do a comprehensive wrap up. Just wanted to upload the above pictures (taken on the 25th), and post links to a couple of articles I had published over at … Continue reading
The Prison In Tahrir
Before beginning this post in earnest I want to make something very clear: Today was an immensely positive day. It was one of the biggest protests in history, and from what I saw, was conducted with a remarkable level of … Continue reading
Egypt’s “Honorable Officers” Will Spend Jan 25 Anniversary in Jail
My story about the dissident officers published on Al-Akhbar English. While the Egyptian army hosts a ceremony in Tahrir celebrating the role of the military in siding with the revolution on January 25, several officers who joined the protests early … Continue reading
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Tagged Egyptian Army, Major Ahmed Shuman, Major Amr Metwally, Major Tamer Badr, Tahrir
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Dissident officers case delayed.
The cases of Majors Ahmad Shuman, Amr Metwaly, and Tamer Badr have been postponed until Feb 12. According to Major Shuman’s wife Mona Salah, reason given for the delay was the appointment of a new judge to the panel required that all … Continue reading
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Family and Supporters of Dissident Army Officers Gather in Tahrir Ahead of Trial
Yesterday in Tahrir Square, supporters of dissident army officers Major Ahmed Shuman, Major Amr Metwally and Major Tamer Badr – as well as the family of Major Shuman – rallied to draw attention to the soldiers plight ahead of their … Continue reading
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Happy New Year From Tahrir
Photos from the first hours of New Years Day 2012 in Tahrir Square.
