Austin G. Mackell
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me on twitter…
- @SandraEckersley i never claimed "inaccuracy" as such. I think you're having difficulty with concepts of objectivity and subjectivity. 4 hours ago
- @FouadMD i think this aversion to "imposing" things is dangerously vague. 4 hours ago
- @FouadMD I think these concerns need to be balanced with others... do we sit on our hands while cult members perform sacrifices? 5 hours ago
- Greek economy's lost 30% in 4 years. The Nazi army's most brutal occupation did less economic damage than austerity. youtube.com/watch?v=JQuHSQ… 5 hours ago
- @FouadMD so we have no agenda? I don't get it. 5 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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Tag Archives: Muslim Brotherhood
Morsy finds his Mojo
Had the following published over at New Matilda : Egypt’s president, Mohammad Morsy of the Muslim Brotherhood, has asserted civilian presidential control, or at least the appearance of it, over the Egyptian military. Today he released a surprise statementrevealing he had … Continue reading
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Tagged Annan, Egypt, Enan, Morsi, Morsy, Muslim Brotherhood, Tantawi
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The Brotherhood Takes Egypt’s Presidency
My piece on the Muslim Brotherhood’s victory in Egypt’s first post revolution presidential election, published on over at New Matilda. The Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamad Morsy may not be the ideal revolutionary president, but he’s not military or a Mubarak crony, … Continue reading
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Tagged Morsi, Morsy, Mursi, Muslim Brotherhood, SCAF, Tahrir
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Interviews on Egypt’s Elections
Have done a couple of in depth interviews since the first round of presidential voting. One is with the always fantastic Citizen Radio pod-cast, check it out here (I’m not mentioned in the episode run down but just hit play and … Continue reading
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Tagged Egypt, Morsy, Muslim Brotherhood, Presidential elections, shafiq
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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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Citizen Radio and Russia Today
Hi all, I’ve been a little slack recently, have been semi-homeless and completely without a laptop. However I haven’t been completely out of the action. I did an interview for the wonderful Citizen Radio on Thursday, then one for Russia … Continue reading
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Tagged #jan25, Citizen Radio, Egypt, Islamists, Labor Unions, Labour Unions, Muslim Brotherhood, Russia Today, Tahrir
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Three Egyptian Revolutionaries: The Businessman, The Worker and The Islamist
The Busniessman, Sherif Makhlouf The Worker, Kamal Elfayoumi The Islamist, Ahmed Akeel These videos were produced by Montasser Bayoud and Myself and were first published (in Norwegian) as part of an interactive @ aftenposten.no All the videos are available on youtube in higher … Continue reading
