Arab Spring
The Weekend Panel with Bernard Hickey and Ruth Money
Joining us on the Panel this morning are Bernard Hickey and Ruth Money. Among other issues, they discuss the situation in Ukraine, National moving ahead of Labour in the polls, and the rising price of… Audio
Iyad el-Baghdadi: after the Arab Spring
Toby Manhire interviews the stateless Palestinian writer, human rights activist and entrepreneur, who became prominent for tweeting and commenting on the Arab Spring, and was then expelled from the… Audio
Erica Chenoweth: Non-violent civil resistance
Professor and Associate Dean for Research at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies at the University of Denver, and expert on non-violent civil resistance, and terrorism.
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Prominent Syrian activist on 2014 conflict and Islamic State
Mohammad al Abdallah is the executive director of the Syria Justice & Accountability Center in Washington DC. He was involved in the Syrian revolution from the early weeks and became one of the… Audio
How to get people off their screens and onto the streets to make social change happen
Russell Brown talks about activism online and on the streets with Marianne Elliott, Nicky Hager, Matthew Hooton and Laura O'Connell Rapira. Audio
Egyptian writer and journalist Yasmine el-Rashidi
One of the 2011 Tahrir Square protesters, Yasmine el-Rashidi's continuous coverage of the Egyptian revolution for the New York Review of Books was collected and published as "The Battle for Egypt"… Audio
Pepe Escobar: Arab alliances
Brazilian journalist who writes The Roving Eye column for Asia Times Online, talking about the Great Arab Revolt. Audio