Podcast: Egypt’s cartoon villains and heroes
The battle between Egyptian revolutionary and counterrevolutionary forces is being played out in caricature.
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Reimagining Palestine: Inserting the human dimension
The outside world primarily see Palestinians as two-dimensional heroes or villains. A new generation of artists and writers is adding a vital third dimension, the human.
Read moreNews of revolution (part III): Televising the life and death of an Egyptian president
Anwar Sadat was the first Egyptian leader to exploit television’s propaganda power – and even his assassination was unwittingly televised.
Read moreMobile revolution in the Middle East
“You won’t fool the children of the revolution.” Especially not if they’re Twittering away on their mobile phones.
Read moreBugging the culinary operating system
Elevating food to celebrity status has turned the theory of motivation upside down. It’s time to stick one up the foodies.
Read moreTV’s desperate Muslim romantics
Sexual relationships among ethnic minorities offer richer dramatic pickings than cliched stories about arranged marriage.
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