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Hyperreality beats free speech in Turkey Kerem Öktem describes the dramatic deterioration of Turkey’s media landscape after the attempted coup of July 2016. Ist die französische Haltung zur Meinungsfreiheit Heuchelei? Vor dem Hintergrund des Attentats auf Charlie Hebdo untersucht Arthur Asseraf die Geschichte der kolonialen Doppelmoral Frankreichs in Algerien. Egypt: the show is over Bassem Youssef and the Egyptian struggle for freedom of speech. Who is threatening free speech in post-revolutionary Tunisia? Middle East specialist Rory McCarthy examines the role of Islamist movement Ennahdha in shaping, and constraining, freedom of speech in Tunisia after the Arab Spring. Two years on, is it still spring in Tunisia? On 17 December 2010, Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set fire to himself – and began the Arab spring. Despite Islamist pressures on free speech and women’s rights, Rory McCarthy sees continued cause for hope. Ahmed Mansoor on blogging his way into a UAE prison One of the United Arab Emirate’s most prominent human rights activists, Ahmed Mansoor was imprisoned in 2011 for criticising the country’s leadership. Here he discusses the death threats, defamation campaigns and physical attacks he continues to face for speaking his mind. What are the biggest debates concerning Islam and free speech? FSD’s Katie Engelhart sat in on this Frontline Club debate to discuss controversy surrounding the YouTube video Innocence of Muslims. Has Innocence of Muslims ended the innocence of YouTube? Join us to debate the role internet platforms like YouTube should play in setting free speech agendas in your country, your language and across the world. Online editor Brian Pellot kicks off the discussion. Warum die arabische Welt lokale Radiosender braucht Soziale Medien und das Satellitenfernsehen spielten eine wichtige Rolle in der arabischen Aufständen, doch Daoud Kuttab meint, dass lokale Radiosender nötig sind, um in der Region positive Veränderungen herbeizuführen. Egypt’s one-way traffic in books Historian Khaled Fahmy describes how historic Egyptian books are more easily found in Western than in Egyptian libraries – and how a scholarly history of the Middle East was recently banned from entering Egypt. Al-Azhar’s “Charta der Grundrechte” Die Grundrechtecharta der islamischen Institution zeigt auf, wo die Gesetze der Scharia sich mit internationalen Konventionen überschneiden müssen, um die Meinungsfreiheit zu garantieren. Wie unparteilich war die Berichterstattung der BBC über den Arabischen Frühling? Ein neuer Bericht des früheren UN-Kommunikationsdirektors Edward Mortimer kommt zu dem Schluss, dass die Berichterstattung der BBC über die Aufstände des Arabischen Frühlings „einen angemessenen Grad an Unparteilichkeit“ zeigte. Al-Jazeera and the rise of citizen journalism Since the beginning of the Arab uprising, more than 70,000 videos have been uploaded to Al-Jazeera’s portal Sharek. Jillian York: Is hacktivism ethical? The director of international freedom of expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation talks about the ethics and motivations of hacktivism. On Free Speech: The power of the web This latest episode looks at the ethics of hacktivism, crowdsourcing in war zones and the right of Christians in the UK to wear the cross at work. Kazeboon: Ägyptens Anti-Militär-Kampagne Eine Gruppe junger Ägypter organisierte 2011 eine öffentliche Filmvorführung, um die Gewalt des Militärs gegen Zivilisten aufzudecken, schreibt Hebatalla Taha. Wadah Khanfar: Was Al-Jazeera partisan under his watch? The former head of Al Jazeera denies allegations that the network was in any way partisan under his watch, a criticism frequently levelled at the broadcaster, which is funded by the emir of Qatar. Free speech at the heart of the Arab Spring – part two In the second part of this panel discussion just off Tahrir Square in Cairo, a panel of bloggers, journalists and human rights experts ask what are – and what should be – the limits to freedom of expression in Egypt today. Free speech at the heart of the Arab Spring – part one In this panel discussion just off Tahrir Square in Cairo, a panel of bloggers, journalists and human rights experts ask what are – and what should be – the limits to freedom of expression in Egypt today. Nokia-Siemens: What can communications companies do to prevent state surveillance? The head of media relations at Nokia Siemens Networks talks to FSD about the misuse of technology by autocratic regimes and its new human rights due diligence process. Can Europe and the Middle East agree on the terms of freedom of expression? A lecture by Timothy Garton Ash in Egypt at the AUC New Cairo. Zur (fehlenden) Berichterstattung über Homosexualität im Nahen Osten Im Nahen Osten berichten Medien über Homosexualität nicht in gleichem Maße wie über andere Themen. Von Brian Pellot. Khaled Fahmy: How the right to information can transform Egyptian politics Khaled Fahmy, Professor and Chair of the History Department at the American University in Cairo, discusses robust civility and the role of the army for free speech in Egypt. Die „blasphemischen“ Tweets eines saudischen Bloggers Im Februar 2012 stand dem saudischen Schriftsteller Hamza Kashgari ein Gerichtsverfahren bevor, weil er den Propheten Mohammed auf Twitter beleidigt hatte, schreibt Brian Pellot. Article 19: freedom of expression anchored in international law Jeff Howard explains what it means for a state to be a party to the ICCPR and how individuals can issue complaints about violations of free speech to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.
Between Islamists and secularists: debating free speech in the Arab world Sara Khorshid reports from a panel discussion that brought together former hate preachers, feminists and ordinary Arab youth to debate the limits of free speech in the new Middle East.
Hyperreality beats free speech in Turkey Kerem Öktem describes the dramatic deterioration of Turkey’s media landscape after the attempted coup of July 2016.
Ist die französische Haltung zur Meinungsfreiheit Heuchelei? Vor dem Hintergrund des Attentats auf Charlie Hebdo untersucht Arthur Asseraf die Geschichte der kolonialen Doppelmoral Frankreichs in Algerien.
Who is threatening free speech in post-revolutionary Tunisia? Middle East specialist Rory McCarthy examines the role of Islamist movement Ennahdha in shaping, and constraining, freedom of speech in Tunisia after the Arab Spring.
Two years on, is it still spring in Tunisia? On 17 December 2010, Tunisian street vendor Mohamed Bouazizi set fire to himself – and began the Arab spring. Despite Islamist pressures on free speech and women’s rights, Rory McCarthy sees continued cause for hope.
Ahmed Mansoor on blogging his way into a UAE prison One of the United Arab Emirate’s most prominent human rights activists, Ahmed Mansoor was imprisoned in 2011 for criticising the country’s leadership. Here he discusses the death threats, defamation campaigns and physical attacks he continues to face for speaking his mind.
What are the biggest debates concerning Islam and free speech? FSD’s Katie Engelhart sat in on this Frontline Club debate to discuss controversy surrounding the YouTube video Innocence of Muslims.
Has Innocence of Muslims ended the innocence of YouTube? Join us to debate the role internet platforms like YouTube should play in setting free speech agendas in your country, your language and across the world. Online editor Brian Pellot kicks off the discussion.
Warum die arabische Welt lokale Radiosender braucht Soziale Medien und das Satellitenfernsehen spielten eine wichtige Rolle in der arabischen Aufständen, doch Daoud Kuttab meint, dass lokale Radiosender nötig sind, um in der Region positive Veränderungen herbeizuführen.
Egypt’s one-way traffic in books Historian Khaled Fahmy describes how historic Egyptian books are more easily found in Western than in Egyptian libraries – and how a scholarly history of the Middle East was recently banned from entering Egypt.
Al-Azhar’s “Charta der Grundrechte” Die Grundrechtecharta der islamischen Institution zeigt auf, wo die Gesetze der Scharia sich mit internationalen Konventionen überschneiden müssen, um die Meinungsfreiheit zu garantieren.
Wie unparteilich war die Berichterstattung der BBC über den Arabischen Frühling? Ein neuer Bericht des früheren UN-Kommunikationsdirektors Edward Mortimer kommt zu dem Schluss, dass die Berichterstattung der BBC über die Aufstände des Arabischen Frühlings „einen angemessenen Grad an Unparteilichkeit“ zeigte.
Al-Jazeera and the rise of citizen journalism Since the beginning of the Arab uprising, more than 70,000 videos have been uploaded to Al-Jazeera’s portal Sharek.
Jillian York: Is hacktivism ethical? The director of international freedom of expression at the Electronic Frontier Foundation talks about the ethics and motivations of hacktivism.
On Free Speech: The power of the web This latest episode looks at the ethics of hacktivism, crowdsourcing in war zones and the right of Christians in the UK to wear the cross at work.
Kazeboon: Ägyptens Anti-Militär-Kampagne Eine Gruppe junger Ägypter organisierte 2011 eine öffentliche Filmvorführung, um die Gewalt des Militärs gegen Zivilisten aufzudecken, schreibt Hebatalla Taha.
Wadah Khanfar: Was Al-Jazeera partisan under his watch? The former head of Al Jazeera denies allegations that the network was in any way partisan under his watch, a criticism frequently levelled at the broadcaster, which is funded by the emir of Qatar.
Free speech at the heart of the Arab Spring – part two In the second part of this panel discussion just off Tahrir Square in Cairo, a panel of bloggers, journalists and human rights experts ask what are – and what should be – the limits to freedom of expression in Egypt today.
Free speech at the heart of the Arab Spring – part one In this panel discussion just off Tahrir Square in Cairo, a panel of bloggers, journalists and human rights experts ask what are – and what should be – the limits to freedom of expression in Egypt today.
Nokia-Siemens: What can communications companies do to prevent state surveillance? The head of media relations at Nokia Siemens Networks talks to FSD about the misuse of technology by autocratic regimes and its new human rights due diligence process.
Can Europe and the Middle East agree on the terms of freedom of expression? A lecture by Timothy Garton Ash in Egypt at the AUC New Cairo.
Zur (fehlenden) Berichterstattung über Homosexualität im Nahen Osten Im Nahen Osten berichten Medien über Homosexualität nicht in gleichem Maße wie über andere Themen. Von Brian Pellot.
Khaled Fahmy: How the right to information can transform Egyptian politics Khaled Fahmy, Professor and Chair of the History Department at the American University in Cairo, discusses robust civility and the role of the army for free speech in Egypt.
Die „blasphemischen“ Tweets eines saudischen Bloggers Im Februar 2012 stand dem saudischen Schriftsteller Hamza Kashgari ein Gerichtsverfahren bevor, weil er den Propheten Mohammed auf Twitter beleidigt hatte, schreibt Brian Pellot.
Article 19: freedom of expression anchored in international law Jeff Howard explains what it means for a state to be a party to the ICCPR and how individuals can issue complaints about violations of free speech to the United Nations Human Rights Committee.