Jun 22 Watch Reporting a Revolution: Lindsey Hilsum on Libya, its War and its Future Reporting a Revolution: Lindsey Hilsum on Libya, its War and its Future… Continue watching
Apr 03 Watch Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood Bid: Why the Turnaround? In Egypt, the Muslim Brotherhood and other conservative Islamic political parties have advanced candidates for the upcoming presidential election. Margaret Warner and Harvard's Tarek Masoud explore the implications for the political and social life of post-revolution Egypt. Continue watching
Feb 15 Watch Post-Revolution Tunisia Attempts Painful Transition to Democracy Post-Revolution Tunisia Attempts Painful Transition to Democracy… Continue watching
Feb 02 Watch How Egypt’s Soccer Violence Fits Into its Political Unrest New violence erupted Thursday in Cairo after a soccer riot killed scores of fans in Port Said. Ray Suarez and Matt Bradley of The Wall Street Journal explore how the distrust and anger among the country's police, soccer hooligans, political… Continue watching
Jan 25 Watch Remembering Jan. 25: How Will Mubarak-Era Tension Shape Egypt’s Future? Remembering Jan. 25: How Will Mubarak-Era Tension Shape Egypt's Future?… Continue watching
Jan 24 Watch What’s Uniting Russia’s Revolutionaries? Six weeks before a presidential election in Russia, Prime Minister Vladimir Putin is off and running, attempting a return to another presidential stint -- despite growing anti-Putin demonstrations across the country. Jonathan Rugman of Independent Television News reports on the… Continue watching
Jan 13 A Free Press? A Year After Tunisia’s Revolution, Youth Weigh In By Extra DA After 23 years of restrictions under President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, 10 Tunisian youth share their thoughts with student reporter and photographer Ahmed Medien of Speak Out Tunisia, a citizen journalism training project. Continue reading
Jan 02 Watch Why Is Egypt’s Military Using Strong-Arm Tactics? Egyptian security forces last week raided the offices of human rights organizations, including several backed by the U.S. government, further straining relations between the countries. Jeffrey Brown discusses ongoing upheaval in Egypt with Georgetown University's Samer Shehata and The Council… Continue watching
Dec 07 Watch Syria’s Assad Denies Ordering Deadly Crackdown as Sanctions Drive Down Currency Syria's President Bashar al-Assad denied in a Wednesday interview that he ordered a deadly crackdown on protesters. Jeffrey Brown speaks with NPR's Deborah Amos, reporting from Beirut, about how the interview will be viewed inside Syria, the state of the… Continue watching
Nov 30 Watch The Role of Rising Food Prices in Egypt’s Revolution Egypt's rising food prices are helping fuel the revolution that led to this week's parliamentary elections. In collaboration with The Center for Investigative Reporting, Homelands Productions and Marketplace, Sandy Tolan reports as part of a new series called "Food for… Continue watching