Feb 22 Frontline, GlobalPost Offer a Closer Look at Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood By Larisa Epatko PBS' Frontline airs a report Tuesday night called "Revolution in Cairo" on Egypt's youth movement, which mobilized under the radar of the secret police by using social media, including Twitter and Facebook. Continue reading
Feb 22 New Zealand Earthquake Kills 65, Somali Pirates Kill 4 Americans Rescuers search for survivors Tuesday in a collapsed building in Christchurch, New Zealand. Photo by Martin Hunter/Getty Images. A 6.3-magnitude earthquake left Christchurch, New Zealand, in ruins, toppling buildings and leaving at least 65 people dead. More than… Continue reading
Feb 21 Watch Frontline: Young Woman Becomes the Face of a Revolution Frontline followed 24-year-old Gigi Ibrahim, one of the young Egyptians who led the protests that ousted longtime President Hosni Mubarak, as the movement accelerated and she struggled to explain her involvement in the protests to her family. Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch For Egypt’s Women, Harassment Remains Part of Daily Life Margaret Warner talks with the World Bank's Nihal Elwan and American University's Diane Singerman about the street harassment Egyptian women face in their daily lives. Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch News Wrap: British Prime Minister David Cameron Visits Egypt In other news Monday, British Prime Minister David Cameron became the first world leader to visit Egypt after protests ousted President Hosni Mubarak. The government of China detained dozens of activists and censored Internet postings calling for demonstrations in Beijing,… Continue watching
Feb 21 Watch Protests, Violence Spread in Libya as Gadhafi Clings to Power Violence spread to Tripoli, Libya's capital, as longtime leader Moammar Gadhafi fought to hold onto power. Simon Israel of Independent Television News reports on the turmoil. Then, Jeffrey Brown talks with Dartmouth College's Dirk Vandewalle and Libyan-American activist Najla Abdurrahman… Continue watching
Feb 21 More Than 200 Killed in Growing Libya Protests Updated 7:34 p.m. ET Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi appeared on state-run television to say that he had not fled the country, the AP reported. He spoke for less than a minute and denied rumors that he had fled to… Continue reading
Feb 21 The Face of a Revolution The revolution that led to Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak's resignation after three decades in office was fueled by a group of young adults, some of whom used social media as a tool to organize. With thousands of Twitter… Continue reading
Feb 20 In Libya, Unrest Grows as Government Forces Fire on Mourners By News Desk Protests in Libya against Moammar Gadhafi's 40-year regime are continuing, despite government forces on Sunday reportedly firing upon funeral processions of those who have died in anti-government demonstrations. According to media accounts, the security forces fired on residents attending… Continue reading
Feb 18 Watch In Bahrain, Will Violent Crackdown Break or Bolster Opposition? Protesters defied a ban on mass demonstrations Friday in Bahrain, holding funeral processions for those killed in clashes. Growing unrest could also be seen in Libya and Yemen. Jeffrey Brown gets perspective on the violence and the king of Bahrain's… Continue watching