On January 25th, 2011 protests broke out in Cairo that led to the toppling of then president Hosni Mubarak and that wrote history as part of the Arab Sping. A founding member of Nawara on the commemoration ten years later in exile.
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After AKP appointed a new rector at Istanbul’s Boğaziçi University, protests organized by students and staff continue as they call for a democratic process. Dis:orient spoke to a student collective and one of the professors involved.
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Following the appointment of Melih Bulu as rector of Boğaziçi University in Istanbul, protests have erupted on campus. Bediz Yılmaz sheds light on the ongoing fight for academic freedom in which the current events represent a decisive moment....
Despite high coronavirus infection rates, German politicians do their best so that families will be able to celebrate Christmas. In this article Udi Raz explains, why this stands exemplary for a German tradition of exclusion.
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Following the 2011 revolution, Tunisia became a democracy. Despite their varying intervening distances to their country of origin, members of the Tunisian diaspora play an important role in Tunisia’s democratic process.
“We are all participants...
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Ten years after the self-immolation of Mohammad Bouazizi, dis:orient e.V. is planning a small exhibition for the anniversary of this beginning – a revolutionary process that has been...
Egyptian women and men are coming forward against sexual violence online. While state institutions encourage survivors to speak up, other voices are being silenced. A commentary about a fundamental, yet confusing moment of Egyptian feminism....
Egyptian activist Sarah Hegazi was arrested, tortured and exiled - for raising a rainbow flag. Yesterday she was found dead. In her final letter, Sarah bestows forgiveness upon a cruel world. Those left behind, can’t be as forgiving.
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The EU visa system strongly limits the freedom of movement of Tunisians. Especially young people who want study or do an internship abroad are left in limbo for months – without being able to leave Tunisia.
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