Charlie Beckett, Director of the London School of Economics, discusses how social media helped the Arab Spring grow and why citizen journalism fueled the revolution. Continue reading
Libyan writer Hisham Matar discusses his country's revolution that followed the self-immolation of Tunisian Mohamed Bouazizi. Continue reading
Attica prisoner Alfred Mancuso describes the prison, the conditions that made it a powder keg, and the riot itself. Continue reading
Journalist Harald Doornbos was in Libya during the Arab Spring. In this 2011 Ted Talk X in Amsterdam, he presents the souvenirs and propaganda he brought back from a country in the middle of a revolution. Continue reading
Award-winning Middle East foreign correspondent Johnny West, author of the book Karma, talks about his experiences in Egypt during the Arab Spring. Continue reading
An American social studies teacher spent 10 days in Cairo, Egypt and discusses his experiences during the protests. Continue reading
Journalism student from UC Berkeley, Justin Hinton, was studying in Egypt when the Arab Spring protests broke out and he recounts his time during the revolution. Continue reading