CULF 3331: "Middle Eastern Revolutions"

This article offers a more lighthearted perspective on media and freedom of speech in the middle east. It focuses on the idea that comedy and satire can be used as a form of free speech through platforms such as youtube. People can relate to comedic forms of entertainment, so it can often be a great way to spread important messages to people who wouldn't see them otherwise.

This article offers a more lighthearted perspective on media and freedom of speech in the middle east. It focuses on the idea that comedy and satire can be used as a form of free speech through platforms such as youtube. People can relate to comedic forms of entertainment, so it can often be a great way to spread important messages to people who wouldn't see them otherwise.

When people are long distances away from revolutions, it is easy to not focus or forget about them. That is why the use of video is so important. This article discusses the uprising in Libya and how the over 9,000 videos uploaded to youtube impacted their causes. It also discusses another platform called Citizentube that helped people upload videos even when youtube is blocked. Being able to see all of the whats really going on really puts things in perspective and helps to spread message on a global scale.

When people are long distances away from revolutions, it is easy to not focus or forget about them. That is why the use of video is so important. This article discusses the uprising in Libya and how the over 9,000 videos uploaded to youtube impacted their causes. It also discusses another platform called Citizentube that helped people upload videos even when youtube is blocked. Being able to see all of the whats really going on really puts things in perspective and helps to spread message on a global scale.

Russia is largely responsible for the regime advances on both rebels and terrorists groups alike. They are deploying airstrikes at twice the rate the U.S. is. 

The recent developments in Egypt have provided increasing hope for all of us who believe in democracy, human rights and the rule of law. The events have also provided ample new material for the "cyber-optimists" versus "cyber-skeptics" debate.

This article discusses continued leadership in promoting and defending human rights around the world. It testifies on the important matter of Egypt and human rights.

Dalia Ziada is a l eading Egyptian human rights activist, socio-political analyst and writer championing women's rights, civil rights, and liberal democratization Awards and Honors: Dalia was selected by The Diplomatic Courier as one of the 99 Foreign Policy Leaders under 33 (2013)

Egypt exerts a spell: the Luxor Sphinx, Cleopatra VII, those marvels of engineering, the Pyramids. Yet modern ills shook this legendary landscape as pro-Mubarak mobs brandished Molotov cocktails and satellite dishes ripped from rooftops.

This article compares human trafficking to slavery and gives a stance not typical to my other articles. The author supports the notion of "guest workers" and says if it were known as slavery, then the host country and the respective home country would both be an accomplice to the crime. 

In Saudi Arabia if workers file a complaint against their employers about abuse they are usually returned to their employers or pressured to drop the charges. Typically, the employers will file a false counter-argument against the workers for theft, witchcraft, and adultery in retaliation. This country is also accused of failing to take action to reduce the demand of prostitution or child sex tourism. 

Women from former Soviet Union and China are still being trafficked across the border with Egypt into Israel for forced prostitution by organized criminal groups. Israeli government has made some efforts to comply with minimum standards for the elimination of trafficking including donating money to provide shelter for foreign victims of sex trafficking. 

Although slavery has been abolished for years, forced labor has since taken its place. In a recent report, 240 Brazilian companies were caught employing people in slave-like conditions between May 2013 and May 2015. The companies were associated with clothing sweatshops, farming and cattle ranching, timber and charcoal production, and construction. These people work seven days a week without pay and had no running water or toilets

The reshuffle in Saudi Arabia provokes some disconcerting thoughts about democratization in the Middle East.

a collation that Saudi Arabia try to make to fight against terrorist, especially the Islamic radicals.

a deal between Saudi Arabia and other countries to freeze their oil production in order to stabilize the oil price.