Protesters stop for prayer during January 28th demonstrations in Cairo (possibly 6th October Bridge.) Twitpic posted by @ollywainwright Like many people, I’ve spent the day… Read More »Egypt: Too soon to analyze, so here’s my outbox
This week started for me with a huge event in my family’s life – after six years of study, my wife was ordained with a… Read More »A reflection on Tunisia
George Brock (Professor and Head of Journalism at City University London, long time writer and editor for the Times of London) has a thoughtful and… Read More »Brock’s insights on the Tunisia media attention disparity
I posted a tweet yesterday afternoon: “The good news: I’ve found the co-working space I’d been searching for. The bad news: it’s in Nairobi.” Beth… Read More »“Kenya Matters”
While my colleagues at Berkman are very good about scheduling many of the Center’s most exciting events on Tuesdays – the day I leave western… Read More »Nollywood: is better distribution the remedy for piracy?
This week featured ferocious clashes in Mogadishu between Somalia’s fledgling federal government and Al Shabab, an Islamist militia with ties to Al Qaeda. Al Shabab… Read More »Increased US engagement in Somalia – it’s a trap!