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AMEJA Condemns Newseum’s Exclusion of Gaza Journalists

The Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists’ Association strongly condemns the exclusion of Mahmoud al-Kumi and Hussam Salama, two al-Aqsa TV cameramen targeted by Israeli armed forces in Gaza City, from its annual event marking journalists killed in action. The exclusion by the Washington, DC-based museum follows pro-Israeli pressure and is an indictment of the institution’s integrity. The two journalists were killed in November after their car was shelled shortly after they had filmed casualties at a nearby hospital.  The Committee to  Protect Journalists asked Israeli authorities about its targeting of the two but failed to get an explanation why they were not afforded civilian protections extended to reporters.

EVENT: Egypt: A Revolution Continues

 

Egypt- A Revolution ContinuesAMEJA is Proud to Co-Sponsor this Event:

 

Come hear from two of Egypt’s finest independent reporters who have covered the Egyptian revolution from the beginning.

Lina Attalah is the Chief Editor of Egypt Independent, a Cairo-based weekly print and online newspaper.

Sharif Abdel Kouddous is a correspondent for Democracy Now! and a fellow at the Nation Institute. He is based in Cairo.

The event will be moderated by Amy Goodman, host of the award-winning independent television and radio program, Democracy Now!

Friday April 12, 2013
NYU Cantor Film Center (36 E 8th St.), Theater 101
6:00PM

The struggle in Egypt that began in 2011 and inspired people around the world is at a critical juncture. Amidst a deadlock between the Muslim Brotherhood and the opposition, the persistence of police brutality and state institutions of the old regime, and a looming economic crisis, the divide between political elites and people is growing ever wider. How much has changed since the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in 2011? What are the prospects for political change in the future?


Egypt Independent was founded in 2009 as the English-language edition of the leading Egyptian daily Al-Masry Al-Youm. It’s become one of the most widely-read sources of critical reporting and analysis on Egypt. To continue providing quality coverage, Egypt Independent is launching an international subscriptions drive and wants your support.

Come hear about the struggles in Egypt. Subscribe to Egypt Independent!

Co-sponsored by:
The Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies (NYU)
The Nation Institute
Network of Arab-American Professionals of NY
The Arab and Middle Eastern Journalists Association (AMEJA)
Alwan for the Arts
The Brecht Forum
Waging Nonviolence
The Indypendent

New Book from Qatari Author Sophia Al Maria

New Book from Qatari Author Sophia Al Maria

Congratulations to AMEJA member Sophia Al Maria who’s new book The Girl Who Fell to Earth hit the shelves a few days ago.

Mabruk Sophia!

Reviews for The Girl Who Fell to Earth:
“Daring, witty, and brimming with the unexpected, Sophia Al-Maria’s riveting memoir is as much about America as it is [about] the Arab world. Chronicling a coming-of-age between Washington State, Doha, and Cairo, this bracing first book startles and illuminates.”
—Yasmine El Rashidi, author of The Battle for Egypt

“Riveting … From an intimate vantage point, Al-Maria sees and translates challenges that the Bedouin, who lived for ages in the desert navigating by the stars, now face in the era of big cities and washers and dryers. What makes Al-Maria’s story unique is not only its rare insider’s glimpse of modern Bedouin life, but the outsider’s sensibility that magnifies her exquisite observational gifts. Frank, funny and dauntless.”
—Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

“… wry, eloquent … her commentary gets it exactly right.”
—Booklist

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