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Lebanese Blogger Imad Bazzi, AKA Trella: Blogging has proven to be "the most influential form of activism in Lebanon."
The Aswat team recently had the pleasure of interviewing Imad Bazzi, also know by his Twitter name as TrellaLB. Imad is a Lebanese journalist, blogger, and activist who co-founded the League of Lebanese Bloggers and writes about Lebanese politics and society. His blog, Trella.org, is very popular in Lebanon. Below is the transcript of the interview.
Algerian Political Activist and Blogger Abdelkader Benkaled : “Electronic Activism” to Support Democracy
1. Thank you Mr. Benkhaled for granting us this interview. First, would you please introduce yourself?
I am director of the website of the Movement for a Society of Peace [2] (MSP) in Algeria. I manage a certain number of online media projects. Currently, I’m working to launch a website “Dzayn.com” to assist Internet users in overcoming the failures that they face in their work. I am a specialist in new media, the first such expert on the subject in Algeria. | Read More »
Arab Women in the Media - A Detailed Report and Analysis
Dr. Laila Nicolas Rahbani provides an in-depth report and analysis on the state of Arab women in the media in the Middle East and North Africa. | Read More »
Secretary of State Clinton - THE Human Rights Agenda For THE 21st Century
SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON THE HUMAN RIGHTS AGENDA FOR THE 21ST CENTURY GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY WASHINGTON, DC DECEMBER 14, 2009 Thank you Jasdeep, Dean Lancaster, and President DeGioi | Read More »
An Activist’s Perspective from Lebanon: Interview with Marie-Claude Najm
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MUWATANA
MUWATANA is a civic advocacy group formed in the summer of 2008, as a result of the “Save Corniche Jeddah” (Save Jeddah Coastline) initiative, which mobilized citizens to address the deteriorating | Read More »
Towards Citizenship in Lebanon
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By Sonya Day, ASWAT Team | Read More »