I was on the Dylan Ratigan Show to give The Daily Rant on the uprising in Egypt. I discussed possibly scenarios in Egypt with Danish TV’s Deadline (a few minutes into segment) And here’s a CNN segment stressing it’s not about the Muslim Brotherhood but about Egypt.

On CNN on Sunday, I explained that Egyptians were taking care of the revolution themselves and didn’t need anyone’s help but that the international community should offer moral support and on a second appearance I highlighted the peaceful nature of the protests to overthrow the Hosni Mubarak regime. [tweetmeme only_single="false"]

I was on BBC Newsnight to stress that freedom and dignity must win out in the “stability vs democracy” debate as Egypt’s uprising unfolds. On CNN, I urged media to use “revolt” or “uprising” rather than “chaos” and “crisis” when framing events in Egypt and NYTimes.com The Lede picked up on it. And on CNN [...]

I wrote this essay for The Observer as an ode to the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings and the tremendous impact they’re having on the Arab region.

My latest column for the Toronto Star examines how Tunisia’s revolution helped smash fear of the dictator in Egypt, set to the beat of Seven Nation Army!http://www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/930165–smashing-through-fear-in-egypt [tweetmeme only_single="false"]

I contributed an essay on the power of youthful protesters to a panel NYTimes.com hosted on the Egyptian uprising. [tweetmeme only_single="false"]

I recorded an essay for Marketplace on the dim economic and political prospects of Arab youth and discussed the Tunisian and Egyptian uprisings with Briah Lehrer. [tweetmeme only_single="false"]

By Mona Eltahawy Wednesday, January 26, 2011; To understand what drove tens of thousands of Egyptians to erupt Tuesday in the largest protests in a generation against President Hosni Mubarak, you only had to see one photo of events in El-Mahalla El-Kubra, a Nile Delta factory city where an estimated 5,000 people turned out. Some [...]

By Mona Eltahawy Toronto Star, Jan. 21 2011 NEW YORK CITY—No sooner had longtime Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled his country after a 29-day popular uprising than the race of the naysayers began. On one side was the expected group: a host of Arab dictators. From kings and emirs whose monarchies ensured [...]

I recorded a video essay for TIME.com on the Tunisian revolution. [tweetmeme only_single="false"]

I was on PBS Newshour on Monday along with Shibley Telhami to talk about the Tunisian revolution. On Tuesday, I discussed Tunisia To the Point with Warren Olney, which is broadcast on NPR stations, along with David Kirkpatrick, Rami Khouri and Juan Cole. [tweetmeme only_single="false"]

(Correction: Sudan had a revolution in October 1964 so Tunisia is a rare rather than first Arab revolution) “I will always cherish the day the dictator Ben Ali was toppled: in a true popular uprising, and not a coup” By Mona Eltahawy The Guardian, Jan. 17, 2011 Every 23 July for the past 58 years [...]

By Mona Eltahawy Washington Post, Saturday, January 15, 2011 For 23 years, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali presided over the most tightly run ship in the Arab world. So perfect a police state was his Tunisia, with its ubiquitous informers and portraits of the president, that no one predicted Ben Ali’s ship could capsize. But capsize [...]

By Mona Eltahawy Jerusalem Report, Jan. 31, 2011 Twitter is my lifeline to the world. Twitter is the bane of my existence. Twitter connects me to everything I care about and Twitter is ruining my life. Yes, yes, I’m Mona; I’m a Twitterholic, etc. etc. Here are the places I tweet: In bed (when I [...]

By Mona Eltahawy Toronto Star, Jan. 8, 2011 NEW YORK CITY – While you were enjoying the various holidays on offer, Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali went on live television to address a nation gripped by the worst unrest in a decade. Unsurprisingly, he was agitated. When you’ve been in power for 23 [...]