Written by Afef Abrougui On February 1, 2012, Tunisia, the birthplace of the so-called Arab Spring, has started procedures to expel the Syrian Ambassador in Tunis, and to withdraw recognition of the Syrian regime. That move followed the deadly assault launched on the city of Homs on Friday night, and which resulted in hundreds of […]
Mozambique: Presidential campaign online
Mozambique will vote to elect a President on October 28. Even before this year’s Presidential campaign officially began in Mozambique, new opposition party Movimento Democrático de Moçambique (Democratic Movement of Mozambique, or MDM) signaled it would take from the “Obama” model of online mobilization. The party set up a Wiki site and a tweet, began […]
In Sudan, Surviving Without the Help of NGOs
On March 4th, the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued an arrest warrant for President Omar Hassan al-Bashir of Sudan. In retaliation, 13 NGO’s were banished from the country the day after, a number that rose to 16 within the week. As a result, a handful of projects have halted operations: those offering drinkable water supply, […]
Pro-Israel Tunisian Gets Bloggers Buzzing
Posted by Jennifer Brea to Global Voices Online Zizou from Djerba recently introduced his readers [Fr] to Souheil Ftouh, whom he describes as “surely the most pro-Jewish and admiring of Israel of all Tunisian Arabs :-)”, a man whose perspectives, unorthodox for a Tunisian, left Zizou‘s readers respond a bit appalled. Zizou links to several […]
In Morocco, Fez Festival Celebrates World’s Religious Music
Posted by Jillian York to Global Voices Online As the 14th annual Fez Festival of World Sacred Music comes to a close, bloggers – both Moroccan residents and travelers – share their experience with this year’s festival. The View from Fez bloggers, who were fortunate enough to be in the thick of things for all […]
ACTING IN VIRTUAL THEATRE/ L’Acteur dans le theatre virtuel
Jouer dans ces productions a souvent nécessité le jeu filmique et le jeu théâtral, du point de vue technique. Du point de vue circonstanciel, le jeu était littéralement théâtral et filmique simultanément. Lance GHARAVI Essai de la théorisation sur l’art de l’acteur dans le théâtre virtuel De nombreuses questions sont soulevées par la scénographie […]