Bahrain Joins the Middle East Protest Movement

Staff / Truthdig Feb 17, 2011 It's not as big as Egypt, Iran or Tunisia, but thousands of Bahrain's citizens have taken to the streets to demand their freedom, nonetheless. Protests in the tiny island nation have already led to at least three deaths as demonstrators call for reform from their king. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Uprising

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Dispatches From Cairo: The Prophet’s Birthday

Lauren Unger-Geoffroy / Truthdig Feb 16, 2011 Most Egyptians were prejudiced against themselves. This revolution gave them pride and purpose and reminded them how great the Egyptian people are. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

How the U.S. Should Respond to the New Arab World

William Pfaff / Truthdig Feb 16, 2011 Revolutions are known for devouring their children, but the people making the current revolution in the Middle East may prove indigestible. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Fear Not the Muslim Brotherhood Boogeyman

Juan Cole / Truthdig Feb 15, 2011 The hysteria in American media about Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood is not only ignorant and demagogic, it is hypocritical. Dig deeper ( 4 Min. Read )

Freedom’s Just Another Word

Eugene Robinson / Truthdig Feb 15, 2011 Why don't conservatives love freedom? Judging by last week's Conservative Political Action Conference, that's a fair question. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

From Concord to Cairo: Freedom

Richard Reeves / Truthdig Feb 15, 2011 We do not know what will happen next in Egypt and the larger Middle East, but then our liberators did not know what would happen in 1775. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Iran Has an Uprising of Its Own

Staff / Truthdig Feb 15, 2011 Inspired by demonstrations elsewhere in the Middle East, hundreds of thousands of Iranian protesters stormed the streets of Tehran on Monday, some chanting "Death to the dictator." It's the first major show of people power since opposition leaders accused President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad of stealing the 2009 election. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Egyptian History

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Speed Bump

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Dispatches From Tahrir Square

Lauren Unger-Geoffroy / Truthdig Feb 14, 2011 The following, written by an American living in Cairo, describes what it felt like to be in Tahrir Square the day the people of Egypt fired their dictator. Dig deeper ( 3 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: Wael Ghonim

Staff / Truthdig Feb 11, 2011 This week we celebrate Wael Ghonim, the 30-year-old Google marketing executive who helped organize the Egyptian uprising. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )