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Interview with Philip Rizk by Shuruq Harb

September 20, 2015 Mona Baker Citizen Media, Egypt, Interviews, Philip Rizk, Protest Movements, Translating Dissent

“The revolution is not a thing of the past, the revolution is still in process.” Philip Rizk stated as we began our discussion of his text “2011 is not 1968”, whereby he challenges the dominant narratives of the January 25th Revolution as a youth lead revolution. He argues that the radicalizing factor of the uprising was an underclass without leaders.

Egyptian citizen journalism 'Mosireen' tops YouTube

September 10, 2014 Mona Baker Activist Initiatives, Citizen Media, Egypt, Film, Khalid Abdalla, Omar Robert Hamilton, Translating Dissent

Mosireen, a media collective responsible for collating some of the most iconic videos of the Egyptian revolution, is now one of the most popular non-profit channels in the world after just four months of being on YouTube Bel Trew, Friday 20 Jan 2012 Mosireen, an Egyptian media collective of filmmakers and citizen journalists, has become the most viewed