Mohamed Mahmoud, Mona Baker

Everything was possible

August 18, 2014 Mona Baker Activist reflections, Egypt, Omar Robert Hamilton, Translating Dissent

Saturday, August 17, 2013 – 22:26 by Omar Robert Hamilton I sit, for the 12th hour now, alone and struggling for what to do. For the first time since I got on a plane for Egypt on January 29, 2011, I am at a loss. Worse days than today lie ahead of us. We thought we could change the

On August 14, a belated obituary for Bassem Mohsen

August 15, 2014 Mona Baker Egypt, Philip Rizk, Police Brutality, Translating Dissent

Philip Rizk Thursday, August 14, 2014 – 18:33 I met Bassem Mohsen for a few moments in July 2013. He was upbeat and hopeful that the army had taken hold of power from the Muslim Brotherhood. I remember being surprised by his quick optimism. He believed that these generals were different than those who had ruled during the period