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A decade ago, Tunisia provided a hope for the Arab world as a harbinger of a new era of democracy. It was the birthplace of the Arab Spring pro-democracy movement. Cut to 2023 and it looks as if democracy is dead in Tunisia.In December 2022, Tunisia voted to elect a new Parliament amidst an era…

There is a tide in the affairs of men Which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune; Omitted, all the voyage of their life Is bound in shallows and in miseries. On such a full sea are we now afloat… Shakespeare, aptly in Julius Caesar We cannot take any more! That seemed to be […]

Toi Whakaari creates Festival of Work in Development to celebrate the next generation of curious disruptors. Student artists are presenting works in development and in any form they choose, with commitment and courage, at Toi Whakaari’s FWD Fest from ...

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Courtney Rose Browns “The First Time” was also staged at Circa Theatre. Playwright Courtney Rose Brown looks at the struggle with having the right to share your work on a stage In my last year at university, a lecturer told us that we were in control of our production and our future, and promptly left the room. The rug was pulled out from under our Doc Martens. We looked around with wide eyes, mouths open, desperately seeking a leader. The Pākehā men in the room seemed to jump at this ...

But at the same time, given that hes so frail, the government doesnt want to cause undue panic. when i was there earlier this year, i asked people what happens if mandela is no longer with us? people are concerned there may be some unrest and panic because he is such a figure head. >> not only in south africa but around the world. why is he so important to everyone? >> because its so important what he did. the end of apartheid in south africa only ended in 1990, and hes the person who took the c...

Hoping that nothing would happen? well, one person who clearly understands the ongoing threat is laura logan the courageous veteran cbs reporter who was savegely attacked by a mob of egypt thugs during the so called arab be spring uprising. speaking this past week in chicago she had this to say. >> i knew that we were being lied to and i knew that the american people were being misled and when it comes to issues that i care about like issues of national security i dont think that politics should...

spring offensive. that threat follows this deadly attack in kabul but a taliban suicide bomber two hours after president obama left afghanistan and the taliban claiming its just a sign of things to come. lets go straight to nick payton walsh in kabul. when the taliban says spring offensive, tell us exactly what that means. >> reporter: well, something they were talking about two weeks ago but today their statements shortly after barack obama left made it clear they consider it a new op...

Time, but, what is your take on what the president is going to try to accomplish tomorrow in there are a bunch of different audiences for this speech. >>juan: right. well, the first thing, and this is interesting, to say that he is pro democracy. in a way that he is going to now become more aggressive because if there is anything that marked u.s. policy it has been that it has been halting. some places we support the spring uprising and some places we dont, and it is in the clear why. and, i thi...