At the Oslo Freedom Forum last year, 7 activists from the Arab region found ourselves in a room together. This is the discussion which followed – on identity, exile, activism, trauma and healing, whether the Arab Spring failed, and different visions of what the future holds.
It was nuanced and surprisingly self-critical, but there was no cynicism or defeatism in the room – just the maturity of taking the long term view, as we recalibrate for the future.
Mentioned in this episode:
Asma’s OFF speech
https://oslofreedomforum.com/talks/what-happened-to-libyas-revolution
Wael Ghonim’s OFF speech
https://oslofreedomforum.com/talks/the-future-of-egypt
Ahmed’s blog on what the OFF means to us
https://www.patreon.com/posts/27117847
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نشرة أسبوعية مسائية من بودكاست فلسطين تصلُك إلى بريدك الإلكتروني، تُقدِّم أمتع وأفضل الحلقات من أكثر من ٣٠٠ برنامج
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- 002 – Saudi Reforms (Part 2)
- 003 – Iran Protests
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- 028 – In the Mirror: What Went Wrong with the Arab Spring?
- 005 – Nonviolence
- 006 – The Arab World Won’t Fix Itself
- 007 – Inside the UAE-Saudi Alliance
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