Author Archives: Samira

Génération Révolution: Jumana Mustafa

Poète palestino-jordanienne, Jumana Mustafa est née en 1977. Parmi ses œuvres traduites en plusieurs langues : Dix femmes (2007), Bonheur sauvage (2009) et Je tais ce que j’ai vu (2012), qui vient d’être publié. Elle a créé à Amman le … Continue reading

Generation Revolution: Jumana Mustafa

Jumana Mustafa is a Palestinian and Jordan poet and was born in 1977. Some of her works which had been translated into several languages are, for example, “Ten Women” (2007), “Wild Beatitude” (2009), and “I Won’t Tell You What I … Continue reading

Warsheh

WARSHEH est une agence de design et de branding, dont le siège est basé à Amman, en Jordanie. Au sens littéral, le terme arabe « Warsheh » signifie « atelier ». L’agence a été fondée en 2011 par les graphistes … Continue reading

Non violent arabe hip-hop

Amer Al-Taher est un rappeur jordanien, originaire d’Amman. Totalement autonome, il produit, écrit et mixe lui-même ses propres chansons. Amer estime appartenir à une nouvelle génération de Jordaniens qui fait preuve de courage et se bat pour obtenir le changement … Continue reading

Nonviolent Arab Hip Hop

Amer Al-Taher is a Jordanian rapper from Amman. As his own one man crew, he produces, writes and mixes his own songs. Amer sees himself as part of the next generation of Jordanians, a generation that bravely seeks out change … Continue reading

Warsheh

Warsheh is a graphic design and branding agency based in Amman, Jordan. The word “Warsheh” literally means “workshop” in Arabic. Warsheh was founded in 2011 by the graphic designers Mothanna Hussein and Jo Bedu and by Tamer Almasri and Michael … Continue reading

Silent Protest Tehran

Silent protest is a nonviolent method of protesting often used by the followers of the green wave. Iranian demonstrators are gathering in big silent groups with a sign of green color. They are just walking along the streets without any … Continue reading

Hands

“Hands” is a project developed in 2013 of Octavi Serra, Mateu Targa, Daniel Llugany and Pau Garcia. All of them work in the field of visual arts and love the way actual and past politicians are doing their job. See also Hands Website

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Inna Shevchenko at SciencesPo University

This video is an excerpts of the Everyday Rebellion shooting in Paris with Inna Shevchenko from Femen at the SciencesPo university explaining the background of Femen´s work.

Nudity Against Mursi’s Constitution

The controversial and well-known Egyptian blogger Aliaa Magda Elmahdy joined Femen. Together with two Femen activists she staged a nude demonstration in front of the Egyptian embassy in Stockholm and in this way set a public sign against the planned … Continue reading

Paris Flash Mob

This Flashmob took place in June 2011 and was organized in support of the nonviolent green movement against the Iranian Regime in Paris.  The green color and silence are characteristics of this movement and marks 2 years since the Elections. … Continue reading

Silent Protest Rasht

Silent protest is a nonviolent method of protesting that is often used by followers of the green wave in Iran. The demonstrators are gathering in big silent groups with a sign of green color. They are just walking along the … Continue reading

Singing Protestors on Police Bus

A bus full of protestors who have been arrested in the USA are singing on the bus – with handcuffs on their arms. This way they turn their arrestment into a party. By singing “Let it shine” and smiling the … Continue reading

YouTube Censors Reverend Billy

7 Feb 2013 – YouTube deleted three videos of Rev. Billy. This is his comment on it: “But what is YouTube censoring? For one, my sermon after Hurricane Sandy. Its title is ‘Sandylujah!’ It is Earth-radical and passionate, but tell … Continue reading

Gewaltloser Arabischer Hip Hop

Amer Al-Taher ist ein jordanischer Rapper aus Amman. Als „one man crew“ produziert, schreibt und mischt er seine Songs unter dem Namen „962 Street“ selbst. Amer sieht sich als Teil einer neuen Generation von JordanierInnen, die sich mutig, kreativ und … Continue reading

Die Taktik von Movimiento 15-M

Am Sonntag, den 15. Mai 2011, eine Woche vor den Regional- und Kommunalwahlen in Spanien, begannen gewaltlose, parteiferne Demonstrationen in Madrid und in weiteren 58 spanischen Städten. Im Zentrum der Hauptstadt, auf der Plaza del Sol, entstand ein Camp. Diese … Continue reading

Poesie und Rebellion: Jumana Mustafa

Jumana Mustafa, geboren 1977, ist eine palästinensisch-jordanische Dichterin. Zu ihren in mehreren Sprachen übersetzen Werken gehören beispielsweise “Zehn Frauen” (2007), “Wilde Seligkeit” (2009) und “Ich sage nicht was ich sah” (2012), erst vor kurzem veröffentlicht. Sie gründete das Festival “Poetry … Continue reading

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How to Mislead the Mainstream Media

Make life easier for journalists and help them to write a good article. — The world-famous detractors of globalization named Yes Men from the United States have already embarrassed some major corporations with their anarchist and subversive activism. One of … Continue reading

OTPOR Artists on Revolution Design

Nenad Duda Petrović is a graphic designer born in Belgrad. While studying at university he created the logo design for the Serbian resistance group “Otpor!”: The  clenched fist became the symbol for peaceful nonviolent movements and is till this day … Continue reading

Pamela Brown on Shame

Pamela Brown is a writer, filmmaker and activist living in Brooklyn, NY. She holds her undergraduate degree in Philosophy from Dartmouth College, and a Master of Arts in Media Studies from The New School, where she is currently pursuing a … Continue reading

S.Popovic on Exporting Revolution

Srdja Popovic is a cofounder and key figure of the Serbian resistance movement “Otpor!”, whose led  Slobodan Milosevic in 2000 to the resignation in a non-violent way.  After the revolution, the activist became a member of the Serbian National Assembly … Continue reading