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Cavafy Before He Was Cavafy
Why do they insist on remembering us as old men? The profile frowning on the plaque or the statue standing regally in the park almost inevitably depict the vanished… More
Syria: Thirteen Scenes From Hell
Not a day goes by without me hearing the same old refrain from my women friends: “Shouldn’t the opposition council represent the revolution? Where are the women? Don’t we… More
Epic Endeavors
In the twentieth century alone, the Amphitryon myth has been adapted by a French novelist, two German playwrights, an opera composer, an anti-Nazi filmmaker, and Cole Porter. Have we… More
Africans must speak up for journalist jailed in Ethiopia
Ethiopia today is reminiscent of apartheid South Africa, where anyone who questions the state is a terrorist More
Qatar court upholds poet Mohammed al-Ajami’s sentence
PEN's Freedom to Write Coordinator Sarah Hoffman appeared on The Huffington Post Live this morning with Ahmed Shihab-Eldin to discuss the case of Qatari poet Mohammad al Ajami, sentenced… More
Craig Dykers
Since 1989, Craig Dykers has established offices in Norway, Egypt, England, and in the United States. His interest in design as a promoter of social and physical well-being is supported by ongoing observation and… More
The future of media: local voices and the reader’s responsibility
Media are evolving. That we know. But with this transformation has come an influx of new, diverse voices, occupying often unregulated platforms with varying degrees of government control and/or… More
Allow independent journalists in Tibet: PEN Int’l to China
The PEN International Congress urged China to investigate the causes of the self-immolation protests in Tibet with honesty and transparency, and to allow independent international journalists access to the… More
Conviction
Ben didn’t know his way out, so I’ve had to show him. And I couldn’t have done it without your help. For that, I’m not going to kill you. More
Free Expression Under Threat, Fears for Safety of Journalists
PEN International is alarmed to hear of the escalation in violence and threats to free expression occuring in Egypt following the ousting of former President Mohamed Morsi More
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