Tuesday, February 01, 2011
Egyptian Protests, Experts and Sources
With protests and demonstrations in Egypt continuing for over a week, Newswise has the following experts and sources available for the media to interview. View more stories in the Middle East Breaking News Channel.
For comment on the role of the Internet and social media as it relates to developments in Egypt and Tunisia, please consider Moez Limayem, professor and chair of the information systems department in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.
Professor Quandt Available to Discuss Turmoil in Egypt
In light of current events in Egypt, the University of Virginia offers the following expert for comment: William Quandt, Edward R. Stettinius Jr. Professor of Government and Foreign Affairs, Woodrow Wilson Department of Politics, College of Arts & Sciences.
Women Playing Critical Role as Political Unrest Boils in Egypt
N’Dri Assie-Lumumba, a professor of Africana Studies at Cornell University who was born and raised in Ivory Coast, comments on the role of women as political tensions grow in Egypt, Tunisia and Yemen.
Egyptian Protests Sparked by Social Networks Mimic Revolutions of the Past
Sidney Tarrow, professor of government at Cornell University and expert on revolutions and social movements, comments on the political unrest in Egypt.
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