Category Archives: The world we live in Now

Observations and reflections of sweeping change

Old world or new earth ?

Posted on February 3, 2011 by Michaela

An ad by Goldman Sachs ….enough said.

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As the battle for freedom on Cairo’s Tahrir square rages on, the world watches the wave of change taking momentum. Street Battle Over the Arab Future B.E., Before Egypt. A.E., After Egypt. by Thomas Friedmann At the same time astronomers … Continue reading →

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The Martyr

Posted on January 31, 2011 by Michaela

Khaled Said, a young man from Alexandria, was beaten to death by local police this summer —well before rumblings of the country’s current unrest. But a Facebook page that bears his name has been one of the driving forces behind the … Continue reading →

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The hard part

Posted on January 30, 2011 by Michaela

As the protests in Egypt continues, I cannot help but notice, how everything is in fact happening simultaneously. Listen to Mohamed ElBaradei’s Nobel Prize Lecture from 2005 – to me it sounds like a prayer and I have a sense … Continue reading →

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The gyre

Posted on January 29, 2011 by Michaela

This is an extraordinary moment in the Middle East. And what is so interesting is that the common denominator in places like Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen is the fact that you have popular street protests that have no ideology, that … Continue reading →

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In no time

Posted on January 28, 2011 by Michaela

Watching the protests and mounting unrest in Egypt, it suddenly struck me, that indeed time has disappeared. Everything is happening simultaneously and there is really no way for any government or controlling agency in the world, to keep a … Continue reading →

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Wildfire

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Michaela

Interesting development. At first, Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution, then the protests in Yemen – and now Egypt. Revolution is in the air and it looks like a wildfire. In all three countries it’s the people opposing their authoritarian and corrupt government, … Continue reading →

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State of the Union

Posted on January 27, 2011 by Michaela

That world has changed. And for many, the change has been painful. I’ve seen it in theshuttered windows of once booming factories, and the vacant storefronts of once busy MainStreets. I’ve heard it in the frustrations of Americans who’ve seen their paychecks … Continue reading →