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Feel free to use as you see fit. Adapted from Alaa’s own Twitter icon by Hugh D’Andrade.

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On Alaa, learning, and the struggle

I don’t really remember meeting Alaa.  I just remember that, from the first moment I saw him, how obvious his presence was.  We were sitting in a room in Budapest talking to a group of academics about something or other, something about activism, and everything they said was wrong, in Alaa’s view.  He raised his voice […]

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5 ways you can support free speech today

While I’m tweeting, Facebooking, and otherwise making an ass of myself all over the Internet, lots of folks aren’t able to do so, their speech limited by their governments either through network censorship or worse.  Here are five great causes you can donate to to support free speech this holiday season: The Media Legal Defence […]