Jared Malsin

  • The War-Ravaged Cats of Syria

    A group of Syrians are documenting the country's bloody civil war on Facebook. This being the internet, one of their most widely distributed works involves a wounded cat.

  • Sweeping Unrest Under the Rug in Tahrir Square

    Last Wednesday in Cairo’s Tahrir Square, more than a dozen landscapers watered freshly lain swatches of grass and hauled in brand-new potted plants. It was hard to imagine the days when the flames of righteous discontent were fanned by thousands of...

  • This Woman’s Dad Was Tortured and Imprisoned in Bahrain

    Maryam Al-Khawaja was in the United States when her phone rang. Back in Bahrain, her native country, a government crackdown on the massive prodemocracy uprising was proceeding at a ferocious pace. The president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights...

  • Egypt's Black Bloc—An Exclusive Interview

    On Tuesday Egypt’s chief prosecutor ordered the arrest of anyone participating in a “black bloc,” with a spokesman calling the blocs an “organized, terrorist group.” The state news agency announced the arrest of 18 alleged black bloc members on...

  • Ultras, Anarchists, and Street Fighting in Egypt

    As darkness fell on Friday, pro-democracy demonstrators across Egypt were digging in for a long night of fighting with police after a day of generally peaceful marches marking the second anniversary of the revolution that brought down dictator Hosni...

  • Is SpongeBob SquarePants the New Che Guevara?

    Spongebob SquarePants has become a symbol for rebellious youth in Egypt. Student leaders in the fight against conservative President Mohamed Morsi have adopted him as their symbol, and he's inspired dozens of Egyptian Facebook fan groups, including at...