Laura Gribbon

Laura Gribbon is currently pursuing her Masters in Middle East Politics at SOAS. Prior to that she was a Development student at UEL where she spent a year at the American University in Cairo studying

Cycles of violence in Egypt

It is common to hear people sitting in ahwas (street coffee houses) speaking of their latest plans to demand better conditions at work through strikes and walkouts. This culture of protest now appears to be more prevalent than ever.

By Laura Gribbon

/ 25 Mar 2013

Translating Egypt's revolution: images from Tahrir

In a series of photos from Tahrir Square, Laura Gribbon previews some of the work she will discuss in the openDemocracy and UEL event, Translating Egypt's Revolution on March 15th in London.

By Laura Gribbon

/ 9 Mar 2012

The Tahrir Square meme: a series of events at the University of East London

openDemocracy in conjunction with the University of East London is organizing a three-part event series on ‘The Tahrir Square Meme’ to be held at UEL's Dockland Campus. All the events are free and the public is encouraged to attend.

By Mohamed ElDeeb, The Narcicyst, Ibn Thabit, Samia Mehrez and Laura Gribbon

/ 25 Jan 2012