Running from the tear gas at Simon Bolivar square (photo)

Picture taken yesterday (28th November).

Didn't stay very long, because the harassment was absolutely horrible. I ended up scratching one man in his face with my key, because he wouldn't back down. Good times. 

New review for Cairo360: Flying Lotus - Until The Quiet Comes

Flying Lotus, known to his friends as Steven Ellison, is the great-nephew of the late jazz pianist Alice Coltrane – wife of saxophonist and jazz big-wig John Coltrane. He pays homage to these musical roots in his own music to create intelligent dance music drenched in syncopated beats and experimental sound palettes. 

Until the Quiet Comes is Ellison’s fourth full-length album. His previous three records received increasing, and almost unanimous, critical acclaim, helping him build a solid name for himself. Needless to say, expectations for Until the Quiet Comes were pretty high upon release.

Nieuwe column voor De Buitenlandredactie (en DeJaap): Opnieuw massale protesten en rellen in Cairo

Het is er deze week beslist niet rustiger op geworden in Cairo. De rellen van vorige week zijn vrijwel naadloos overgelopen in nieuwe massale protesten, dit keer tegen de machtsgreep van president Mohammed Morsi. Die heeft afgelopen donderdag een aantal decreten uitgevaardigd die hem min of meer boven de wet plaatsen en het welke autoriteit dan ook onmogelijk maken om door hem gemaakte beslissingen terug te draaien of een halt toe te roepen.

Photos of today's protest (and clashes) on Tahrir square

Tahrir, 27th November 2012, a set on Flickr.

Quoted in Belgian newspaper Gazet van Antwerpen

Full text after the break (in Dutch).

Short interview on Dutch radio (audio)

I did a short interview with Dutch Radio 1 on Saturday morning. You can listen to it below (in Dutch, obviously).

Pictures of Friday's protest on Tahrir

Tahrir was busy on Friday, maybe around 20.000 people, but nowhere near as busy as it was back in January 2011.

After a while it turned violent and the riot police started doing charges. I got stuck behind the police line, so I got to see it from the other side. Officers were very surprised to find me there when they came running back.

678: an Egyptian movie about sexual harassment

678 is an Egyptian movie, made in 2010, about sexual harassment of women in Egypt. 

It's a pretty good film and the issues are addressed realistically (the script was partly based on a true story) and respectfully.
Definitely worth the time for anyone who's interested in the subject. 

New review on Cairo360: Kylie Minogue - The Abbey Road Sessions

Read the full review here. 

New clashes on Mohamed Mahmoud: Riot police throwing rocks at protesters

The riot police are on top of two buildings in Mohamed Mahmoud - an AUC building and the Lycee Francais - with a bunch of angry protesters down below them.



A few more pics here.

Nieuwe column op De Buitenlandredactie en DeJaap: 'Slachtoffers van rellen herdenk je met...? Meer rellen.'

Lees het hier op De Buitenlandredactie en hier op DeJaap. 

Pictures: Al Jazeera Mubasher Misr office torched on Tahrir

Pictures: first anniversary of Mohammed Mahmoud clashes

First anniversary of Mohammed Mahmoud clashes, a set on Flickr.