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Deborah Ann Dilley

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About Deborah Ann Dilley

212 posts · joined 2005-08-30

As well as being the author for the Turkish and Kurdish blogosphere coverage on Global Voices, I am also the Digest Editor and the author-elected representative on the Stichting Global Voices board.

Currently I am finishing my masters in Applied Linguistics at the University of Utah.

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June 2nd, 2009

Kurdistance: Launching the Arab Association for Kurdish Rights

A small portrait of the translator Deborah Ann Dilley · 12:46, June 2nd, 2009 · Middle East & North Africa
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On June 1st a new initiative was launched by the Alliance for Kurdish Rights, the Arab Association for Kurdish Rights. The Alliance for Kurdish Rights is a project of the activists at Mideast Youth, and today Deborah Dilley chatted with its Director, Esra’a Al Shafei, about this new venture. 4 comments  · read »

February 2nd, 2009

Turkey: Prime Minister Storms out of Davos Hearing

A small portrait of the translator Deborah Ann Dilley · 23:41 · Middle East & North Africa
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A funny thing happened at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland last week, Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan stormed off the stage after a verbal scuffle with Israeli President Shimon Peres. The initial incident stemmed from Prime Minister Erdogan not being allowed enough time to respond to Peres' comments on the current war in Gaza. Reactions from the Turkish blogosphere have been varied: some gave the Prime Minister a "hero's welcome" when he returned to the country, some wonder how this will effect Turkey's foreign and domestic policies, and some just think that it was bad behavior. 6 comments  · read »

December 29th, 2008

Palestine: French Blogger Weighs In On Gaza

A small portrait of the translator Deborah Ann Dilley · 06:39 · Middle East & North Africa
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French blogger Jeremie Berrebi writing from Israel, posted yesterday a long blog post "Gaza/Israel : Why it is starting again" with his analysis on the Gaza attacks seen from Israel. 8 comments  · read »

Israel: Israeli Bloggers React to Gaza

A small portrait of the translator Deborah Ann Dilley · 06:31 · Middle East & North Africa
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"Last night as I watched the various international news outlets, I was dismayed to see them relating to the rising death toll in Gaza as if Israel had indiscriminately mowed down a huge swath of unsuspecting innocents," writes Treppenwitz in reaction to the Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. His reaction is a common one among Israeli bloggers, one where these actions are a justified reaction to a situation that has been unbearable for too long. 62 comments  · read »

Israel: Preparing for War

A small portrait of the translator Deborah Ann Dilley · 02:48 · Middle East & North Africa
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On December 27, after tensions increased after the ending of a six-month cease-fire between Israel and Hamas, Israeli defense forces began airstrikes in the Gaza Strip. Reactions from the Israeli blogosphere have been supportive of the current military action and preliminary blog posts show that Israelis are gearing up for ... 21 comments  · read »

December 28th, 2008

Middle East & North Africa

“A demonstration may seem like the most pointless self-serving act you can do at a time like this. But it’s better than sitting at home” writes Syria News Wire in announcing a protest scheduled for tomorrow in front of the Israeli embassy in London.

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