- Hi, I am Ulrike Reinhard. My blog deals with the way the internet is shaping and transforming society, education, politics and economics.
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Category Archives: Activism
“We’ve extended our mental boarders …
… with the Internet”, says Ben Hammersley, who writes and consults on the effects of the internet on society, foreign policy, business, and culture. I’ve met him at the Mozilla Drumbeat Festival last weekend in London and had a brief … Continue reading
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OccupyWallStreet
The next few days I will write about OccupyWallStreet on FutureChallenges.org. So please follow my blogposts there! Thanks!
Global Governance
Global governance is not yet an issue for young Chinese people. Not even those who are politically and socially engaged are familiar with the expression. But once it was explained to them, they liked the general idea. The questions we … Continue reading
“The West Should Stop Supporting Desposts”
… says Mohamed Maree, Egyptian activist and blogger. He is deeply in involved in the civil movement to make Egypt a good democracy!
“We Have to Change Our Minds” …
… says Karim Abdelrady, Egyptian lawyer and human rights activist. That is the biggest challenge for all of us! The interview was taken late Friday night.
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Is Smooth Transition Really An Option?
I have been to Syria three time during the last 10 years. A few weeks they refused to let me him without giving any reason – maybe lucky me! So at least I do know the country a little and … Continue reading
Juliano was dreaming of peace, and he was killed …
Nobody expected it …. everybody is telling me. Juliano Mer Khams’ was murdered. A shock. A nightmare. For all of us who are working in one way or the other on achieving peace in this part of the world. A … Continue reading
Mohamed ElGohary and How He Experienced the Egyptian Revolution
I’ve met Mohamed for the first time in Santiago, Chile at the Global Voices Summit. It was last year in May. I was very happy to see him again in his hometown Cairo and speak to him about the Egyptian … Continue reading
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2stars4peace – Great Pyramid of Giza
After one week of travels for the 2stars4peace project I tried to summarize my take aways. Right in front of one of the Great Pyramid of Giza
Israel will Behave …
… says this Canadian-Egyptian man, who came back to Egypt 15 years. He is a construction engineer and joined the wiki revolution in Egypt on January 26 – a day after it started. While we were strolling over Tahrir Square … Continue reading