PEN: Revolutionaries in the Arab World

Where: 92nd Street Y, Unterberg Poetry Center, 1395 Lexington Ave., New York City

This panel will explore the sweeping political changes in the Arab world. Hear from experts and on-the-ground bloggers how social media and citizen journalism galvanize the revolution.

In the borderless world of the Internet, where revolutionary ideas spread at lightning speed, will other despotic regimes collapse? Which ones? And how does an autocracy transition into a democracy, and at what cost? Alex Nunns, editor of Tweets from Tahrir (O/R Books)—a collection of key tweets from the activists who brought heady days of revolution to Egypt in early 2011—will be joined by Palestinian author/journalist Rula Jebreal (Miral), blogger Issandr El Amrani (The Arabist), Moroccan writer Abdellah Taia, and Moroccan-Dutch writer Adbelkader Benali to tackle these urgent questions.

With Abdelkader Benali, Abdellah Taia, Rula Jebreal, Alex Nunns, and Issandr El Amrani

Tickets: $20/$15 PEN Members, students with valid ID. Call (866) 811-4111 or visit ovationtix.com

Co-sponsored by the 92 Street Y, Unterberg Poetry Center