Bel Trew
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Bel Trew is a freelance journalist currently based in Egypt. She reported on the Egyptian revolution from Cairo and has worked between London and the West Bank, Palestine for the last two years Bel specialises in the Middle East and was born and raised in the UAE. She has worked with the BBC, Intelligent Life, New Statesman, The Independent, the Guardian, Evening Standard, Al Ahram and Stylist among others. Before going freelance, Bel was at Conde Nast's Tatler magazine.

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Dark Truths Behind Egypt's Polarising Presidential Elections

(2) Comments | Posted 18 June 2012 | (00:00)

There is no going back on democracy in Egypt, USA Secretary of State Hilary Clinton declared Thursday about the Egyptian two-day presidential runoff elections taking place this weekend.

After a year and half of military rule, Egyptians have been choosing their first president since the ousting of dictator Hosni Mubarak,...

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Egypt's Elections and the Revolution Continues...

(0) Comments | Posted 30 November 2011 | (08:41)

Egypt has seen the initial round of its first supposed 'free and open' elections. Following a week of violence that saw a 120-hour battle between the Egyptian state forces and the protesters on Tahrir, up until the last minute, voters, judges, candidates and journalists weren't sure the elections would go...

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The Battle for Tahrir

(1) Comments | Posted 20 November 2011 | (08:01)

It's 11am here in Tahrir. The battle between the Egyptian Central Security forces (CSF) and the protesters has been going on for 24 hours. No one has slept. Over 600 people have been injured, four reportedly killed and at least two journalists arrested for documenting the violence.

It is...

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Today's Global Protest and Egypt's Sham Elections

(1) Comments | Posted 11 November 2011 | (19:11)

Today a global protest will take place across 13 cities, from London to New York Paris to Manila, in solidarity with detained Egyptian activist Alaa Abd El Fattah. Alaa was imprisoned by the Egypt's Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) 14 days ago for supposedly 'stealing military...

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Egyptian Elections are Looming but the Revolution Rages on...

(1) Comments | Posted 2 November 2011 | (23:00)

Yesterday, an internationally renowned Egyptian blogger and activist, Alaa Abd El Fattah, wrote a secret letter from prison to the Guardian and an Egyptian paper. "I never expected to repeat the experience of five years ago," he writes, "after a revolution that deposed the tyrant, I go back to his...

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Story Telling - Showing Gaddafi Pictures Online

(19) Comments | Posted 25 October 2011 | (00:00)

On Facebook, 371 people have 'liked' a graphic collection of photos of Gaddafi's corpse as posted by the Libyan Youth Movement. Below the album a 254-comment fight is waging between the majority who are celebrating that Gaddafi 'got what he deserved' and the minority who are demanding the album be...

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