Rewriting the Revolution?
Program Duration: 26 minutes 30 seconds or 30 minutes including existing news bulletins, billboards & promos
Broadcast window: August 31st – September 27th
Transmission time: Saturday, August 31 at 1532 EDT
Clock: This program will observe the usual BBC program clock. For the Saturday, August 31st transmission, Discovery will be dropped to accommodate. For the Sunday, September 1st transmission, Heart and Soul will be dropped to accommodate.
Download: This program will be available to download from the BBC Partner Site, after the transmission time. Click “Downloads”, “Specials”, then “Rewriting the Revolution?”.
Description: Shaimaa Khalil looks at the Arab Spring through the eyes of prominent writers whose countries have undergone major change over the past two and a half years. She hears how much has really changed for the masses who rose up against their leaders. Have their hopes been fulfilled? Or have they faded with the challenge of democracy and restructuring? Our guests on the program are Egyptian Writer Sara Khorshid, Libyan author Ghazi Gheblawi, Tunisia’s Samar Samir Mezghanni, Farea Al-Muslimi from Yemen and Syrian author Samar Yazbek.
Presented by Shaimaa Khalil