Ahmed R. Teleb

Ahmed R. Teleb is a freelance journalist and political scientist-in-training. He writes filasophia.com and curates twisdoms.com. Follow him on Twitter @AhmedRTeleb.

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A European Europe?

To imagine a "European Europe" de-Islamized is to imagine something entirely alien, a Europe without Shakespeare, without Martin Luther, without the scientific revolution, without the industrial revolution, and…

by: Ahmed R. Teleb,; Fila Sophia

February 5, 2015

Idea or Opinion? Should New Media Make a New Distinction?

In our new media - where articles are archived forever on an instantly accessible world-wide web - we should look for, and begin labeling, some work "idea journalism."

by: Ahmed R. Teleb,; SpeakOut

March 10, 2014

The Zeitgeist of Tahrir and Occupy

Both the Tahrir Square Revolution and Occupy Wall Street movements manifested a zeitgeist, related to technology and a global information culture, of citizen intelligence and leaderless association.

by: Ahmed R. Teleb,; Truthout

February 10, 2014

Economy & Labor Politics & Elections

Easier to Vilify Team Owners than Question Society’s Complicity

The entire NFL has been involved in systematic denial of the long-term effects of game-induced head traumas.

by: Ahmed R. Teleb,; SpeakOut

February 4, 2014

The New French Revolution

New theorists and activists argue that France's "representative democracy" is neither democratic nor representative, and they argue for a return to the Athenian model.

by: Ahmed R. Teleb,; Truthout

January 20, 2014