Copenhagen student witnessed Jordan protest

Jordan has traditionally been characterized by stability, and a relatively weak political public sphere. But this is about to change, at least if it is up to a new, popular, pro-democratic movement whose main force is a group of young people in their twenties.

They call themselves the 24th of March Youth Movement with a reference to the date they chose to camp on the Al-Dakhliya Circle square in Amman - inspired by Tahrir Square in Egypt - to demand a new and democratic constitution.

In Jordan, secret service is on campus

The Arab Spring is a youth movement. Demands for democracy and the rapid upheavals affect everyone, but the subject of the revolution is said to be young people, or shabab, as they are called in Arabic.

Most of the involved shabab are well-educated college students or graduates. But unlike many youth rebellions, the pro-democratic youth movements in Jordan do not emerge from the universities.

The universities in Jordan are rather sites for pro-regime indoctrination and various forms of social and political repression.

Organizing through Facebook

Cairo: A strange tale of a truce

Violence does not always escalate. Sometimes it turns into a war of words, then a shouted argument, and then peace.

This is according to a University Post contact inside the contested Tahrir Square in Cairo.

A close friend of a University of Copenhagen student from Slovenia, Saleh Fekry Mohamed is a chemical engineer from the University of Cairo and has been updating us on events as they unfold.

See Saleh's gallery of photos from the protests here.

»We are all Egyptians!«

Cairo report: Back to the Square

Yesterday had University of Cairo graduate, Saleh Fekry Mohamed, attempting in vain to reach the contested Tahrir Square. In an hour’s time he will leave his flat to try again, armed with bottles of water and food for fellow pro-democracy protesters, and a recharged mobile phone.

Until then he reflects on the escalation of violence in Cairo to the University Post.

Report: Battle of Cairo to begin

After a week of demonstrations, University of Cairo graduate Saleh Fekry Mohamed, is back in his flat recuperating. But in an hour he will try to meander his way through the streets of Cairo to the central Tahrir Square.

Anti-government protesters in Egypt are preparing to hold massive marches as they step up efforts against the rule of President Hosni Mubarak.

»Last night I was out at the Tahrir square, I went at 11.30 pm, and stayed there the whole night only to return to my flat an hour ago,« Saleh says.

Thugs and thieves walk the streets

Study shows where brains drain, or gain

A recent investigation shows what draws scientists to certain countries, shedding light on Denmark's attraction to foreign researchers and PhD students. The work surveyed active scientists from 16 countries, asking where they originated from, why they had moved and if they ever planned to return to their county of origin.

See the paper and the rest of its data here.

In Greece, social media replaces cash

In Greece, social media are increasingly helping people to help each other.

This is according to Eleni-Revekka Staiou, a PhD student who is researching the new phenomenon in Athens. As we publish, Greece is openly considering leaving the eurozone after five years of economic recession, massive cuts to public spending and a series of financial bailouts.

Students are the experts at finding privacy

Upholding a social life – certainly the fun part that involves loud discussions, sex, quarrelling and loud music – is hard to do in the close proximity of your parents.

Let’s face it: Knowing mum is in the next room is not good for romance. And it is hard to hold a good party for your friends if the guests have to be out before your parents’ curfew.