Vivian Salama has spent much of the past decade reporting in the Middle East and South Asia for Bloomberg News, BusinessWeek, Time, Newsweek, The Washington Post, and USA Today, as well as a number of academic journals. She also has appeared as a political commentator on the BBC, France24, Bloomberg TV, TV New Zealand, CBS News, and many more. She covered the revolutions in Egypt, Libya, Bahrain, and Yemen.
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Baby Steps for Saudi Women
Momentum is building in the kingdom toward laws that would allow women to drive and would recognize... MORE
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Down and Out in Cairo
Coptic Christians and other minorities in Egypt are feeling voiceless under the country’s new... MORE
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More Middle East Activists Muzzled
From Kuwait to Saudi Arabia, online protesters are finding themselves imprisoned or restricted.... MORE
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Diplomacy #Fail in Cairo
The Egyptian president’s Twitter account lashed out in response to a tweet from the U.S.... MORE
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Silencing Skype in Saudi Arabia
Internet tyrant Saudi Arabia is now picking on web-based communication apps, which teens rely on... MORE
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Bahrain Comes Back to the Streets
Opposition groups are clashing with the king’s men. Are his reforms too little too late?... MORE
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Yemen’s Unsackable Leader
Of all the Arab Spring dictators, only one has managed to cling to power. MORE
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Inside Hosni Mubarak’s Last Days
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Sexual Terrorism in Egypt
Vivian Salama on the protests around the world, demonstrating against sexual terrorism in Cairo MORE
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Assailants Loot Cairo Hotel
As Egypt’s chaos worsens, masked assailants raided the Semiramis Intercontinental while President... MORE
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The Revolution Roars
As Egyptians ignore curfew, the Army warns that the state could collapse.... MORE
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The Cost of the Uprisings in the Middle East
Two years later, disillusionment has replaced hope in the Middle East. MORE
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Morsi Declares Emergency
Egypt’s president sets a curfew amid violence over a ruling against ‘ultra’ soccer fans.... MORE
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Americans Snatched in Algeria
Violence in northern Mali spread across the border, with 41 foreign nationals kidnapped.... MORE
