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Author Archives: Ibrahim Elshamy - University of Ulster, Magee
What a Feeling
I rode a lot of buses in Ireland, crisscrossing the island many times (occasionally in other modes of transport). Some people really dislike the sometimes 4+ hour rides along windy, curvy roads, around and over the hills, stopping to drop … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2011, University of Ulster
Tagged Class of 2011, dartmouth, Dartmouth College, fulbright, Fulbright scholar, ibrahim elshamy, ireland, Magee, mitchell scholar, Mitchell Scholars Program, mitchell scholarship, Peace & Conflict Studies, peace and conflict studies, University of Ulster (UU)
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Humour and Solitude
I will long remember my time in Ireland—no, in Derry, specifically—by the geniality of people and palatable genuineness in our interactions. I learned very quickly that dry or sarcastic humour is often taken as quite rude (and I hope to keep … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2011, University of Ulster
Tagged Dartmouth College, graduate fellowships, Magee, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, peace & reconciliation studies, peace and conflict studies, post-grad in Ireland, post-grad in Northern Ireland, post-graduate study in northern ireland, study in Ireland, study in Northern Ireland, university of ulster, UU
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Bloody Sunday
Last Sunday, I attended the annual march to commemorate the events of Bloody Sunday, 39 years ago to the day when the British army shot unarmed civilians protesting for their civil rights in here Northern Ireland. As I walked up … Continue reading
Posted in Class of 2011, University of Ulster
Tagged 1972, bloody sunday, cairo, conflict, dartmouth, democracy, derry, egypt, freedom, guildhall square, ibrahim elshamy, Magee, march, mitchell scholar, mitchell scholarship, northern ireland, peace, Peace & Conflict Studies, peace and conflict studies, post-graduate study in northern ireland, rally, saville inquiry, sinn fein, study in Northern Ireland, the troubles, university of ulster
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Craic from Stroke City
Many folks think of where I am in contextual terms–perhaps as the site of the outbreak of the Irish Troubles in 1969, or the site of the Bloody Sunday Massacre of 1972, or perhaps as the UK City of Culture … Continue reading