Mubarak "Hell No I Won't Go" Egyptian Protesters In Liberation Square Angry
Region: EgyptAnger and gloom in Liberation Square and things are not looking good for Egypt.. Mubarak was expected to step down and that was what the hundreds of thousands of protesters in Liberation Square wanted to hear, no go, Mubarak will step aside but not leave. His speech was anything but encouraging, anything but what the people were waiting to hear. The mood is one of anger and gloom as one repo... more
Views: 1279President Obama: Speech In Cairo Egypt - Remarks On Democracy
Region: EgyptTHE WHITE HOUSE Office of the Press Secretary (Cairo,Egypt) _______________________________________________ REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT ON A NEW BEGINNING Cairo University Cairo, Egypt President Obama in his speech in Cario in 2009 addressed democracy......June 4, 2009 The fourth issue that I will address is democracy. (Applause.) I know -- I know there has been contro... more
Views: 2047Egypt Continues to Tweet the Protests
Region: EgyptThis post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011. The blackout on the Internet in Egypt was supposed to thwart efforts to let the world know what was happening on the ground, as massive demonstrations against president Hosni Mubarak enter their fourth day. This attempt has failed as the tweets covering the unfolding events in Egypt continued to dominate our Twitterfeed. As the situation acr... more
Views: 2844In Egypt, Information getting out despite information blackout
Region: EgyptThis post is part of our special coverage of Egypt Protests 2011. Egyptian authorities yesterday shut down the Internet and ordered closures of cell phone networks, in anticipation of today's protests. The shutdown has significantly curtailed the information flow through those channels. The four main internet providers are not working at present. Only the stock market continues to have i... more
Views: 1868Egypt Could Be New Leader In Outsourcing In EMEA Market
Region: EgyptAccording to reports and studies, Egypt could rise to be the next leader in the outsourcing front, particularly with reference to the Middle Eastern, African and European market. There are a few reasons to believe why this could be likely. First of all, the claim stems from the fact that more work is being outsourced from Europe than North America in the wake of a recession that roiled international markets. Since the... more
Views: 1564Naguib Sawiris: the Egyptian billionaire who censors the Web
Region: EgyptIt’s all about money nowadays on the Internet. The last free media has been taken over by the power of money. Last example of this ugly mutation: Egyptian billionaire Naguib Sawiris, who has shut down several websites and blogs because he did not like what was in there!!! Once upon a time, the Web was a free zone where any citizen was able to share with the world his points of view and angers. These happ... more
Views: 2045Who Controls the Internet? Censorship: from China to Naguib Sawiris
Region: Egypt“The Internet is out of control!” For years, this sentence has been the leitmotiv of every government’s opposition to the Web. Politicians don’t like citizens being empowered and actually using their freedom of speech. Well. Times have changed and now businessmen as well as governments have found ways to control the Internet! Google vs. China Sadly enough, Goog... more
Views: 1415Egypt: On Street Activists and Citizen Journalists
Region: EgyptBetween online activists, citizen journalists, and street demonstrators, the cause lost it's purpose and the internet turned into a soundproof room for cursing and cussing. Sami Ben Gharbia was among the first to cover Egypt's Facebook activism Banners from Egyptian Facebook groups calling for Strikes. After little less than a month following the April 6 str... more
Views: 1511Egypt: Rima Fakih - What does religion have to do with it?
Region: EgyptRima Fakih, an Arab Muslim immigrant, won the Miss USA Pageant Sunday night. There are those who considered her an Arab victory, those who considered her a Muslim disgrace, and those who dug up her past. Punning on her name (Fakih means religious jurist in Arabic), Hassan El Helali called her أجمل فقيه في الكون The most beautiful fakih in the universe He comments saying: ك... more
Views: 6069Egypt: Crackdown on the Egyptian Da Vinci Code
Region: EgyptPublished in 2008, Dr. Youssef Zidane's Azazeel (Beelzebub) created a stir followed by resentment. Today - in 2010 - Dr. Zidane is being accused of blasphemy and defaming Christianity and as insulting any of the 'heavenly faiths' is illegal in Egypt, Zidane could face up to five years behind bars. Back in 2008, Zeinobia wrote We got our own Da Vinci Code and our own Dan ... more
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