Egypt: El Korba Annual Festival Allows City's True Beauty to Shine
Region: EgyptTalk about positive energy. Last Friday (May 15), El Korba, one of the oldest Cairene districts, celebrated its fifth peace festival. Many Heliopolis and Cairo residents from different districts await this annual event, where they can enjoy themselves and indulge in the beauty of the all time over crowded Heliopolitan district - which is closed to traffic on the day. Entertainment and cultural activities are the order... more
Views: 1920Egypt: President's Grandson Dies
Region: EgyptEgyptian President Hosny Mubarak's eldest grandson, Mohammed, has died at a Paris hospital after a brief illness. Bloggers were quick to react to the 13-year-old's death - which was met by silence in the Egyptian official media when the story first broke. Zeinobia wrote here: Now it was announced he was dead and he died there after an operation or even may be in the operation room. May be he suffered from a ... more
Views: 1026Egypt: Court bans Porn Sites
Region: EgyptLawyer Nizar Ghorab (Ghorab translates to Crow in Arabic) filed a lawsuit calling for banning porn sites because they destroy the core values of the Egyptian society. The Administrative Court in Cairo ruled in his favor. Between anger and sarcasm, Egyptian bloggers react to the ruling. Moftasa wrote: there are ways to circumvent censorship and if people want to watch porn, and they do, they will resurrect VHS. N... more
Views: 6068MENA: Does Swine Flu Spread from Touching Pigs?
Region: EgyptMore than 14 centuries after Islam prohibited the consumption of pork, pigs are once again making headlines across the Arab world - this time in the form of tweets. Roba Al Assi from Jordan is shocked with people's reactions towards the disease: OpusP remarks on Egypt's decision to cull swine saying: aaalana, from Aleppo, Syria, is excited the disease has not been detected in that country: Meanwhile, Lebanese... more
Views: 1009Egypt: Obama to Address Muslim World from Egypt
Region: EgyptThe date is all set. US President Barack Hussain Obama will deliver his much anticipated speech on relations with the Muslim world in Egypt on June 4 and the Egyptian blogosphere is as divided as ever, with some questioning whether Obama will turn a blind eye to the country's human rights record. And although the speech and its content and impact on relations with the region are taking a backseat for the moment, the p... more
Views: 1177Egypt Combats H1N1 With Mass Pig Slaughter
Region: Egypt
by Eman AbdElRahman While the world is busy trying to figure out a way for necessarily precautions to stop swine flu or H1N1 from spreading, the Egyptian government decided to take one more step forward and cull all pigs in the country. Since then bloggers, as well as mainstream media, have been engaged in a long debate whether this is a wise decision, or whether the crisis should have been managed in a better way. So... more
Views: 23354,000-Year-Old Mummies Discovered in Egypt
Region: Egyptby Liz Colville Egyptian archaeologists unearthed wooden sarcophagi decorated with images of gods. The findings could be from an era thousands of years before the 12th dynasty. The mummies, found at the mud-brick pyramid at an oasis called Fayoum, are believed to be about 4,000 years old and are well preserved. The tombs containing the sarcophagi and mummies were carved into rock and are the &ldquo... more
Views: 1285Missing in Action:Africa and the G20
Region: EgyptMissing In Action: Africa and the G 20 In the face of a global economic meltdown that has left leading even leading economies panting, a Summit was held recently in London, United Kingdom, to brain storm on the way forward. Dubbed the G-20, the countries that took part are considered as the leading economies in the world. Apart from traditional powers like Britain, France, USA, Russia, Italy, others included C... more
Views: 1231Palestinian Journalist Laila 'Gazamom' el-Haddad Twitters her Cairo Arrest
Region: Egypt
Palestinian journalist and media activist Laila el-Haddad was detained sixteen hours ago at Cairo International Airport en route to her native Gaza. Mrs. Haddad is traveling with her two young children and currently still in custody. Using Twitter and the Cairo Airport's free wireless internet, Mrs. Haddad has made her experience public. Posting regular status updates, asking for help with government connections, and ... more
Views: 2254Egypt's First Adult Graphic Novel on Trial
Region: Egypt
In April 2008, freedom of speech and creativity in Egypt was hit in its core with the confiscation of Magdy El Shafee's adult graphic novel - Metro. Culture and Politics in the Arab World reported the incident saying: The policemen targeted the remaining stock of Metro, a book published a year ago. According to the Egyptian law, an honest citizen had complained against an outrageous publication (using dirty colloqu... more
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