Arabeyes: Bloggers Indifferent to Magdi Allam's Conversion to Catholicism
Region: Egypt
by Jillian York During Easter weekend, Pope Benedict XVI baptized several adults into Catholicism. Among them was Magdi Allam, an Egyptian-born Muslim who has lived in Italy for more than half his life and is known as a ... more
Views: 1562Israel Saves Hamas from Own Mistakes
Region: IsraelThe Israeli government may yet save Hamas from its own mistakes ! The essential question, for the US and Israeli governments is to maintain a closed border around Palestine. The January mass breakout began to loosen ... more
Views: 1438Update on Gaza and Dimona Bombing
Region: IsraelRN3280MV 0 GAZA COMPLICATIONS AND DIMONA BOMBINGS: AN UPDATE: 5 FEB 2008 GAZA COMPLICATIONS AND DIMONA BOMBING: AN UPDATE: 5 FEB 2008 MAX WATTS, Annandale 5.2.08 The situation on the G... more
Views: 1493Egypt Overwhelmed by Gaza Border Breach
Region: United States
Since the destruction of the border security fence separating Gaza from Egypt the Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak has been exercising quite a bit of restraint. This is due in large part to a sympathetic outlook concerning... more
Views: 1012Gaza, Egypt border in chaos after security fence is destroyed
Region: United States
A series of explosions rocked the border security fence separating the Gaza Strip from Egypt. Immediately following the explosions, a flood of Palestinians crossed into Egypt and started purchasing anything that they could... more
Views: 1148Egypt, China Attempt to Plug Information About Egyptian Protests
Region: United Statesby Matthew L. Schafer Note: This article originally appeared at the media website LWR. It has been five days since massive protests broke out in the streets of Egypt, and despite the Internet crackdown imposed by the g... more
Views: 2842Bloggers Mourn Sexually-Harassed Egypt
Region: EgyptPosted by Marwa Rakha to Global Voices Online Two-thirds of Egyptian men harass women showed a survey reported by Reuters. The survey of more than 2,000 Egyptian men and women and 109 foreign women said 62% of Egyp... more
Views: 1123Egyptians Mourn Filmmaker Youssef Chahine
Region: Egypt
Posted by Jillian York to Global Voices Online Tributes are pouring in from bloggers from around the Middle East and North Africa, mourning the death of renowned Egyptian film maker Youssef Chahine. Born in Alexan... more
Views: 2451Egyptian Salafism tourism scare
Region: EgyptNineteen million voters in several provinces were summoned to the second phase of the legislative Before the revolution, Mohamed el-Gabry and his brother Kamal had 40 horses in his stable in the neighborhood of al... more
Views: 1120Egypt in danger of Muslim Brotherhood takeover
Region: EgyptReports and documents provided by an Israeli source exclusively to the Law Enforcement Examiner reveal a different picture of the Muslim Brotherhood than that being promulgated by Washington, DC insiders and denizens ... more
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