Egyptian Blogger Orders Artificial Hymen By Mail: What He Received
Region: EgyptWhen Radio Netherlands broadcasted an Arabic translation of the Artificial Virginity Hymen kit (Gigimo), when Youm7 newspaper announced that the product will be available on the Egyptian market for LE 83, when co... more
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Will Egypt import Chinese Hymens?
Region: EgyptWhile bleeding on the wedding night is still the proof of the bride's honor in Egypt and Middle Eastern countries, Radio Netherlands broadcasted an Arabic translation of the Chinese advertisement of the Artificial Virginit... more
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Egypt: Top 10 most influential people (2009 survey)
Region: EgyptBlogger Ahmed Shokeir conducted a survey to find out the 10 most influential people in Egypt after he was surprised to find out that Gamal Mubarak, The President's son and expected successor, was among the 2009 TIME 1... more
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Egypt: A New Call to Free Kareem Amer
Region: EgyptA new petition calling for the release of jailed Egyptian blogger Kareem Amer has been launched. In February 2007, Amer was sentenced by an Alexandria Court to four years in prison - three for blasphemy against Islam and o... more
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Egypt: Campaign against abusive publishers
Region: Egypt
A handful of publishers have monopolized the book market in Egypt until a fresher generation of young entrepreneurs introduced readers to new titles by authors who were rejected by the publishing tycoons. Bloggers books&nb... more
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Jihad Hackers
Region: EgyptThe Egyptian blogosphere has turned into the new jihad field for Muslim, Coptic, and secular fundamentalists. Quranic Studies defines jihad as "Jihad is simply the process of "exerting the best efforts," involving some fo... more
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The Egyptian Ministry of "Hisbah" - Fact or Fiction?
Region: Egypt
This word "hisbah" has been popping up a lot in my face lately and it is usually associated with three things: 1) Saudi Arabia 2) The Muslim Brothers 3) An Egyptian intellectual, writer, artist, or thinker. Islam Q&A defi... more
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Born and raised in Egypt, I was brought up to be a good middle class Egyptian girl; but somehow being good did not suit my notions. Deep down I have rejected the heavy heritage of traditions and norms that made no sense to my inquisitive mind.
I have come a long way from the scared little girl that I once was ... I found my passion in writing, my voice in teaching & training, and my strength in marketing ... I took off my mask ... and I decided to speak up and loud .. as loud as loud could ever be.
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