Egypt: 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 firs... more
Views: 1304Egypt: 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. Pu... more
Views: 5621Egypt: 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 ... more
Views: 1575Egypt: Let's Shoot those Protesters!
Region: EgyptUpon discussing recurrent demonstrations and the 6th of April pro-democracy protest, Egyptian ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) members of Parliament lashed out during a verbal battle with Muslim Brotherhood ... more
Views: 1128Egypt: No longer Jewel of the Nile
Region: EgyptFour of the seven upstream Nile Basin Initiative countries have decided to sign a new Nile deal. Despite strong Egyptian and Sudanese opposition, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Ethiopia signed a new water-sharing ag... more
Views: 2147Egypt: Excellent Cat Meows for President Mubarak
Region: EgyptMo-ha-med posted a note about Mumtaz El Qott's article where he mentioned that Egyptians want to get visas to Germany to wish President Mubarak a speedy recovery after his surgery. Mr. El Q... more
Views: 1618DOWNLOAD FOR FREE: MARWA RAKHA'S AUDIO BOOK IN ENGLISH
Region: EgyptDOWNLOAD HERE Marwa Rakha's first book - The Poison Tree - planted & grown in Egypt - has become Egypt's first literary audio book in English. Narration: Marwa Rakha Volunteering Artists: Amr Khaled - B... more
Views: 2209Egypt: The Right to Speak Up
Region: EgyptEgyptian bloggers and activists held a conference on January 22 in defense of their right to speak up after more than 20 Egyptian bloggers were arrested when their train arrived in the village of Naga Hammady where the Cop... more
Views: 1002Abortion Renegotiated
Region: EgyptI posted a video about abortion; watching the nurse sweep little bits of embryos that never made it to life into a bucket broke my heart. I remembered when Sand Monkey (a friend of mine) asked me if I was pro-life or pro-c... more
Views: 1223Egyptian Fe-Mail ... from fear to activism
Region: EgyptMulti-talented woman: articles, novel and TV shows 'Nothing justifies waking up in the morning hating what you wake up to; who you wake up with; or where you get up to go.' 1. At what point did yo... 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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