Between 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 strike in […]
Egypt: Rima Fakih – What does religion have to do with it?
Rima 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 Ùقيه ÙÙŠ الكون The most beautiful […]
Egypt: Crackdown on the Egyptian Da Vinci Code
Published 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 […]
Egypt: Let’s Shoot those Protesters!
Upon 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 MPs over protesters in the country on Sunday and said Egyptian pro-democracy demonstrators “should be shot” by police. Bikya Masr reported: The statements have been met […]
Egypt: No longer Jewel of the Nile
Four 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 agreement. The other three countries, Kenya, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of Congo are expected to sign the new deal within the next […]
Egypt: Excellent Cat Meows for President Mubarak
Mo-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 Qott – whose first name means "Excellent" and his last "the cat", wrote an incredibly ridiculous article yesterday – entitled ‘thank God you’re well’. The Twittersphere found it so hilarious […]
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