· October, 2007

Stories about Egypt from October, 2007

Egypt: 80 Lashes for Spreading Rumours

  11 October 2007

“During a religious celebration commemorating the eve Quran descended from heaven, Mohamed Sayid Tantawi, sheikh of Azhar mosque preached a crowd of state officials including President Mubarak, finding religious grounds for whipping rumor spreaders 80 times,” writes Egyptian blogger Nora Younis.

Egypt: The King Farouq Series

  11 October 2007

King Farouk, who was banished from Egypt in a bloodless coup, returns to Egyptian homes in a television series. Eman Abd Al Rahman discusses what Egyptian bloggers have to say about their last king.

Egypt: Fabricated Images

  10 October 2007

Egyptian blogger Malcolm X reviews newspaper images of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak and says (Ar) that they are fabricated – as they show the President in the same posture with different guests.

Egypt: Jailed University Professors

  10 October 2007

Egyptian blogger Hatshepsut draws our attention to jailed university professors in this post. “Well, it’s not only journalists who are being sent to jail in this country,” she notes.

Egypt: Online Policy

  10 October 2007

Egyptian blogger Mostafa Hussein shares his online policies in this post. “Anything I publish online is a form of self expression. This is something I value dearly,” he explains.

Egypt: A Visit to an Elderly House

  9 October 2007

Ramadan is the month of “good”. That’s how Muslims regard it worldwide. So don’t get amazed if you found various forms for “good deeds” performed amongst middle age youth here or there, writes Eman, who translates a post by an Egyptian doctor who pays a visit to an elderly house.

Arabeyes: Egyptian Blog Review

  9 October 2007

Egyptian blogs were abuzz with activity, despite their show of solidarity with a strike by a number of newspapers, which didn't appear in protest against the jailing of Egyptian journalists today. Our review today talks about the strike, the anniversary of the October 6 war with Israel and the detention of an Egyptian Shiite among other topics, writes Tarek Amr.

Egypt: Drug Epidemic?

  6 October 2007

“The concept of a drug epidemic in Egypt might be news to you but its been floating around for a while now. Egypt's National Council for Fighting and Treating Addiction released a study reporting 8.5% of Egypts population or 6 million people are addicted to drugs,” writes DB Shobrawy in...

Egypt: October War

  6 October 2007

Zeinobia from Egypt gives us the Egyptian perspective of the October 1973 war with Israel here.

Egypt: Peace with Israel?

  6 October 2007

“It's been about 30 years now since Egypt and Israel signed their famous historic peace treaty, but, from a normal friendship aspect, did any kind of real change happen in the everyday relations between the two countries?” asks The Egypt Blog.

Egypt: Fifi Abdou for President

  6 October 2007

The Arabist notes a ‘funny quote’ in a story about succession in Egypt – in which an army general says the army wont contest even if Fifi Abdou, a famous Egyptian belly dancer, was appointed as President.

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