Stories about Egypt from October, 2007
Egypt: 80 Lashes for Spreading Rumours
“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...
Egypt: The King Farouq Series
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: Rich Bird Life
Egyptian blogger Mostafa Hussein discovers Egypt's rich bird life in this post.
Egypt: Fabricated Images
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...
Egypt: Jailed University Professors
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
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: Anti-Mubarak Videos
The Arabist links to anti-Mubarak YouTube videos in this post.
Morocco: Looking inward, looking outward
An inflammatory post about Moroccans in the Gulf by a popular Moroccan blogger ignites a debate all over the world - Jillian York has the story on who's saying what.
Egypt: Kareem's Sixth Letter
Free Kareem has posted jailed Egyptian blogger Kareem Nabil Sulaiman's sixth letter from prison here.
Egypt: A Visit to an Elderly House
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
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: Home made Pizza
Egyptian blogger Lasto-adri *Blue* has made a ‘perfect’ home made pizza.
Egypt: Drug Epidemic?
“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...
Egypt: October War
Zeinobia from Egypt gives us the Egyptian perspective of the October 1973 war with Israel here.
Egypt: What is that Smell?
Egyptian blogger D B Shobrawy got more than he bargained for when he traveled to the suburb of LA Ontario in California, US.
Egypt: Peace with Israel?
“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...
Egypt: Fifi Abdou for President
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...
Palestine: Female Genital Mutilation
Palestinian blogger Haitham Sabbah discusses female genital mutilation in Egypt and other African countries this post.
Arabeyes: What's Your Religion?
Bureaucracy is a way of life in some Arab countries. Egyptian blogger Nora Younis shows us what happens when bureaucracy mixes with religious profiling, in this post I am translating from Arabic.
Jordan: Interview with Wael Abbas
Jordanian blogger Natasha Tynes links to her interview with award winning Egyptian blogger Wael Abbas.
