Stories about Egypt from January, 2009
Egypt: Civil disobedience and protests over Gaza
Since the beginning of the Israeli war on the Gaza Strip on December 27, and Egyptian street has been boiling with angry calls to open up the Gaza border and demanding the government to put more pressure to reach an immediate ceasefire. Lasto Adri brings us the latest on the protests from the Egyptian blogosphere.
Egypt: Media Coverage of Gaza War
Egyptian AD Sabry, writing at Our Days of Life, reflects on media coverage on the ongoing assault on Gaza.
Egypt: Call to Help Gaza Patients Keep in Touch with Loved Ones
Egyptian Mostafa Hussein urges his readers to help Palestinian patients injured in the Gaza War and being treated in Egyptian hospitals by transferring mobile credit to their phones – to help them keep in touch with family back home.
Egypt: A Bloody Day in Gaza
Egyptian Zeinobia comments on the war on Gaza in this post describing January 6 as the bloodiest day in the conflict, with 150 dead and 400 injuries.
Why not in Egypt?
Rob asks why popular Islamic Egyptian preacher Amr Khaled announced from Amman the start of his campaign of blood donation to Gaza, and not from Egypt.
Egyptian bloggers visit injured Palestinians
Several groups of injured Palestinians crossed into the Egyptian territory via the Rafah Crossing and blogger Ahmed Al Sabbagh and Mohamed Hamdy organized a morale-boosting visit to the Red Crescent Hospital.
Egypt: Bloggers on the Fence
Sitting on the fence requires objectivity, tolerance, and integrity. Mona Eltahawy chose to sit on the fence and Amr Gharbeia asks people to choose a solution. Marwa Rakha brings us the story from Egypt.
Egyptian Bloggers Ask: WHY?
It seems that most posts from the Egyptian blogosphere are attempts at finding answers to the many whys and hows in their heads following the attack on Gaza. Marwa Rakha takes a closer look at some of those questions in this post.
Egypt identifies the new face of politics
From Egypt, Perwin Ali came across an article mentioning Israel's first press conference on Twitter and she commented saying: “Hold the freakin’ presses! A full-fledged press conference in 140-character conversations? And not just any press conference, a global-issue press conference. You have to hand it to them, if nothing else...
An Egyptian Blogger's take on Robert Fisk's Piece
Celebrated columnist Robert Fisk lashed out at Egypt over its stance on Gaza in an article entitled "The Rotten State of Egypt is too Powerless and Corrupt to Act." An Egyptian blogger reacts in this post.
Egypt: Give Gaza to Egypt
Sandmonkey justifies his reasons in a reply to Drima‘s suggested solution for the current crisis by giving Gaza to Egypt and the West Bank to Jordon.
Egypt: Shake and Bake
Does Israel use illegal phosphorus shells in Gaza? Do both parties should end military activities? And how about Arab countries canceling new years parties?.. Egy Diva asks.
Egypt: US coverage of Gaza War
From Egypt, the Arabist writes about the New York Times and Washington Post's coverage of the Gaza War. He observes that what was reported was largely a one-sided coverage of the conflict, in which they claim that the invasion was “justified” but also highly “risky.”
Egypt: Would Hamas come out stronger?
MrEgypt wrote an article in which he asks if Hamas would come out stronger, after the current bombardment of the Gaza strip. He is also discussing the recent movements against the Arab regimes in support of Gaza.
Egypt: From Egyptian Artists to Artists of the World
Egyptian artists are lending their voices to the Palestinian cause, explaining to the rest of the world the history of the Arab-Israeli struggle from their view point. The initiative, spearheaded by Khaled El Sawy, a famous Egyptian actor and blogger, is called "A message from Egyptian artists to all artists of the world", and is targeted towards non-Arabs.
Egypt: “Is Egypt Gaza?”
An Egyptian asks: “is Egypt Gaza?, is Egypt Israel? who defend a foreign nation like Gaza why he is mad i defend a foreign nation like Israel?”
Egypt: How Can We Help Gaza?
Egyptian bloggers are rallying in support of Gaza, which is being pounded by the might of the Israeli forces for a week. Lasto Adri takes a look at blogs from her country and introduces us to some initiatives being pushed for by her colleagues who are asking: What can we do for Gaza?
Egypt: Change The Channel Initiative Kicks Off
Egyptian bloggers embraced the Change the Channel initiative, spearheaded by blogger Tarek Amr to reflect positively on events and everyday life around them. Amr reviews blogs in this round up of posts from the day.
Egypt: Ship hijacked by the Pirates
In the midst of the intense talks about the Gaza attack, Zeinobia didn't forget to shed the light on the recent hijacking of another Egyptian ship by the pirates of Somalia. She is also speculating what the Egyptian ministry of foreign affairs is going to do about the repeated threats.
