Stories about Egypt from March, 2007
Egypt: How Big a Threat is Militant Islam?
Egypt-based blogger Tom Gara is wondering how big a threat is militant Islam. “For me, it just isn't that big. Islamic terrorists, if they are lucky, will manage a couple...
Egypt: On the Falafel-Hummus War Front
Egyptian blogger Whispers of Madness is still laughing at the Falafel and Hummus war going on between his Palestinian and Jewish friends.
Egypt: Palestinians Kidnap BBC Journalist
Egyptian Kangaroo links to an article which says that Palestinians have kidnapped a BBC journalist. “Now how does that help their case , I don't know , what do they...
Egypt: Blogger Kareem's Plight Continues to Grab Headlines
Once again the plight of Egyptian jailed blogger Kareem Nabeel Sulaiman grabs the headlines, along with support pledges from bloggers around the world. An Alexandria Appeal Court today upheld Kareem's...
Egypt: First Anniversary of Clashes
“If there’s a dozen guys dressed up like little Darth Vaders chasing you, run like hell” is the advice blogger/photographer Matthew Carrington posts on The Arabist on the first anniversary...
Egypt: More on the Blocking of 21 Sites
Writing in The Arabist Tim Seah has done some homework on an alleged plan to block 21 Internet sites and has posted his findings here.
Egypt: Blogger Sentence Upheld
According to Free Kareem, the Alexandria Court of Appeal today upheld the four-year prison sentence against Egyptian blogger Kareem Nabeel Sulaiman. Dalia Ziada, a human rights activist and translator based...
Egypt: Kareem's Appeal Case Tomorrow
Egyptian blogger Kareem Nabeel Sulaiman‘s appeal is expected to be heard by an Alexandria court tomorrow. (March 12) The Egyptian blogger made history last month by being the first writer...
Egypt: Osama Bin Laden's Birthday
Osama bin Laden‘s birthday falls today. Click here to read what Egyptian blogger Ritzy Mabrook has to say about the occasion.
Egypt: Turkey Bans YouTube
Egyptian blogger Sandmonkey reports that Turkey has blocked YouTube for hosting videos that insulted Kemal Attaturk. “The model secular Islamic state everyone,” he remarks.
Egypt: More Blogs to be Blocked
The head of the very same Court imprisoned blogger Kareem Soliman will be appealing to next week is launching a lawsuit to get 21 blogs and websites blocked in Egypt,...
Lebanon: Egypt's First Lady
Lebanese blogger Asad Abukhalil gives us his two cents on what he thinks of Egypt's First Lady Suzanne Mubarak here. ‘She has such a natural and unaffected personality. She answered...
Egypt: Muslim Brotherhood Bloggers
Blogger Abu Aardvark (aka Marc Lynch) writes an in-depth article on the Muslim Brotherhood bloggers here. “Over the last few months, young Muslim Brotherhood members have begun blogging in force....
The Middle East and North Africa on Women's International Day
While half the world is today celebrating the International Women's Day, the other half seems to be blogging about it I suppose. Here's a run down of some of the...
Philippines: Visiting the Great Pyramids of Giza
Our Awsome Planet shares images from the blogger's recent trip to Egypt. “This is my humble attempt to share the experience with you, and I feel that there are no...
Egypt: The Perils of Succession
Egyptian blogger Baheyya gives us an insight to the perils of succession in Egypt. “With Hosni Mubarak’s rapidly advancing senility and Gamal Mubarak’s incremental supremacy, the moment of power transfer...
Egypt: Reading Material about the Muslim Brotherhood
Want to catch up on reading about the Ikhwan (Muslim Brotherhood). The Arabist lists a number of reading resources here.
Egypt: Pro-Israeli heads Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris
The new head of the Institut du Monde Arabe in Paris, one of the finest cultural centre dedicated to the Arab world in the world, is Dominique Baudis, a prominent...
Egypt: A Busy Complaints Department
“So I live in a place that is sunny almost every day and I can ride my horses out my gate into the Sahara Desert to visit pyramids and the...
Egypt: Thomas Friedman – A “Dangerous” Man
“Someone has to give Thomas Friedman an education before he makes the view that Arabs and Muslims are congenitally amoral subhuman hordes completely mainstream,” writes Issandr El Amrani in The...
Egypt: CIA Recruiting Scheme
Egyptian blogger Sandmonkey claims the CIA is now posting recruitment ads, in order for it to be able to compete with private intelligence agencies!
