Stories about Egypt from March, 2007
Egypt: $450m for Bird Flu Campaign
Egyptian blogger Sandmonkey links to a news article which says that his country will be spending $450 million to conduct a nationwide campaign to vaccinate live poultry against avian influenza, otherwise known as bird flu. “But don't you start spreading rumors that we might be having a Birdflu epidemic or...
Syrian Blogsphere: Free Kareem echoes, Expats living in Syria and Certifying your Documents
Earlier this week, the Syrian Blogsphere responded collectively to the sentencing of Egyptian blogger Kareem Nabeel Sulaiman, with a joint statement, started on Levantine Dreamhouse… We, as a community of Syrian bloggers, condemn the arrest and sentencing of Egyptian blogger Abdel Kareem Nabil Soliman for the peaceful expression of his...
Egypt: Shias Under Attack
Issandr El Amrani, from The Arabist, links to an article which says that Iraqi Shia‘s had fled to “safety from the sectarian bloodshed but not from sectarian persecution” here.
Egypt: Bad Treatement in Cairo
There is something about South-East Asians in Cairo, they just get the best of bad Cairo treatment, writes Cairo-based blogger Tom Gara, after a Singaporean pop star and her managers were conned there. “I can't imagine Germans or Americans getting suckered into paying thousands of dollars into a mobile credit...
Egypt: Bird Flu Update
Egypt is recorded as the hardest hit country outside Asia by bird flu, writes Freedom for Egyptians here. She adds that the four-year-old girl is the disease's latest victim in her country.
Jordan: East Meets West in Commercial
Zeid Nassar posts a video link for a commercial featuring Egyptian heart-throb Amr Diab as well as American divas Beyonce and J Lo. “I’m not sure if this is a fancy special effects/post-production job or if Amr Diab was actually on a set with Jennifer Lopez and Beyonce for this...
Egypt: German Decision ‘Ridiculous’
Issandr El Amrani, writing in The Arabist,says the German authorities refusal to register a child's name as Jihad – a common Arab name – is ridiculous. “Utterly ridiculous: German authorities are trying to get courts to back them in preventing a baby being named “Jihad” — even though it is...
Egypt: Anonymous Blogging Tips
Writing in The Arabist, Tim Seah links to Global Voices Online Co-founder Ethan Zuckerman's guide to blogging anonymously here. “If you’re an anonymous blogger, remember: your pseudonym affords you no protection against anyone with even a little bit of determination and know-how,” he cautions.
Arabisc: An Ode to a Jailed Egyptian Security Guard
As usual Egypt again keeps us busy this week, where a security guard has been sentenced to six months in prison for refusing to guard the Israeli Embassy in Cairo. Egyptian blogger Nora Younis, posts a poem by Majeed Al-Barghouthi dedicated to jailed Egyptian security guard Mohammed Khalaf Hassan Ibrahim....
Egypt: Internet War on Islam
Egyptian blogger The Sphinx has decided to remove links to Digg on his blog because of the increasing attacks on Muslims and Islam. On Digg, The Sphinx says: “comments bashing Islam and calling for the genocide of all Muslims or the destruction of Islam as a whole started getting extremely...
Egypt: Jailed Egyptian Blogger Allegedly Abused
Free Kareem posts a video allegedly showing jailed Egyptian blogger Kareem Nabeel Sulaiman screaming after being hit by a police officer here.
Egypt: How to Treat Burns
Egyptian blogger Whisper of Madness shares some traditional remedies to treat burns here!
