Egypt: Egypt bloggers and Mubarak

In a country where most major newspapers are state-owned or affiliated to a party, the Internet is offering an unprecedented freedom and platform for an increasingly bold opposition to the regime.” This is how Agence France-Presse (AFP) described the present status of Egyptian bloggers, who are setting new standards in the Middle East politics and democracy reform. AFP featured some Egyptian Bloggers like Baheyya, Manal and Alaa and Mohammed, who runs a blog entitled “From Cairo With Love.” Mohammed DON'T believes that blogs and the Internet will reform the Arab world and make the people rise up.

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