Latest posts by Nermeen Edrees from March, 2009
Egypt: Azazeel Wins Arab Booker Prize
Egyptian Blogger Zeinobia reports that Dr Youssef Zidan's controversial novel Azazeel has won the Arab Booker Prize for 2009. This is the second year in a row for an Egyptian...
Egyptians Against Ugliness: Online Campaign Against the Maadi Billboards
Maadi residents woke up to huge billboards posted on the entrances to their district. One blogger takes the initiative to protest the new development online, and rally supporters to introduce new legislation to regulate the use of billboards and protect the area's landscape, reports Nermeen Edrees.
