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Inside the school of the Egyptian blogosphere

It is being made clear almost daily that the dynamism of the Egyptian bloggers isn’t just online; the country’s activist bloggers are also highly engaged on the street as well.

Arabisc: Rebelling Bloggers from Syria to Tunisia

Ever heard of the rebellious bloggers? Well, this is what some bloggers in the Middle East refer to themselves because they are breaking the norm - speaking their minds on

Egypt: Bloggers Arrested in Anti-Government Rally

Egypt is at it again and amid little or next to no coverage in the mainstream media, its dynamic bloggers are living up to their reputation of being true citizen

Egypt: Arrested Bloggers Released Following Constitutional Amendment Clashes

Three Egyptian bloggers arrested for taking part in a rally to protest constitutional amendments in Cairo have been released , along with other protesters who

The Changing Face of Arab Blogs

Marc Lynch has an interesting post called “Brotherhood of the blog” on the Guardia

Recent Interview With Pop Star Cat Stevens Yusuf Islam

Yusuf Islam, the man who was once Cat Stevens, talks about his first pop album for almost three decades, about metamorphosis and about happiness.

Bloody clashes in Sayyeda Zeinab

I still do not have full information, but it seems around 10:30am Central Security Forces have stormed the neighborhood of Qale’t el-Kabsh in Sayyeda Zeinab, and clashed with the citizens,

Democratic backsliding in Middle East addressed at NED/CSID event

At a joint panel of the National Endowment for Democracy (NED) and the Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) today in Washington, regional experts expressed concern over

New campaign: Stop Blocking..Stop Plagiarism

In a meeting held yesterday, a number of human rights and media organisations, and bloggers agreed to start a defence campaign for freedom of expression and to intercept attempts to

Egypt Shuts Door on Dissent As U.S. Officials Back Away

On June 20, 2005, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice stepped onto the arabesque campus of the American University in Cairo, built around a former pasha’s palace, and delivered a call