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Egypt’s Constitutional Amendments

Egypt’s upcoming public referendum vote on extensive constitutional amendments has sparked a political battle between President Mubarak’s government and Egypt’s largest opposition movement, the Muslim Brotherhood. Carnegie experts have released

7 Monofiya MBs Arrested After 2 Court Acquittals

Egyptian State Security Police rearrested 7 MB members although the court ordered them released twice. The State Security Police in Monofiya, north of Cairo, issued an arrest warrant against 7 Muslim

8 Al Fayyum MBs Acquitted

Egypt’s Al Fayyum court acquitted eight MB detainees after upholding their lawyer’s appeal.  Al Fayyum court of misdemeanors acquitted and ordered immediately releasing eight detainees affiliated to Muslim Brotherhood (MB)

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,