Referendum: the night before

With the Egyptian referendum scheduled for tomorrow and a major demonstration scheduled for today, and international criticism mounting, all kinds of chaotic information is swirling about.  Here’s some of what

Police crack down on Kefaya demo; activists kidnapped

I managed to escape. I’m home now. Will file a report shortly. UPDATE: Here’s the report… Police cracked down today on Kefaya’s demo against Mubarak’s dictatorial constitutional amendments, arresting more

Egypt: Bloggers Among Egyptian Demo Detainees

It is happening all over again..and may recur in a bigger way tomorrow (Monday March 26) as more Egyptians are th

Protests In London, NY And Washington Against Amendments

Egyptians in several major cities throughout the world are protesting on Monday against government’s constitutional amendments. Egyptian activists in

Syria Today (Saul Landau)

The bus ride from Damascus north takes us – a rare group of American visitors — to Sednaya, thirty miles north and the site of All Convent of Our Lady,

Cairo: Several Activists Detained During Sit-In

Egyptian security forces arrested a number of Kifaya Movement activists in a sit-in that the movement called for Sunday evening to protest the constitutional amendments and the referendum scheduled to

Administrative Justice Hears Appeal against President’s Referendum Call

The Administrative Court sees on Sunday appeals against the presidential decree of calling voters to a referendum on the constitutional amendments on Monday, as "illegal", and that the amendments weren’t

Fighting Torture with Mobile Phones and Weblogs

These video clips can currently be seen on several Egyptian blogs and on many young Egyptians’ mobile phones. These two modern products of information technology have led to a public

How Media Researchers Draw Hasty Conclusions

Many studies dealing with the representation of Islam in Western media come to the conclusion that there is a tendency to portray Islam in a negative way. Klemens Ludwig doubts

“THE CHENEYBUSH WAR POLICY: CONNECTING THE DOTS”

The CheneyBush War Policy is becoming curiouser and curiouser. "Things are getting better in Iraq," they say, when they are clearly getting worse. "We must fight on to ’victory’ "