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#Jan25 #Egypt HOW TO RUIN A PERFECT REVOLUTION
Written on 18 Feb, 2011 at 16:46 in Articles.مقالات, RANDOM/خواطر | viewed times
Seven simple steps to ruin a perfect revolution... (Continue reading)
Egypt: The Ministry of Interior Seeks Revenge
Written on 29 Jun, 2010 at 5:06 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Using their blogs, mobile phones, and new media, Egyptian activists have exposed numerous torture incidents by police officers over the past few years. Wael Abbas (Misr Digital),Shahinaz Abdel Salam (Wa7da Masreya), Ramy Raoof (Human Rights Defender), Amr Gharbeia (Gharbeia), Noha... (Continue reading)
Egypt: And the First Arabic Domain goes to … President Mubarak
Written on 21 Jun, 2010 at 4:53 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Egyptian President, Mohamed Hosni Mubarak registered the first Arabic domain in Egypt:مبارك.مصر ... (Continue reading)
Egyptian Blogger Wael Abbas: Detained at Cairo Airport
Written on 30 Jun, 2009 at 23:20 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Upon his arrival from Sweden at the Cairo Airport, blogger Wael Abbas tweets the details of his detention at Cairo Airport.... (Continue reading)
Egyptians on the verge of insanity
Written on 25 Feb, 2009 at 20:55 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Stuck between a rock and a hard place, Egyptians are struggling to maintain their sanity, faith, and stability. Marwa Rakha presents the following selection from Egyptian blogs which discuss dreams, suicide, unemployment and the gruesome murder of a woman and... (Continue reading)
Egyptian Bloggers and Journalists in the Hot Seat
Written on 2 Feb, 2009 at 19:58 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Egyptian blogger, Zeinobia wrote a series of posts about bloggers and journalists who are either behind bars, sued, or fined. Marwa Rakha takes a closer look at the situation in Egypt concerning bloggers and journalists. ... (Continue reading)
Erin Brockovich wanted in Egypt
Written on 28 Jan, 2009 at 17:09 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Egyptian Blogger sued for slander and looses. Zeinobia wrote about Tamer Mabrouk who blogs from Port Said and who published a report supported by photography showing how “Trust Chemical Industries” Company was polluting the Lake Manzala with its chemical wastes... (Continue reading)
An Egyptian Blogger’s take on Robert Fisk’s Piece
Written on 16 Jan, 2009 at 16:49 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Perwin Ali's take on Robert Fisk's piece for The Independent: The Rotten State of Egypt is too Powerless and Corrupt to Act. The Egyptian blogger wrote: ... (Continue reading)
Egyptian President Mubarak is not among the world’s top 10 dictators
Written on 18 Dec, 2008 at 4:47 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Turns out that there is a list for the world's worst dictators and this year President Mubarak is not in the top ten.... (Continue reading)
Eman Hashim blogs against Berlitz Egypt
Written on 18 Dec, 2008 at 4:45 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Has corruption tarnished Berlitz Egypt's reputation? Egyptian blogger Eman Hashim wrote on facebook and on her blog wondering how come her students received their grades and certificates when she never submitted neither their grades nor their final exam papers. Eman... (Continue reading)
Fact or Fiction: A mini Dubai in Downtown Cairo
Written on 15 Dec, 2008 at 4:41 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Rumor has it that Gamal Mubarak, the President's son and the NDP's General Secretary of the Policy Committee, will turn the historical downtown Cairo into a "mini Dubai". ... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Locking Al Azhar students in the dark ages!
Written on 28 Nov, 2008 at 4:06 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Al Azhar English Training Center is funded through a partnership agreement between Al Azhar University, the Foreign and Commonwealth Office Global Opportunities Fund and the British Council. The Center was supposed to provide English Language courses in its first semester... (Continue reading)
Egypt: No More Natural Gas to Israel
Written on 20 Nov, 2008 at 3:36 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
An Egyptian court has banned the export of natural gas to Israel. Marwa Rakha briefs us about the deal, and what an Egyptian blogger is writing about the court order in this post. ... (Continue reading)
Egypt on Fire: The Gloves and The Invisible Hand
Written on 19 Nov, 2008 at 3:26 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
On Thursday November 6th when Egyptians were celebrating Obama's Victory, Al Ghad Party went up in flames. You can read about the initial blogosphere reactions here and here. Today I am sharing with you Wael Nawara's statements regarding the incident.... (Continue reading)
Egypt: No Sexual Harassment Here, says the First Lady
Written on 19 Nov, 2008 at 3:24 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Sexual harassment is a real threat in Egypt. A study shows that two-thirds of men harass women, and bloggers have repeatedly written about it -- but Egypt's first lady Suzanne Mubarak says it is not a phenomenon and just a... (Continue reading)
Egypt Ranks High in Corruption
Written on 18 Nov, 2008 at 3:19 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Egypt ranks 115 in Transparency International's Corruption Perception Index, which tracks 180 countries by their perceived levels of corruption, as determined by expert assessments and opinion surveys. The rankings are in ascending order, with the more corrupt countries scoring higher... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Another Doweika Tragedy Waiting to Happen!
Written on 17 Sep, 2008 at 2:26 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
More than 1,100 students have so far joined a Facebook group crying for attention for a tragedy waiting to happen at Alexandria University's Engineering College. As more than 7,000 students get ready to return to classes, will their plight be... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Who are those People … in the People’s Assembly?
Written on 17 Sep, 2008 at 2:23 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
In the aftermath of the Egyptian Parliament going up in flames, people's reactions ranged from utter shock, sadness, to gloating. Wael Nawara conducted an independent poll asking bloggers, readers, and Egyptian internet users to answer the following question: Does the... (Continue reading)
Suez Canal donates 1,000,000 Egyptian Pounds to Doweika Victims
Written on 16 Sep, 2008 at 2:20 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
ser Mattar, many Egyptians were happy to find out that Suez Canal canceled its annual celebration on September 14 to donate a total of one million Egyptian Pounds to support the victims of the Doweika tragedy. Scores of people were... (Continue reading)
Not Guilty: Egypt’s Ferry Disaster
Written on 30 Jul, 2008 at 2:16 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
On February 3, 2006 Al-Salam ferry sank in the middle of the Red Sea killing more than 1,000 people who were coming to Safaga, Egypt from Saudi Arabia. The passengers were mainly Egyptian workers in Saudi Arabia, who were returning... (Continue reading)
