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Egypt: Scheherazade must Die
Written on 12 Jun, 2010 at 4:42 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
In April 2008, freedom of speech and creativity in Egypt was hit in its core with the confiscation of Magdy El Shafee's adult graphic novel - Metro. The author and his publisher went to court and the lost. Dr... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Crackdown on the Egyptian Da Vinci Code
Written on 25 May, 2010 at 4:14 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Published in 2008, Dr Youssef Zidane's Azazeel (Beelzebub) created a stir, followed by resentment. Today - in 2010 - he is being accused of blasphemy and defaming Christianity and as insulting any of the 'heavenly faiths' is illegal in Egypt,... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Court bans Porn Sites
Written on 15 May, 2009 at 22:50 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Lawyer Nizar Ghorab (Ghorab translates to Crow in Arabic) filed a lawsuit calling for banning porn sites because they destroy the core values of the Egyptian society. The Administrative Court in Cairo ruled in his favor. Between anger and sarcasm,... (Continue reading)
Egypt’s First Adult Graphic Novel on Trial
Written on 2 Apr, 2009 at 22:12 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
In April 2008, freedom of speech and creativity in Egypt was hit in its core with the confiscation of Magdy El Shafee's adult graphic novel - Metro.... (Continue reading)
Egyptian and Tunisian Bloggers against Censorship
Written on 26 Dec, 2008 at 16:43 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
In December 2006 frustrated Tunisian bloggers launched the "Action Blank Post" initiative in defense of freedom of speech. Supporting bloggers from all over the world posted a blank on their blogs on the 25th of December, and now bloggers have... (Continue reading)
Egypt: 89% of Youth Support Internet Censorship Law
Written on 26 Nov, 2008 at 3:51 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Eighty-nine per cent of Egyptian young men and women surveyed recently stated that they are in favour of an Internet censorship law. Bloggers Times shares the most recent statistics on Egyptian internet users in this post, translated by Marwa Rakha... (Continue reading)
Jihad Hackers
Written on 17 Sep, 2008 at 3:49 in Articles.مقالات, RANDOM/خواطر | viewed times
Within the "enlightened" crowd, emails about hackers, hacking techniques, names of hackers, and protecting one's account from being hacked have been circulating. Facebook's liberal activists were the main target of hackers who took over accounts, changed the name of the... (Continue reading)
Hail thee Ostrich Land – new Egyptian media censorship law coming up!
Written on 24 Jul, 2008 at 3:27 in Articles.مقالات, RANDOM/خواطر | viewed times
I got an email from my friend Tamer El Meehy saying "Do something!" as he forwarded me a copy of the draft of the new Egyptian law of audio-visual transmission and monitoring the internet. In plain English, Egyptian Big Brother... (Continue reading)
THOU SHALT NOT OBJECT AS THINE HEAD I CENSOR
Written on 17 Jul, 2008 at 3:12 in Articles.مقالات, RANDOM/خواطر | viewed times
"When you grow up" was the answer I got to most of the questions I asked in my childhood or in my troublesome teens be it as simple as wearing making or as complex as making babies. Time and experience... (Continue reading)
