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Egypt is Sinking! Thinking! Sinking!
Written on 26 Jul, 2010 at 14:15 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
The Economist has published a special report on Egypt and her future after President Mubarak who has now being recognized as the 21st century sick man of the Middle East.... (Continue reading)
Do Egyptians have a natural aversion towards women?
Written on 26 Jul, 2010 at 13:12 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Do Egyptians have a natural aversion towards women? Zeinobia is very unhappy with this emerging social trend, Mohaly is wondering where we are going with segregation, Diptychal wonders why they want to shut them up, and Eman Hashim is begging... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Looking Inside Mr Egypt
Written on 21 Jun, 2010 at 4:56 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Twenty-six-year-old Tarek Mohammed Nagiub Abdel Gawad has been named Mr Egypt 2010. He was also Egypt's candidate in the Mister World 2010 male pageant, which was held at Incheon, Korea, recently.... (Continue reading)
Egypt: My Name was Khaled and I was not a Terrorist
Written on 15 Jun, 2010 at 4:47 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Demonstrations and rage continued in Egypt following the death of a young Egyptian, allegedly at the hands of police. The anger on the street is evident online, where citizen journalists speak out.... (Continue reading)
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: Rima Fakih – What does religion have to do with it?
Written on 26 May, 2010 at 4:23 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Rima Fakih, an Arab Muslim immigrant, won the Miss USA Pageant. There are those who considered her award an Arab victory, those who considered her a Muslim disgrace, and others who dug up her past.... (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: Ask and ElBaradei Will Answer
Written on 21 May, 2010 at 4:06 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
In the Presidential succession race, and after Gamal Mubarak's Sharek Initiative, Ayman Nour's Facebook activism, Omar Soliman's blog, now you can Ask ElBaradei. From May 17 to 26, you will be able to ask Dr ElBaradei through Google moderator any... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Let’s Shoot those Protesters!
Written on 20 Apr, 2010 at 3:56 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Upon discussing recurrent demonstrations and the 6th of April pro-democracy protest, Egyptian ruling National Democratic Party (NDP) members of Parliament lashed out during a verbal battle with Muslim Brotherhood MPs over protesters in the country on Sunday and said Egyptian... (Continue reading)
Egypt: America and Israel get to choose the new president
Written on 21 Jan, 2010 at 3:44 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
The chairman of the foreign affairs committee in the Egyptian Parliament, Dr Mostafa El Feki, in his article in Al Masry Al Youm Newspaper, stated that America and Israel have to approve of President Mubarak's successor. Zeinobia blogs the Presidency's... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Bloggers arrested over Naga Hammady Visit
Written on 15 Jan, 2010 at 3:34 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
More than 20 Egyptian bloggers were arrested when their train arrived in the village of Naga Hammady in Upper Egypt. Led by Dr Mostafa Al Naggar, the bloggers left Cairo, Alexandria, and other cities in Egypt to pay their respects... (Continue reading)
Egypt: And this one goes to Djamila Bouhired
Written on 15 Dec, 2009 at 3:21 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Algeria's 75-year-old activist and revolutionist Djamila Bouhired, is ill and is beseeching her country and countrymen to finance her medical treatment. The news has infuriated many Egyptian bloggers who see her as an Arab icon and a hero.... (Continue reading)
Egypt: A fine line between patriotism and chauvinism
Written on 28 Nov, 2009 at 3:11 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Alaa Mubarak, the Egyptian President's eldest son, turned into a national hero when he called live on TV and beat the drums of war. From the President's son to renowned actors and actresses, media figures, writers, and Facebook users, fury has... (Continue reading)
Egypt: President Mubarak and the Egyptian Dignity
Written on 24 Nov, 2009 at 3:03 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
In the aftermath of the Egypt-Algeria match in Sudan, Egyptian football fans demonstrated in Zamalek in front of the Algerian embassy in Cairo on Thursday night and on Friday afternoon. The President's eldest son, Alaa Mubarak, instigated the riots live... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Alaa Mubarak for President?
Written on 23 Nov, 2009 at 2:53 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Today Egyptians want Alaa Mubarak - Hosni Mubarak's eldest son - for president!... (Continue reading)
Egypt: One day before playing Algeria
Written on 13 Nov, 2009 at 2:25 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Tension is building up over the decisive football match between Egypt and Algeria due to take place in Cairo on November 14. The encounter will determine which of the two teams will qualify to next year's FIFA World Cup in... (Continue reading)
Egypt: The top 10 most influential people
Written on 29 Oct, 2009 at 2:16 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Blogger Ahmed Shokeir conducted a survey to find out the 10 most influential people in Egypt after he was surprised to find out that Gamal Mubarak, son of Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak -- who is expected to succeed his father... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Campaign Against Abusive Publishers
Written on 17 Oct, 2009 at 1:51 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
A handful of publishers have monopolized the book market in Egypt until a fresher generation of young entrepreneurs introduced readers to new titles by authors who were rejected by the publishing tycoons. Bloggers books took the Cairo International Book Fair... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Blogging Farouk Hosni’s Defeat
Written on 24 Sep, 2009 at 1:20 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Egypt's Culture Minister Farouk Hosni has kept bloggers busy over the previous few days. His failed bid to secure a seat at the helm of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (Unesco) has polarised the blogosphere, with some... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Will Farouk Hosni be Unesco’s Next Director General ?
Written on 22 Sep, 2009 at 1:15 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Egyptian Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni has made it to the fourth round of voting for the post of Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO), the global institution concerned with genuine dialogue based upon... (Continue reading)
Egypt: Mounir Said Hanna found guilty of “Satire”
Written on 16 Jul, 2009 at 23:29 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Egyptian Mounir Said Hanna Marzuq has been found guilty of "satire" after a colleague reported him and his poem to the authorities. He has been sentenced to three years and was fined L.E. 100,000 for insulting president Hosni Mubarak.... (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)
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)
Egypt: Bloggers Rally Against Sexual Predators
Written on 13 Feb, 2009 at 20:04 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Asser Yasser is an Egyptian female blogger who recently moved to Mokattam area with her family. Her maid complained of how she got harassed on the street on her way to or from Asser's home. Her 15 year old niece... (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)
Saudi Arabia accuses Egyptian of Espionage
Written on 27 Dec, 2008 at 16:46 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
27 year old IT programmer Youssef Al Ashmawy is currently detained in a prison Riyadh and is accused of spying on the Kingdom. ... (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)
Looking at Egypt’s First Female Mayor
Written on 20 Dec, 2008 at 20:17 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Eva Habil, a 53 year-old Christian lawyer, became Egypt’s first female mayor on December 14, representing Komboha, a rural town in conservative Upper Egypt with a Coptic majority community. Yusra of Muslimah Media Watch wrote:... (Continue reading)
Abu Hadeed: Egypt’s first Computer Game
Written on 18 Dec, 2008 at 4:50 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Abu Hadeed is Egypt's first original computer game. ... (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)
Egypt: Police officers banned off university campus
Written on 27 Nov, 2008 at 4:03 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
In a historic court ruling, police are now banned from patrolling Cairo University's campus. Instead, the university will have to deploy civilian personal as security guards. Bloggers, who linked police recklessness and use of excessive force to the order, welcomed... (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: 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 for Sale
Written on 17 Nov, 2008 at 3:15 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
Word is out that every Egyptian citizen who is over 21 years old will own a part of Egypt's public sector companies and factories. The announcement has been the core topic of talk shows and has made its way to... (Continue reading)
Speaking of Sexual Harassment: Noha makes Egyptians proud!
Written on 24 Oct, 2008 at 2:42 in Articles.مقالات, GLOBAL VOICES ONLINE | viewed times
In an unprecedented case, sexual harasser Sherif Gommaa was sentenced to three years behind bars, hard labour, and was also ordered to pay 5,001 Egyptian pounds fine to Noha Roshdy Saleh for groping her in the street. Egyptian blogger rejoice.... (Continue reading)
