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		<title>Egypt: &#8220;Are you Happy Morsi?&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/05/22/egypt-are-you-happy-morsi/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 08:42:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amira Al Hussaini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Egyptian Ahmad Khalil tweets [ar]: الكهرباء قطعت من الساعة 9.5 وبالتالى النت قطع ، لعلك سعيد يا ريس مرسى ؟؟ نحن نعيش فى العتمه والقادم اسؤأ @ahmad_khalil:The electricity has been out since 9.50am and as a result there has been no Internet. Are you happy President Morsi? We are living... ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Egyptian Ahmad Khalil <a href="https://twitter.com/ahmad_khalil/status/337124705926533120" target="_self">tweets</a> [ar]:<br />
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<p>الكهرباء قطعت من الساعة 9.5 وبالتالى النت قطع ، لعلك سعيد يا ريس مرسى ؟؟ نحن نعيش فى العتمه والقادم اسؤأ</p></blockquote>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/ahmad_khalil/status/337124705926533120" target="_self">@ahmad_khalil</a>:The electricity has been out since 9.50am and as a result there has been no Internet. Are you happy President Morsi? We are living in darkness and the future looks worse. </p></blockquote>
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		<title>KFC Deliveries Smuggled into Palestine Through Secret Tunnels</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/05/18/palestine-gazans-get-a-taste-of-kfc/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 18 May 2013 22:15:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amira Al Hussaini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Palestinian Anas Hamra, from Gaza, claims he got his Kentucky Fried Chicken delivered – after a seven hour wait. His story tallies with a recent New York Times report which says that Gazans are getting their KFC deliveries, from Al Arish, in Egypt, where they are smuggled through secret tunnels. The delivery service has since been discontinued, but at least Hamra got his KFC treat and the chance to blog his experience.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Palestinian Anas Hamra, from Gaza, <a href="http://instagram.com/p/ZYl9iIMjGG/" target="_self">claims </a>he got his Kentucky Fried Chicken delivered &#8211; after a seven hour wait. His story tallies with a recent New York Times <a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/16/world/middleeast/tunneling-kfc-to-gazans-craving-the-world-outside.html?hp&amp;_r=0" target="_self">report </a>which says that Gazans are getting their KFC deliveries, from Al Arish, in Egypt, where they are smuggled through secret tunnels.</p>
<p>After ordering his meal, he jokes [ar]:</p>
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راحت علينا الكنتاكي الحكومة صادرت وجبتي يفضح عرظها
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<a href="https://twitter.com/AnsRed/status/335057523830829056" target="_self">@AnsRed</a>: We have lost our Kentucky meal. The government has confiscated it, may it [the government] be scandalised
</p></blockquote>
<p>He then adds:</p>
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تم الإفراج حسب الإتصال عن 100 وجبة كنتاكي من لجنة الأنفاق التابعة لحكومة حماس الان وجبتي قادمة تباً خوفتيني عليكي يا وجبة!
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/AnsRed/status/335061869687627778" target="_self">@AnsRed: </a>I was told on the phone that 100 Kentucky meals have been released by the tunnels committee run by the Hamas government now and that my meal is arriving. I have been worried about my meal.
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<div id="attachment_413154" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 355px"><a href="http://instagram.com/p/ZYl9iIMjGG/#"><img src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Screen-shot-2013-05-19-at-12.45.47-AM-345x300.png" alt="Anas Hamra, from Gaza, claims he got his KFC after a seven hour wait " width="345" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-413154" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Anas Hamra, from Gaza, claims he got his KFC after a seven hour wait</p></div>
<p>And he continues:</p>
<blockquote>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/AnsRed/status/335102676952051712" target="_self">@AnsRed: </a>am still WAITEN, actually am gonna have it as my breakfast for the next day! Sigh!!</p></blockquote>
<p>When he finally gets his meal, Hamra shares its picture on both <a href="http://ansred.tumblr.com/post/50593347944/finally-after-7-hr-late-got-kfc-from-egypt-to" target="_self">tumblr </a>and Instagram.</p>
<p>On Instagram, many question whether his post was for real and Hamra confirms that he has indeed ordered a family size KFC meal. His assessment of the meal?</p>
<blockquote><p>
like an Egyptian KFC lol but cold</p></blockquote>
<p>Mohammed Hassona, from Gaza, tweets [ar]:</p>
<blockquote class="rtl"><p>
أكل الكنتاكي علينا حق #غزة</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="translation"><p>
<a href="https://twitter.com/impalestinian/status/335045408545972227" target="_self">@impalestinian</a>: Eating Kentucky is our right #Gaza
</p></blockquote>
<p>And Michael Heaton quips:</p>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/MichaelHeaton5/status/335486172291809282" target="_self">@MichaelHeathon5</a>: Kentucky Fried Chicken in Gaza? Havent those people suffered enough?
</p></blockquote>
<p>However, the Facebook page of the enterprise which runs the delievery service has since <a href="https://www.facebook.com/delivery.ymama/posts/554148441304350" target="_self">announced</a> the discontinuation of the deliveries:</p>
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زبائننا الاعزاء : تم ايقاف طلبيات الكنتاكي وذلك لظروف خارجة عن ارادتنا&#8230; شكرا لاهتمامكم جميعا بهذا الموضوع
</p></blockquote>
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Dear customers,<br />
The Kentucky deliveries have been stopped due to reasons beyond our control. Thank you all for your interest in this topic</p></blockquote>
<p>At least Hamra got his KFC treat and tweeted and Instagramed the experience. </p>
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		<title>Egypt: Cairo Urban Initiatives Platform</title>
		<link>http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/05/11/egypt-cairo-urban-initiatives-platform/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 May 2013 08:54:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mohamed Adel</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Supported by Ford Foundation and the British Council, Cluster has recently launched the Cairo Urban Initiatives Platform (CUIP), the first resource of its kind in Egypt. Written by محمد عادل &#183; Translated by Mohamed Adel &#183; View original post [ar] &#183; comments (0) Share: Donate &#183; facebook &#183; twitter &#183;... ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_411608" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=527557797306944&amp;set=a.472191512843573.112098.472169272845797&amp;type=1"><img class="size-medium wp-image-411608 " title="Cairo Urban Initiatives Platform" alt="Cairo Urban Initiatives Platform" src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/Cairo-Urban-Initiatives-Platform-375x249.jpg" width="375" height="249" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Cairo Urban Initiatives Platform. Image from Cairobserver facebook page.</p></div>
<p>Supported by Ford Foundation and the British Council, <a href="http://clustercairo.org/cluster/" target="_blank">Cluster</a> has recently launched the <a href="http://www.cuipcairo.org/" target="_blank">Cairo Urban Initiatives Platform</a> (CUIP), the first resource of its kind in Egypt.<br />
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		<title>Arabic Hashtag Trending Worldwide on Twitter</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Apr 2013 23:46:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amira Al Hussaini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Kuwaiti Hamad Al Sabah tweets: @hmalsabah: Twitter is finally allowing Arabic hashtags to trend worldwide #كلام_مصري_مترجم pic.twitter.com/tb84Nkrk94 Netizens are using the hashtag, which translates to Egyptian Talk Translated, to translate Egyptian expressions and idioms. Written by Amira Al Hussaini &#183; comments (1) Share: Donate &#183; facebook &#183; twitter &#183; reddit... ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<div id="attachment_408847" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 307px"><a href="pic.twitter.com/tb84Nkrk94"><img src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BIuuhsVCAAIGZZ_.png" alt="Arabic hash tags finally trending worldwide  on Twitter " width="297" height="243" class="size-full wp-image-408847" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Arabic hashtags finally trending worldwide on Twitter</p></div>
<p>Kuwaiti Hamad Al Sabah tweets: </p>
<blockquote><p>
<a href="https://twitter.com/hmalsabah/status/327547291768586240">@hmalsabah:</a> Twitter is finally allowing Arabic hashtags to trend worldwide #كلام_مصري_مترجم pic.twitter.com/tb84Nkrk94</p></blockquote>
<p>Netizens are using the hashtag, which translates to Egyptian Talk Translated, to translate Egyptian expressions and idioms. </p>
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		<title>Your Legal Guide to Digital Security for Arab Human Rights Activists</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 22 Apr 2013 19:04:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Neil Sadler</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression, in Egypt, issued a “legal guide to digital security” as part of its digital freedoms programme. The guide was produced for campaigners and human rights activists and lawyers interested in freedom of digital expression and the confidentiality of communications and information stored on mobile phones, computers or any other device used to store or distribute data or information.أصدرت، اليوم، مؤسسة حرية الفكر والتعبير "دليل الأمن الرقمي القانوني" وذلك فى إطار عمل برنامج الحريات الرقمية. يستهدف الدليل النشطاء والمدافعين عن حقوق الإنسان والمحامين المهتمين بحرية التعبير الرقمي وبسرية الاتصالات والمعلومات الموجودة على الهواتف المحمولة، أو أجهزة الحاسوب، أو أي من الأجهزة التي يتم استخدامها في حفظ البيانات أو المعلومات أو في نشرها.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression, in Egypt, issued a &#8220;legal guide to digital security&#8221; as part of its digital freedoms programme. The guide was produced for campaigners and human rights activists and lawyers interested in freedom of digital expression and the confidentiality of communications and information stored on mobile phones, computers or any other device used to store or distribute data or information. They argue that security problems can present a risk to both users and others, particularly in the case of users living under repressive regimes that restrict freedom of expression and the right to privacy and in countries where activists using the internet and other digital services often face vague charges such as &#8220;misuse of communications networks&#8221; or &#8220;insulting individuals and organisations by means of digital publishing&#8221;.</p>
<p>The legal guide to digital security is divided into two parts: the first is a technical manual for ways to secure data and information and how to combat snooping or infiltration; the second is a collection of legal advice for people facing prosecution charged with publishing digital content illegally.</p>
<p>The guide, published as part of the digital freedoms programme by the Association for Freedom of Thought and Expression, stands out for its emphasis on the legal aspects of digital security and its attempt to explain the most important aspects to be considered during investigations and trials related to crimes of digital publication where the perpetrators often enjoy a greater degree of anonymity than is the case with other crimes. The technical part of the guide provides a number of tools for digital safety related to browsing, file editing, data storage, restoring lost files, combating viruses and thwarting snooping attempts as well as other tools.</p>
<p><a href="http://www.afteegypt.org/pressrelease/2013/04/15/973-afteegypt.html" target="_blank">Click here to view the paper</a> [ar].</p>
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		<title>Astronaut Tweets Breathtaking Pictures of the Middle East from Space</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 20:33:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amira Al Hussaini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield, currently in space aboard the International Space Station, is sharing pictures of breath-taking views from around the world on Twitter. Here are a few shots he shares of the Middle East from space.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Canadian astronaut<a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield" target="_self"> Chris Hadfield</a>, currently in space aboard the International Space Station, is sharing pictures of breathtaking views from around the world on Twitter. Here are a few shots he shares of the Middle East from space.</p>
<p><strong> Ankara:</strong></p>
<p><strong></strong>While orbiting over Turkey, he shares this photograph of Ankara, the capital. He tweets:</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/324575721848725505" target="_self">@Cmdr_Hadfield:</a> Ankara, capital of Turkey, ancient city, home to 5 million of us and source of Angora wool. <a class="twitter-timeline-link" dir="ltr" href="http://t.co/x8EutOO5WH">pic.twitter.com/x8EutOO5WH</a></p></blockquote>
<div id="attachment_407497" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/324575721848725505"><img class="size-medium wp-image-407497" alt="Ankara from space. Photograph by @comdr_hadfield " src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BIEf5jvCYAAFjQ9-375x248.jpg" width="375" height="248" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Ankara from space. Photograph by <a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/324575721848725505">@comdr_hadfield</a></p></div>
<p><strong>Tel Aviv:</strong></p>
<p>Over Israel, he shares a picture from Tel Aviv, saying:</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/324923724379877376/photo/1" target="_self">@Cmdr_Hadfield: </a>Tel Aviv, with over 400 thousand Tel Avivim on Israel&#39;s Mediterranean coast. <a class="twitter-timeline-link" dir="ltr" href="http://t.co/OlqprC3rrM">pic.twitter.com/OlqprC3rrM</a></p></blockquote>
<div id="attachment_407498" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="  https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/324923724379877376/photo/1"><img class="size-medium wp-image-407498" alt="Tel Aviv from Space. Photograph shared by @Cmdr_Had field on Twitter" src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BIJcZ-NCcAAHdFM.jpg_large-375x248.jpg" width="375" height="248" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Tel Aviv from Space. Photograph shared by <a href="  https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/324923724379877376/photo/1">@Cmdr_Hadfield</a> on Twitter</p></div>
<p><strong>Egypt:</strong></p>
<p>Egypt, gets two photographs. The first if of the Nile and the second is of Egypt&#39;s bustling capital Cairo.</p>
<p><strong>The Nile: </strong></p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/324946953068765184/photo/1" target="_self">@Cmdr_Hadfield: </a></p>
<p>The Nile flowing into the delta at Cairo at night, like a living thing. <a class="twitter-timeline-link" dir="ltr" href="http://t.co/Zdzm0RmTWa">pic.twitter.com/Zdzm0RmTWa</a></p></blockquote>
<div id="attachment_407499" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="  https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/324946953068765184/photo/1"><img class="size-medium wp-image-407499" alt="The Nile from Space. Photograph shared by @Cmdr_Hadfield on Twitter " src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BIJxiDzCYAAT5SW.jpg_large-375x248.jpg" width="375" height="248" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">The Nile from Space. Photograph shared by <a href=" https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/324946953068765184/photo/1">@Cmdr_Hadfield</a> on Twitter</p></div>
<p><strong>Cairo: </strong></p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/324976255944511488/photo/1" target="_self">@Cmdr_Hadfield</a>: Cairo at night. You can see El Gabalaya Park. Are the pyramids lit up? <a class="twitter-timeline-link" dir="ltr" href="http://t.co/umsYK4N9nO">pic.twitter.com/umsYK4N9nO</a></p></blockquote>
<div id="attachment_407500" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="  https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/324976255944511488/photo/1"><img class="size-medium wp-image-407500" alt="Cairo from Space. Photograph shared by @Cmdr_Hadfield on Twitter " src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BIKMLtiCUAAOWet.jpg_large-375x248.jpg" width="375" height="248" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Cairo from Space. Photograph shared by <a href="  https://twitter.com/Cmdr_Hadfield/status/324976255944511488/photo/1">@Cmdr_Hadfield </a>on Twitter</p></div>
<p>Egyptian blogger Mostafa Hussein asks:</p>
<blockquote><p><a href="https://twitter.com/moftasa/status/324976910415302657" target="_self">@moftasa:</a> what&#39;s el Gabalaya park though?</p></blockquote>
<p>It seems that the map they have in space is different from ours.</p>
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		<title>Egypt&#039;s Jewish Community Leader Laid to Rest</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:55:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amira Al Hussaini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Carmen Weinstein, Egypt&#39;s Jewish community leader, has died at the age of 82. Zeinobia, at Egyptian Chronicles, collects reactions from the funeral service, which gathered a lot of media attention: There is a huge surprising media presence as well security presence where those invited to the funeral have to show... ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href=" http://www.nytimes.com/2013/04/15/world/middleeast/carmen-weinstein-a-leader-of-egypts-jewish-community-dies-at-82.html?_r=1&#038;">Carmen Weinstein</a>, Egypt&#39;s Jewish community leader, has died at the age of 82. Zeinobia, at Egyptian Chronicles, <a href="http://egyptianchronicles.blogspot.com/2013/04/carmen-weinsteins-funeral-dying.html#more">collects</a> reactions from the funeral service, which gathered a lot of media attention:  </p>
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There is a huge surprising media presence as well security presence where those invited to the funeral have to show their IDs. I am surprised to see such media presence as I knew from a friend who is attending the funeral it was private event.</p></blockquote>
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		<title>Give the Egyptian President a Bath!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2013 19:17:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amira Al Hussaini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi has left a stench – on Twitter. Blogger and activist Nawara Negm started the hash tag #حموا_الرئيس [ar], which translates to “Give the President a Bath, after reading in a Lebanese newspaper that some German officials complained about Morsi's body odour to the Egyptian foreign ministry.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi has left a stench &#8211; on Twitter. Blogger and activist Nawara Negm started the hash tag <a class="twitter-hashtag pretty-link js-nav" dir="rtl" href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23%D8%AD%D9%85%D9%88%D8%A7_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B1%D8%A6%D9%8A%D8%B3&amp;src=hash">#<strong></strong><strong>حموا_الرئيس</strong></a> [ar], which translates to &#8220;Give the President a Bath, after reading in a Lebanese newspaper that some German officials complained about Morsi&#39;s body odour to the Egyptian foreign ministry.</p>
<p>She tweets [ar]:</p>
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الرئيس لما راح المانيا بعض المسئولين بلغوا الخارجية المصرية انها لازم تنبه مرسي ان ريحته مش حلوة
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/nawaranegm/status/323404151386152960" target="_self">@nawaranegm:</a> When the President visited Germany some officials informed the Egyptian foreign affairs ministry to alert Morsi that his smell is not nice
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<p>This tweet was retweeted 110 times, starting a discussion on the, well, the President&#39;s smell.</p>
<p>According to <a href="http://www.alkhabrnews.com/view/?q=6437" target="_self">Al Khabr News</a>:</p>
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اشتكى رؤساء دول قابلوا الرئيس المصري محمد مرسي أنه ليس نظيفاً وان الرائحة التي تصدر عنه هي كريهة، ولذلك أبلغوا مدير المراسم في القصر الجمهوري ليلفت نظر الرئيس مرسي الى الموضوع.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="translation"><p>
A number of heads of state who have met with the Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi have complained that he is not clean and that a bad smell emits from him. This is why they have informed the head of protocol at the Presidential Palace to draw the president&#39;s attention to this matter.</p></blockquote>
<p>Negm advices the the president:</p>
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هو ممكن يكون بخيل، طب يعني ده فص شبة وليفة وصابونة نابلسي وكلونيا خمس خمسات حتى.. بدل الفضيحة الدولية دي
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<a href="https://twitter.com/nawaranegm/status/323412661889024000" target="_self">@nawaranegm</a>: He might be stingy but he could at least used shabba (an astringent), a loofah (sponge), <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nabulsi_soap" target="_self">Nabulsi soap</a>, or the 555 cologne and avoided this international scandal</p></blockquote>
<p>Alyaa Gad picks up the thread, advising Morsi to lose his extra pounds.</p>
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زيادة الوزن والكرش يعطل وظائف الكبد وأهمها قدرته على تخليص الجسم من السموم- اللي ريحتها معفنة- فيسافر عبيرنا المهبب عبر القارات!</p></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/AlyaaGad/status/323420037799084032" target="_self">@AlyaaGad: </a> The increase in weight and the bulging stomache effect the functioning of the liver, most importantly its ability to rid the body of poisons, which smell rotten. This is why its stench travels across continents.</p></blockquote>
<p>Meanwhile, the jokes continue on Twitter.</p>
<p>@mazzahi tweets:</p>
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صاحي من النوم كسلان ومش قادر اقوم اخد دش الصباح, الظاهر عندي أعراض #مرسي! #حموا_الرئيس وحمووووني :))
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<a href="https://twitter.com/mazzahi/status/324859038963732480" target="_self">@mazzahi:</a> I just woke up from bed too exhausted to have my morning shower. It seems that I have Morsi&#39;s symptoms. Give the president a bath and me too!
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<p>Elham adds:</p>
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حموا_الرئيس الجدع دا اكثر واحد اتهزأ في سبعة شهور ياحرام</p></blockquote>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/inspiration_k/status/323935817305317377" target="_self">@inspiration_k: </a> This man has been ridiculed more than anyone else over the past seven months. Poor thing!</p></blockquote>
<p>And Omar Mitkees asks:</p>
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حموا_الرئيس و لا لسه?</p></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/o_mitkees/status/323800470734925824" target="_self">@o_mitkees:</a> Have they given the president a bath or not yet? </p></blockquote>
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		<title>Egypt: Prime Minister Prescribes Smurf Diet</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Apr 2013 10:16:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Rayna St.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hesham Qandil, Egypt&#39;s Prime Minister, is an illustruous expert in healthcare issues as attested by, e.g. his insightful comments about &#8216;dirty boobs breastfeeding&#8217;. The Prime Minister delivered another priceless advice to Twitter users, this time about a healthy diet: Written by Rayna St. &#183; comments (1) Share: Donate &#183; facebook... ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hesham Qandil, Egypt&#39;s Prime Minister, is an illustruous expert in healthcare issues as attested by, <em>e.g.</em> his insightful comments about <a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/02/07/egypt-prime-ministers-bad-boobs-speech-transcribed/" target="_blank">&#8216;dirty boobs breastfeeding&#8217;</a>. The Prime Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/kandilhesham/status/318712507315412992" target="_blank">delivered</a> another priceless advice to Twitter users, this time about a healthy diet:</p>
<div id="attachment_404104" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 486px"><a href="http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/04/12/egypt-prime-minister-prescribes-smurf-diet/kandil-smurfs/" rel="attachment wp-att-404104"><img class="size-full wp-image-404104" alt="&quot;Doctor Smurf prescribes cakes, pies and smurfberries as part of a healthy diet.&quot; Screenshot from Qandil's tweet" src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/kandil-smurfs.png" width="476" height="655" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">&#8220;Doctor Smurf prescribes cakes, pies and smurfberries as part of a healthy diet.&#8221; Screenshot from Qandil&#39;s tweet</p></div>
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		<title>Egyptian Comedian Accused of Pakistan Insult</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2013 19:26:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Amira Al Hussaini</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Satirist Bassem Youssef tweets: A new investigation started against me accusing me of: insulting Islam(again), spreading atheism &#38; insulting Pakistan #LOL He was recently accused of insulting Islam and Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in his TV programme El Bernameg [The Programme]. The court rejected the lawsuit. Written by Amira Al... ]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Satirist Bassem Youssef <a href="https://twitter.com/DrBassemYoussef/status/321611858895331328">tweets</a>:</p>
<blockquote><p>A new investigation started against me accusing me of: insulting Islam(again), spreading atheism &amp; insulting Pakistan #LOL</p></blockquote>
<p>He was recently <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-22052275">accused</a> of insulting Islam and Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi in his TV programme El Bernameg [The Programme]. The court rejected the lawsuit.</p>
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		<description><![CDATA[North Korea's threats to attack US military bases, including those on the American mainland, drew laughs from a number of Arab netizens.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>North Korea&#39;s threats to attack US military bases, including those on the American mainland, drew laughs from a number of Arab netizens. </p>
<p>Palestinian Ola Anan tweets [ar]: </p>
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تعليق بابا على تهديدات كوريا: أيوة بقى خليهم يتلهوا في بعضهم شوية ويحلّوا عنا
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<a href="https://twitter.com/olanan/status/319805133678592000">@olanan</a>: My father&#39;s reactions to [North] Korea&#39;s threats: &#8220;Yes, let them get preoccupied with each other and leave us in peace.&#8221;
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<p>Syrian The 47th jokes: </p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/THE_47th/status/319545831382474752">@THE_47th:</a> If this North Korean nuclear threat to US happened when Bush was president, he would have already ordered an attack on Cambodia. #GodBless</p></blockquote>
<div id="attachment_405027" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 210px"><a href="https://twitter.com/Heshoz/status/319733231656267777"><img src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/BG_rriBCcAA6sxw-200x300.jpg" alt=" Hesham Mansour shares &lt;a href=&quot;https://twitter.com/Heshoz/status/319733231656267777&quot;&gt;this picture&lt;/a&gt; showing the Emir of Qatar cheering on the on-going war of words between North Korea and the US. " width="200" height="300" class="size-medium wp-image-405027" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text"><br />SATIRE: <a href="https://twitter.com/Heshoz/status/319733231656267777">@Heshoz</a> shares <a href="https://twitter.com/Heshoz/status/319733231656267777">this picture</a> showing the Emir of Qatar cheering on the on-going war of words between North Korea and the US.</p></div>
<p>While Lebanese Liliane A. notes: </p>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/FunkyOzzi/status/319540101254365184">@FunkyOzzi: </a> The way I see it, #NorthKorea is the baby that lacks affection and just needs a hug.
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<p>Hadi Alabdullah, from Homs, Syria, adds [ar]:<br />
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<p>منقول: الائتلاف الوطني السوري يدرس قرار تزويد الولايات المتحدة الأمريكية بأسلحة غير فتاكة وتقديم الدعم اللوجستي لها في حربها ضد كوريا :)</p></blockquote>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/HadiAlabdallah/status/319790934143422464">@HadiAlabdullah: </a>The Syrian National Coalition studies a decision to provide the US with non-lethal weapons and logistical aid in its war against North Korea </p></blockquote>
<p>Egyptian Ibrahim Elgarhi takes the opportunity to poke fun at his country&#39;s own president saying: </p>
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كوريا الشمالية تصدق رسميا على ضرب امريكا بالنووي.. وبكدة يبقى جونج تاني اعبط رئيس في العالم</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="translation"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Ibrahim_Elgarhi/status/319767637875888128"><br />
@Ibrahim_Elgarhi:</a> North Korea approves Nuclear attack on US and thus makes Kim Jong-un the second most stupid president in the world</p></blockquote>
<p>Hesham Mansour shares <a href="https://twitter.com/Heshoz/status/319733231656267777">this picture</a> showing the Emir of Qatar cheering on the on-going war of words between North Korea and the US. Qatar, the home of Al Jazeera television, has played a role in supporting many Arab Spring revolutions, even sending forces to Libya.  </p>
<p>And on <a href="http://www.facebook.com/brazerplz">Brother Please</a>, a Facebook page, contributors shared hilarious pictures and memes of North Korea&#39;s threat against the US. </p>
<p>Here&#39;s one of them: </p>
<div id="attachment_405017" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=365939880189576&amp;set=a.265263633590535.59803.265254660258099&amp;type=1&amp;theater"><img src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/575758_365939880189576_1508644179_n-375x135.jpg" alt="Kim Jong-un portrayed as a Jihadist on Facebook page Brother Please" width="375" height="135" class="size-medium wp-image-405017" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Kim Jong-un portrayed as a Jihadist on Facebook page Brother Please. The caption reads: We a coming to you with nuclear [weapons] without an agreement</p></div>
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		<title>Hackers in Arab Cities: Fab Lab and Tech in Egypt</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Apr 2013 14:56:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Thalia Rahme</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A new web-documentary about hackers in Arab cities shines a spotlight on the hacker labs and makers spaces emerging in the Maghreb and in the Middle East. In this post, we share an outtake of an interview with Mahmoud el Safty from Egypt.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sabine is a journalist, Ophelia is a photographer and a videomaker: <a href="http://leshackersdanslacitearabe.wordpress.com/about/">both</a> are former contributors to <a href="http://owni.fr/">OWNI</a> (a Global Voices media partner in France) and are currently shooting a web-documentary entitled &#8221;<em><a href="http://leshackersdanslacitearabe.wordpress.com/">Les hackers dans la cité arabe</a></em> (Hackers in Arab Cities) about technology, applications, <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackerspace">hacker labs and maker spaces</a>, that are blossoming nowadays in the Maghreb and the Middle East.</p>
<div class="wp-caption alignnone" style="width: 410px"><img alt="" src="https://i1.sndcdn.com/avatars-000030602310-1nybnu-t200x200.jpg?2a7b2ec" width="400" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Ophelia Noor (left) and Sabine Blanc (right)</p></div>
<p>Sabine and Ophelia are currently taking part in the <a href="http://www.fsm2013.org/en">World Social Forum</a> in Tunis (March 26-30). They will speak about &#8220;hacking&#8221;. In the West, hacking is more or less considered part of a geeky and rather privileged culture. On the other side of the Mediterranean, it is rather the product of revolution, giving a new impulse towards collaborative practices and innovations, spaces that are open to everyone.</p>
<p>Over the next weeks, Global Voices will re-publish and help translate in three languages (Arabic, French, English) excerpts of their journeys and encounters with young open source developers from Algeria, Egypt, Tunisia, Lebanon and Iraq. We begin this series with an interview with Mahmoud El-Safti, co-founder of a hacker space in Giza, Egypt.</p>
<p><strong> Mahmoud El-Safti on the creation of a hackerspace in Giza</strong></p>
<div id="attachment_142143" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 385px"><a href="http://leshackersdanslacitearabe.files.wordpress.com/2013/02/onoor_docu-hackers-mahmoud-el-safty-co-fondateur-fablab-gizeh-8418.jpg?w=636&amp;h=310&amp;crop=1"><img class="size-medium wp-image-142143" alt="Mahmoud el Safty (Photo Ophélia Noor, reproduite avec son autorisation)" src="http://fr.globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/onoor_docu-hackers-mahmoud-el-safty-co-fondateur-fablab-gizeh-8418-375x249.jpg" width="375" height="249" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Mahmoud el Safty (Photo Ophélia Noor, used with permission)</p></div>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/melsafty" target="_blank">Mahmoud El-Safty</a> co-founded Giza Hackerspace and <a href="https://www.facebook.com/fablab.egypt">Fab Lab Egypt</a>, the first of their kind in Egypt, with both projects located in Giza, in the suburbs of Cairo. This young, smiling engineer speaks with enthusiasm about his faith in hackerspaces/makerspaces.</p>
<p>To listen to the podcast in English <a href="https://soundcloud.com/leshackersdanslacitearabe/un-impact-fort-sur-la-soci-t">click here</a>. Below is a transcript of the interview.</p>
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<blockquote><p>I think starting initiatives like having maker spaces and hacker spaces, where people can gain practical experience and share knowledge and practice theoretical information they have, will have a great impact on society and on the educationnal system, and changing people&#39;s minds as well. When people collaborate in a fun atmosphere, not gathering to study for an exam but rather to work on projects they are passionate about and interested in, of course they will make it the best they can. Probably later, a lot of projects to come out of such spaces will be products and start-up companies. In fact, we have open source products, software and hardware, that are currently available in the market that come from hacker spaces et maker spaces.</p></blockquote>
<p><em>Text and sound by Sabine Blanc.</em></p>
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		<title>Egyptian Hashtag Takes on Homophobia!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 31 Mar 2013 20:38:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Ahmed Awadalla</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A recent social media call to address homophobia stirred a lively and heated discussion despite sexuality being a major taboo in Egypt.]]></description>
				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A recent social media call to fight homophobia stirred a lively and heated discussion. In Egypt, it&#39;s still taboo to have public debates on sexuality related topics, whether on or offline. Although homosexuality is not mentioned in Egypt&#39;s penal code, state authorities have <a href="http://www.hrw.org/news/2004/02/29/egypt-crackdown-homosexual-conduct-exposes-torture-crisis">prosecuted gays</a> using laws on prostitution and morality.</p>
<p>A Facebook <a href="https://www.facebook.com/events/138154226364285/?ref=14">event </a> was created by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/Ramy.HYoussef">Ramy Youssef</a> in response to the increasing homophobic attacks on social media. According to him, a recent social media trend is &#8220;Crushes&#8221; pages, used by students to express their feelings towards others, witnessed some expressing their feelings for people of the same sex, resulting in numerous homophobic slurs. Youssef wrote:</p>
<blockquote><p>I invite you to an electronic campaign, including comment on homophobic posts in these pages, and tweeting, and posting on social media websites. We should say what do we think frankly about homophobia, say NO, express, oppose, get angry, this is the time for movement against homophobia.</p></blockquote>
<p>The hashtag #ضد_رهاب_المثلية (Against homophobia) attracted many supporters and opponents as well. Nada Louis writes [ar]:</p>
<blockquote><p>#ضد_رهاب_المثلية عشان اكيد في على الٱقل شخص واحد في حياتك قريب منك مثلي و انت ماتعرفش.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="translation"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/nadalouis/status/317284792766967808">@nadalouis</a>: Against homophobia because certainly there&#39;s at least one close person in your life who is gay and you don&#39;t know about it.</p></blockquote>
<p>Nadim questions:</p>
<blockquote><p>#ضد_رهاب_المثلية عارف مشكلة ال بيهاجم ايه؟مبيهاجمش بالشراسه دي متطرفين حياتهم دم وقتل واغتصاب,وبيهاجم ناس بتحب بعض بشكل مختلف,مين الشاذ هنا؟</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="translation"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/NadimX/status/317276891197366272">@nadimx</a>: You know what&#39;s the problem with the attackers? They don&#39;t vehemently attack extremists that live in blood, murder and rape as much as they attack people who love each other in a different way. Who&#39;s the pervert here?</p></blockquote>
<p>Salma El Tarzi explains:</p>
<blockquote><p>لان الحقيقة انت خايف على ذكورتك الهشة مش رافض المبدأ بدليل رجالة بتثيرهم فكرة ستتين مع بعض بس فكرة راجلين مع بعض بتقرفهم #ضد_رهاب_المثلية</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="translation"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Salma_El_Tarzi/status/317272508657180672">@Salma_El_Tarzi</a>: Because in reality, you&#39;re worried for your fragile masculinity and you&#39;re not against the concept itself. The evidence is some men are excited by the idea of two women together but disgusted by the idea of two men.</p></blockquote>
<p>Amira Nosseir reinvents the biblical verse:</p>
<blockquote><p>#ضد_رهاب_المثلية ما لقيصر لقيصر وما بين رجليك حرية شخصية</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="translation"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Amira_Nosseir/status/317292397178535936">@Amira_Nosseir</a>: Give what is Caesar&#39;s to Caesar and what is between your legs is a personal freedom.</p></blockquote>
<p>Dina Magdi confirms:</p>
<blockquote><p>المثلي/المثلية مش مريض/ة ومجرد فكرة انه راجل وبيحب الرجالة مش معناه انه هيفكر فيك بشكل جنسي لو خدته بالحضن #ضد_رهاب_المثلية #مصر</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="translation"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Dodzym/status/317268546482753536">@Dodzym</a>: A gay/lesbian is not sick and because he&#39;s a man and likes men doesn&#39;t mean that he will think of you in a sexual way if you hug him.</p></blockquote>
<p>Mona Sadek shares:</p>
<blockquote><p>#ضد_رهاب_المثلية عشان اللي مولَعين برفض أي حد مش شبههم وعندهم هوَّس إنهم مسئولين عن كل البشر وإختياراتهم عندهم مشكلة مع نفسهم مش مع غيرهم.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="translation"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Lemonada1/status/317277216272683009">@Lemonada1</a>: Against homophobia because those obsessed with rejecting anyone who&#39;s not like them, and obsessed that they&#39;re responsible for people and their choices have an issue with themselves not with others.</p></blockquote>
<p>She adds:</p>
<blockquote><p>#ضد_رهاب_المثلية عشان المثلي يقدر يعلن عن ميوله الجنسية ويعيش حياة طبيعية ميتورطش في جوازة بالغصب ويعيش بالغصب ويطلع أسرة فاشلة.</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="translation"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Lemonada1/status/317278742059827201">@Lemonada1</a>: Against homophobia so that a gay person can declare their sexual orientation and lead a normal life, with getting involved in a [heterosexual] marriage against their will and create a broken family.</p></blockquote>
<p>Amr Jamil reasons:</p>
<p>#ضد_رهاب_المثلية &#8220;أصل ده حرام&#8221; .. يعني إنت بتتحشر في أكتر علاقتين خاصين بالإنسان (علاقته مع ربنا) و (علاقته مع حد في السرير)..</p>
<blockquote class="translation"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/AmrJamil/status/317291447550365699">@AmrJamil</a>: &#8220;It&#39;s a sin&#8221;, this means you&#39;re interfering with the two most personal relationships for people; their relationship with God and their relationship in bed.</p></blockquote>
<div id="attachment_403750" class="wp-caption aligncenter" style="width: 635px"><img class="size-full wp-image-403750" alt="Homophobic graffiti was turned into an anti-homophobic one  in Cairo. Photo shared by Leil-Zahra Mortada" src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/Graffiti-against-homophobia-in-Cairo1.jpg" width="625" height="450" /><p class="wp-caption-text">Homophobic graffiti was turned into an anti-homophobic one in Cairo. Photo shared by <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151250399582676&amp;set=a.304269207675.153868.586357675&amp;type=3">Leil-Zahra Mortada</a></p></div>
<p>Leil-Zahra Mortada <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151250399582676&amp;set=a.304269207675.153868.586357675&amp;type=3">shared</a> a before and after photo of a homophobic graffiti that was remade by some activists into a anti-homophobic one. The graffiti is located at Mohamed Mahmoud street which witnessed many of the clashes between police forces and revolutionary protesters. The graffiti originally read &#8220;Cops are gays&#8221; in a way aiming to insult police officers, heavily criticized for the brutal use of force against protesters. After being retouched, the graffiti reads &#8220;homophobia is not revolutionary&#8221;. Part of the comment attached to the photo reads:</p>
<blockquote><p>You won&#39;t believe how much the regime that we all fight against is based on patriarchal idea that hates gays like you. We all don&#39;t want to curse the regime only but also burn it down but don&#39;t use women, lesbians and gays, sex workers, belly dancers, because it&#39;s sexual discrimination and it&#39;s not revolutionary. This is an insult to your revolutionary comrades that stand with you in the face of a murderous regime. This is called chauvinistic lowness and backward thinking. The same mentality that we want to change and build a better society in its place. The same thinking that kills us.</p></blockquote>
<p>Other tweets express more anger. Maie Panaga rants:</p>
<blockquote><p>#ضد_رهاب_المثلية ما اسموش رهاب دول ولاد وسخة مش مؤمنين بحرية الشخص في اختياراته وجسمه تحت مسمي بقي مجتمع ولا اخلاق ولا دين . جاتكم الخري</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="translation"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/MAIEPANAGA/status/317279736021786624">@MAIEPANAGA</a>: It&#39;s not a phobia, those are sons of bitches that don&#39;t believe in the freedom of a person in their choices and their body in the name of society or morality or religion. Screw you!</p></blockquote>
<p>Others weighed in sarcastically. Gharebon says:</p>
<blockquote><p>علشان ببساطة كل واحد من حقه يجيبهم بالطريقة اللي تريحه. #ضد_رهاب_المثلية</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="translation"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/Gharebon/status/317290421111902209">@Gharebon</a>: Because simply everyone has the right to &#8216;cum&#8217; the way they like to.</p></blockquote>
<p>Abanob mocks:</p>
<blockquote><p>قولت عليهم &#8220;خولات&#8221;؟ وحسيت انك راجل؟ و اتبسطت؟ :D #ضد_رهاب_المثلية</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="translation"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/ABA_NOB/status/317324646150205440">@ABA_NOB</a>: You called them &#8220;faggots&#8221;? You felt like a man? You felt happy?</p></blockquote>
<p>The hashtag continued for more than 24 hours and created an opportunity for Twitter users discuss the issue, however many homophobic slurs were thrown at proponents of equality. For example:</p>
<blockquote><p>#ضد_رهاب_المثلية معا لتبويظ الهاشتاج معا للقضاء ع الخولات</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="translation"><p><a href="https://twitter.com/7amidovich/status/317281363646615552">@7amidovich</a>: Together to ruin this hashtag, together we eliminate &#8220;faggots&#8221;.</p></blockquote>
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				<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Egyptian blogger Alaa Abd El Fattah surrendered himself to the public prosecution today (March 26) after an arrest warrant was issued for him last night. The investigation, tweets Abd El Fattah, revolved around his relationship with Princess Joumana and her mention of him on Twitter. In other words, an arrest warrant was issued for Abd El Fattah, for a mention on Twitter. </p>
<p>Arrest warrants were also issued for political activists Ahmed Douma, Karim Al Shaer, Hazem Abdel Azeem and Ahmed Al Sahafi.</p>
<p>The Public Prosecution didn&#39;t seem to know what to do when Abd El Fattah showed up there. After an initial delay, Abd El Fattah tweets [ar]: </p>
<blockquote class="rtl"><p>
البلاغ مسخرة مكسوف للنيابة الصراحة</p></blockquote>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/alaa/status/316540165042610179">@alaa</a>: The complaints is ridiculous. I am really embarrassed for the Public Prosecution.
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<div id="attachment_403053" class="wp-caption alignright" style="width: 385px"><a href="https://twitter.com/AymanAmalak/status/316528752471465987/photo/1"><img src="http://globalvoicesonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/BGSJOSzCYAAznGN.jpg_large-375x249.jpg" alt="Abd El Fattah holds his son Khaled outside the Public Prosecution earlier today. Photograph shared by @AymanAmalak on Twitter " width="375" height="249" class="size-medium wp-image-403053" /></a><p class="wp-caption-text">Abd El Fattah holds his son Khaled outside the Public Prosecution earlier today. Photograph shared by <a href="https://twitter.com/AymanAmalak/status/316528752471465987/photo/1">@AymanAmalak</a> on Twitter</p></div>
<p>Adding:<br />
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<p>بقى اتسأل ما علاقتك بالاميرة جومانة و ما تفسير التعليقات الواردة على صفحتك في تويتر؟ بتحاكم على منشن يا بشر
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<a href="https://twitter.com/alaa/status/316540877218656256">@alaa</a>:So I am asked about my relationship with Princess Joumana and how I should explain her mentions to me on Twitter. I am being investigated for a mention!</p></blockquote>
<p>And he adds: </p>
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عموما رفضت الاجابة على كل الاسئلة لعدم حياد النائب العام ورغم تهافت التدعائات طلبت قاضي تحقيق. مفيش في الورق حاجة لو اتحبست تبقى قمة المسخرة</p></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/alaa/status/316542576566099969">@alaa:</a>I have refused to answer all the questions because of the lack of neutrality of the Public Prosecutor and despite the ridiculousness of the charges, I have asked for an investigation judge. There is nothing against me in the charges and if I am jailed, it would be a farce. </p></blockquote>
<p>The charges, if this is all the Public Prosecution had to issue an arrest warning, attracted massive ridicule from netizens. </p>
<p>Lawyer Ragia Omran asks: </p>
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لماذا دار القضاء العالي تحول الي سكنة امنية من الامن المركزي خارج و بالداخل؟ للدرجة دي خايفين من علاء و رفاقة؟ @alaa
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<a href="https://twitter.com/rago_legal/status/316542849988575233">@rago_legal</a>: Why has the court turned into a security barrack from the inside and out? Are they afraid of Alaa and his friends to this extent? </p></blockquote>
<p>Ezbai quips: </p>
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كل واحد يخلي باله من منشناته</p></blockquote>
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<a href="https://twitter.com/ezabi/status/316544228870209536">@ezabi:</a>Everyone should now take care of his mentions </p></blockquote>
<p>And Ahmed Abd El-Fatah (not Alaa&#39;s brother) jokes: </p>
<blockquote class="translation"><p>
بعد موضوع جومانة علاء هو الي هيطلب من النيابة تسجنه.. هيخاغ يرجع البيت</p></blockquote>
<blockquote class="translation"><p>
<a href="https://twitter.com/AhmedFatah/status/316544802432897024"><br />
@AhmedFatah</a>: After Joumana&#39;s story is out, Alaa is the one who will ask the Public Prosecution to arrest him. He would be too afraid to return home.</p></blockquote>
<p>Nelly Ali asks the authorities to get real: </p>
<blockquote>
<p><a href="https://twitter.com/nellyali/status/316547165981913089">@nellyali:</a> a completely ludicrous government, @alaa gets arrested for being included in a mention&#8230; keep up with the times #MB&#8230;come out of ur caves!
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<p>Cairo67Unedited concludes: </p>
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<p><a href="https://twitter.com/Cairo67Unedited/status/316546140969512963">@Cairo76Unedited</a>: More comic this regime gets the more tragic it is 4 #Egyptians @alaa being prosecuted because of a mention not because of something he said
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