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12 March 2013

World Day Against Cyber Censorship

Written by مؤسسة حرية الفكر والتعبير · Translated by Mohamed ElGohary · Middle East & North Africa

March 12 is World Day Against Cyber Censorship. Reporters Without Borders and other advocates for Internet rights are calling on activists, movements and organizations around the world to participate by reminding their constituents of the importance of protecting free expression online.

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27 February 2013

One Billion Rising: Progress for Women Worldwide, But Still Much to Do

Written by Barbara Auger · Translated by Andrew Kowalczuk · Western Europe

On February 14, 2013, a worldwide event "One Billion Rising" was held, in which women were invited to gather and to dance, to demonstrate against gender violence. On this occasion, Barbara Auger raises a question still faced by women today: what role should they take ?

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18 February 2013

Egyptians Elected Morsi Because …

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

On Twitter, Egyptians who voted for Mohamed Morsi in the Egyptian presidential elections in June 24 are remorseful - and their regret is evident in a new hashtag which reads: I elected Morsi because .. The hashtag [ar] #انا_انتخبت_مرسي_عشان generated tongue-in-cheek and sarcasm. Morsi, the Muslim Brotherhood candidate, won the presidential runoff elections against Ahmed Shafik, the last prime minister of Hosni Mubarak, who resigned after 32 years following 18 days of country-wide protests against his rule.

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7 February 2013

Dignity, Courage and Hypocrisy: Egyptian Man Stripped Naked by Police

Written by Sara Labib · Middle East & North Africa

A video showing an Egyptian man Hamada Saber being beaten and stripped by the police has gone viral, creating a wave of shock and disbelief in the country.

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31 January 2013

Egypt Silent on Sinai Flooding

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

Sinai is being ravished by flooding, after heavy rains in the region. Very little information is available on online media, amid total silence on mainstream media. Netizens report that up to 1,400 families could be caught up in the flooding, without electricity and access to food.

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Morsi Courts Merkel while Unrest Continues in Egypt

Written by Amira Al Hussaini · Middle East & North Africa

A Photoshopped picture of Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi kissing German Chancellor Angela Merkel went viral, drawing ridicule from netizens, who criticised Morsi for traveling abroad at a time when his country was facing unrest. Online, Egyptians were quick to dismiss the photograph as unreal but were also dismissive of Morsi and his policies.

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24 January 2013

Egypt: Why Open Source Software?

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

After introducing to Free and Open Source Software (F/OSS) in the previous article, one might still wonder why corporates and governments need to adoption it or encourage its adoption. Tarek Amr elaborates in this second post of a two-part series in the argument for F/OSS

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3 January 2013

Arab World: Al-Andalus: Fall or Reconquista?

Written by Tarek Amr · Middle East & North Africa

While people in Spain celebrated “El día de la Toma de Granada”, those in the Arab world debated whether it was an Arab occupation of Iberian Peninsula or not.

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30 December 2012

They Murder Trees in Egypt

Written by Eman AbdElRahman · Middle East & North Africa

Michael Hanna, an Egyptian blogger and pharmacist, mourns the murder of trees, as well as demolishing antique villas in Heliopolis suburb in Cairo. Find out what happened to what is perhaps the oldest palm tree in the area.

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29 December 2012

Don't Mess With Egyptian Women!

Written by Eman AbdElRahman · Middle East & North Africa

Maryanne Gabbani, a Canadian expat and blogger, wrote a new blog post entitled “Don't Mess With Egyptian Women” to mention two stories she heard recently which, took place in the village she's living in.

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Quick Reads about Egypt

10 March 2013

The State of Torture in the World in 2013

On January 23, 2013, an excerpt from the annual report of l'ACAT-France, A World of Torture 2013, makes a fresh assessment of the state of torture in the world [fr]:

“A report called A World of Torture in 2013, assesses torture practices that continue to be alarming, from Pakistan to Italy, by way of South Africa, Saudi Arabia, Australia and Bolivia. From authoritarian regimes to democratic countries, none are exempt from criticism on the topic. In 2013, torture remains as endemic, omnipresent and multi-faceted as ever”.

Abdoulaye Bah

27 February 2013

Egypt: Armed Robbery Caught on Tape

A YouTube video of an armed robbery of a mobile phone shop in Egypt is making the rounds online. On Twitter, Ahmed Atia Aboshosha writes [ar]:

سطو مسلح..المتهمون وجوههم واضحة جدا..إذا لم يقبض عليهم فليتقدم وزير الداخلية بالاستقالة..أعتذرعن ألفاظ خارجة بالفيديو

@AD_Shosha: An armed robbery. The faces of the culprits is clear. If they are not arrested, the Minister of Interior should submit his resignation. I apologise for the vile language in the video.

Amira Al Hussaini

26 February 2013

Egypt: The Muslim Brotherhood or the CIA?

The Muslim Brotherhood will soon confuse the world, if it decides to go ahead with a name change. Egyptian Bassem Sabry explains:

@Bassem_Sabry: My friend @HaniSabra has just noticed the new name being considered by the MB, “The Comprehensive Islamic Authority,” has the acronym “CIA.”

Amira Al Hussaini

Egyptian Police Fire US-Made Tear Gas

Pennsylvania-made tear gas fired at Egyptians in Mansoura. Photograph shared on Twitter by @simonjhanna

Amira Al Hussaini

24 February 2013

Police Torture Continues in Egypt

On Egyptian Chronicles, blogger Zeinobia talks about how the police continue to torture people. She shares the story of Ayman Mehana, who was attacked, arrested and allegedly sexually abused at the hands of police.

She reminds her readers about why Egyptians took to the streets on January 25, 2011:

This revolution began as a protest against police brutality claiming for human dignity , people tend to forget this especially the police and the current ruling regime.

Amira Al Hussaini