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Egypt: El Koshary launched

Zeinobia, Tarek Shalaby and Hossam El Hamalawy wrote in their blogs about the launch of Egypt's “most reliable news service” -  “El Koshary Today.” This is how the El Koshary team likes to describe their new website. It is an English news website that ...

From EMAN ABDELRAHMAN, Global Voices Online,  2 Nov 2009

Syria: Studies and books about blogging

Syrian blogger Marcell provided links [Ar], in her blog, to a number of studies and books that discuss blogging in Syria and the Arab countries in general. All comments are moderated. Do not submit your comment more than once or it may be identified ...

From EMAN ABDELRAHMAN, Global Voices Online,  2 Nov 2009

Egypt: Another journalist to be deported

To continue the series of harassing or deporting journalists in Egypt, like Travis Randall, Philip Rizk and Wael Abbas; Per Bjorklund, a Swedish journalist and blogger has been detained in Cairo airport upon his arrival. He’s been stopped by security ...

From EMAN ABDELRAHMAN, Global Voices Online,  29 Sep 2009

MENA: Thanks “Khawater” from Japan

Television viewers across the Arab world were in for a treat this Ramadan, with the airing of a special programme on Japan. In its fifth season, Khawater (Thoughts) visited Japan, where a young Saudi preacher Ahmed Al Shugairy explained the Japanese ...

From EMAN ABDELRAHMAN, Global Voices Online,  22 Sep 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Egyptian woman killed in German court for being veiled

It's been too long since Egyptian bloggers came together under the same opinion. But the new hate crime that took place in Germany against a Muslim Egyptian woman, Marwa El Sherbini, was one good reason for them to unite again, condemning international ...

From EMAN ABDELRAHMAN, Global Voices Online,  6 Jul 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc

Egypt: Will there be any action after Obama's Talk?

As expected, US President Barack Obama's speech was received with different and contradicting reactions in the Egyptian blogosphere. While many praised his eloquence, charisma, intelligence and awareness of Arab and Islamic history, more believed it ...

From EMAN ABDELRAHMAN, Global Voices Online,  5 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Harvard University,  White House

Egypt: Is Obama not Welcome?

(strong language) with an expressive picture saying: "We don't believe you!"”] Forty-eight hours before US president Barak Obama delivers his much awaited speech to the Arab and Muslim worlds from Cairo University, the Egyptian blogosphere is ...

From EMAN ABDELRAHMAN, Global Voices Online,  2 Jun 2009
Related Topics: Barack Obama,  Hosni Mubarak

Palestine: Israeli Armed Police Disrupt Literature Festival

It aims to bring writers and artists from around the world to Palestinian audiences, to initiate and organize cultural festivals with international and local participation. Also, workshops with students in Palestinian academic institutions in ...

From EMAN ABDELRAHMAN, Global Voices Online,  26 May 2009

MENA: Introducing, “The Circumventer”

Alexandra Sandels, from MENASSAT, writes her interview with Walid Al-Saqaf, a Sweden-based Yemeni Internet expert, regarding the launch of his new program Al-Kasir (means the circumventer in Arabic) - during a summit on blogging in Cairo which was ...

From EMAN ABDELRAHMAN, Global Voices Online,  24 May 2009

Arabeyes: The launch of Yamli bookmarklet

Earlier this morning, Tunisian blogger Slim Amamou, announced on Twitter the launch of the Yamli bookmarklet that he, along with other Arab Techies, have developed in their Arab Techies Code Sprint 2009 in Cairo. Yamli is a real time smart Arabic ...

From EMAN ABDELRAHMAN, Global Voices Online,  24 May 2009
Related Topics: Twitter Inc,  Barack Obama

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