Banning Skype rumors in Egypt
Joseph Mayton
15 March 2010 in Featured, Tech
CAIRO: Egyptian bloggers have been musing over whether the international calling site Skype will be blocked in the country. Global Voices first reported the rumors after a few bloggers commented on Vodafone Egypt purportedly told [...]
Politics of being Arab
Featured Blogumnist Monique El-Faizy15 March 2010
This week I went to see Najla Said perform her one-woman show, “Palestine.” Najla’s father was the famous scholar Edward Said, who was born to a Palestinian-American father and a half-Palestinian, half-Lebanese mother. Her mother [...]
Morris Sadek to Obama: Where are the Muslims in American history?
Featured Blogumnist Morris Sadek14 March 2010
Barack Obama, in his Cairo speech, said:
“I know, too, that Islam has always been a part of America’s story.”
AN AMERICAN CITIZEN’S RESPONSE:
Dear Mr. Obama:
Where were those Muslims that were in America when the Pilgrims first [...]
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It was a tough decision today. Should we publish Morris Sadek - the firebrand Coptic leader based in the United ...
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Islam Online in crisis as administration threatens to fire journalists
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15 March 2010
CAIRO: Some 250 employees of the Arabic-English news website Islam Online stood in protest this afternoon in Cairo, demanding their ...
RELIGION
Jordan: Moderates set to win Islamic Action Front (IAF) internal elections
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15 March 2010
CAIRO: Moderates are set to win a large majority in the Islamic Action Front's (IAF) internal elections in Jordan, an ...
WOMEN
Iranian women rally against polygamy
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13 March 2010
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14 March 2010
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Econ
US report: Egypt gov’t hampers economic growth slightly Mohamed Abdel Salam
14 March 2010
CAIRO: A report from the United States State Department said that the Egyptian economy is witnessing steady growth thanks to the economic policies pursued by Egypt since 2004, but it also said that the Egyptian [...]
Culture
Egypt: Required reading list Bikya Masr Staff
14 March 2010
What follows is a list of books on Egypt that anyone interested in the country should certainly take a gander on:
Whatever happened to the Egyptians?; Whatever else happened to the Egyptians? by Galal Amin
Two great [...]
Environment
Egypt group calls for end to shark hunting Joseph Mayton
15 March 2010
CAIRO: An Egyptian environmental group is taking action against the sale of shark meat in the country’s supermarkets. The Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association (HEPCA) has started a media campaign to save sharks from [...]
Sport
Egyptian worries over friendly match with Palestinians Joseph Mayton
14 March 2010
CAIRO: Protests have erupted in Egypt over Israel’s attempts to put two Islamic holy places on its list of heritage sites. Students have been the most active, burning Israeli flags and denouncing the move they [...]
Travel
108 minutes, sort of, in Brussels Ben Leung
13 March 2010
BRUSSELS: For many casual travelers, Brussels is often dismissed as bland and unimportant.
Many opt for a brief stay, some skip it altogether and instead, head straight for the bright lights of London, Paris and Amsterdam.
For [...]
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