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Israel: Ceasefire with Hamas Ends

Posted by Gilad Lotan on 19/11/2008

The temporary cease-fire (tahdiya) agreement between Israel and Hamas has come to an end earlier this month with an escalation of violence in the region and a re-implementation of the Gaza blockade. Gilad Lotan highlights conversations on the Israeli blogosphere on the escalation of violence and the ...

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Egypt on Fire: The Gloves and The Invisible Hand

Posted by Marwa Rakha on 19/11/2008

On Thursday November 6th when Egyptians were celebrating Obama's Victory, Al Ghad Party went up in flames. You can read about the initial blogosphere reactions here and here. Today I am sharing with you Wael Nawara's statements regarding the incident.

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Egypt: No Sexual Harassment Here, says the First Lady

Posted by Marwa Rakha on 19/11/2008

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 few isolated incidents. Bloggers speak out again.

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Egypt: Internet Freedom in Egypt

Posted by Lasto Adri on 17/11/2008

Tunisian blogger, Sami Ben Gharbia, published a video explaining the role of the Egyptian blogsphere in exposing human rights abuses and the role of the social-networking website Facebook and the micro-blogging platform.

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Egypt for Sale

Posted by Marwa Rakha on 17/11/2008

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 the blogosphere.

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