Egypt
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Why the Egyptian Revolution is Good for the Middle East
It’s early yet for the discussions to begin on how the Egyptian revolution will turn out for the majority of Egyptians and for the rest of the region. My take on these things is to generally be pessimistic, and then…
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Alaa al Aswany and the Egyptian Uprising
“Aswany has participated in the protests with a passion. He will will write a book about the events still unfolding here: ‘It has been a unique experience not to read about history but to live inside history,’ he told The…
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The Latest from Egypt
Pro-government supporters are fighting back against demonstrators, and are armed, according to Nick Kristof, with machetes, straight-razors and clubs. Andrew Sullivan looks like he’s turned The Daily Dish over to Egypt roundups all day. If you can’t get Al Jazeerah…
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Egyptian Morning
How Not to Say Stupid Stuff about Egypt. Emily Hauser writes with great feeling and depth about why, as an Israeli, she’s invested in the Egyptian revolution. Al Jazeera provides a timeline of events so far. Some details on the…
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What’s Happening in Egypt
The New York Times is also live-blogging from Egypt, and columnist Nick Kristof is in Cairo as well. Anonymous provides 20 ways to circumvent the Egyptian government’s internet block. A friend of mine said this about Anonymous, and I have…
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What’s Happening in Egypt
I’ve discovered, having done a number of these roundups for The Rumpus now, that The Guardian is one of the best anywhere at covering a story like this. Nick Baumann at Mother Jones also has good explanations of what’s going…
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What’s Happening in Egypt, updated
The Twitter hashtag #Jan25 is still hopping. It can be difficult to filter out some of the noise, but it’s a way to get some real time information on what’s happening. The Egyptian government had blocked Twitter, but local activists…
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What’s Happening in Egypt?
Let me say at the outset here that I don’t really know. This is a developing story and there are some conflicting reports coming out of an area that isn’t exactly known for its love of a free and independent…