Censorship
Government asks Parliament to decide which pornographic sites to block
Egypt
April 7, 2012
Government asks Parliament to decide which pornographic sites to block
The National Telecom Regulatory Authority is stepping up meetings with MPs and other entities to create a mechanism for blocking…
Catharsis in muted tones: Nermine Hammam’s ‘Anachrony’
Art news
April 1, 2012
Catharsis in muted tones: Nermine Hammam’s ‘Anachrony’
The last time Nermine Hammam’s work hung in a gallery in Cairo, the streets of Egypt spoke a different language.…
China punishes social media, websites on coup talk
Egypt
March 31, 2012
China punishes social media, websites on coup talk
China is closing a dozen websites, penalizing two popular social media sites and detaining six people for circulating rumors of…
Document attributed to NSA advises satellite channels not to tackle crises
Egypt
March 30, 2012
Document attributed to NSA advises satellite channels not to tackle crises
Egyptian activists on Facebook and Twitter circulated a document attributed to the National Security Agency under the title "Advice" directed…
Egyptian court obliges telecom companies to block porn sites
Egypt
March 29, 2012
Egyptian court obliges telecom companies to block porn sites
The State Council administrative court issued a ruling obliging the head of National Telecommunications Regulatory Authority (NTRA) and the Minister…
Dark comedy: Is Adel Imam’s prison sentence the start of a worrying trend?
Cinema/TV
March 25, 2012
Dark comedy: Is Adel Imam’s prison sentence the start of a worrying trend?
There’s a reason why Adel Imam might soon find himself in a jail cell, although for most people it probably…
Artists slam university ban of Iranian film
Cinema/TV
March 14, 2012
Artists slam university ban of Iranian film
Egyptian artists have condemned a decision by Cairo University to ban the screening of an Oscar-winning Iranian film under pressure…
I will not leave Iran but am filming abroad, says Oscar winner
Cinema/TV
March 10, 2012
I will not leave Iran but am filming abroad, says Oscar winner
Asghar Farhadi, the director who won Iran's first-ever Oscar for his movie "A Separation," declared on Saturday he would never…
Media watchdog accuses SCAF of muzzling journalists in inquiry
Egypt
March 9, 2012
Media watchdog accuses SCAF of muzzling journalists in inquiry
A leading media watchdog says an Egyptian military investigation of journalists and bloggers shows the country's ruling generals are trying…
Ministry of Religious Endowments oversteps authority by disrupting film production
Cinema/TV
March 8, 2012
Ministry of Religious Endowments oversteps authority by disrupting film production
In what appears to be an unprecedented move, the Ministry of Religious Endowments has refused to issue a permit that…