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6 April movement calls for protest against police abuse
Egypt

6 April movement calls for protest against police abuse

Opposition movement 6 April Youth is calling for a protest against Egyptian police abuse in front of the Interior Ministry…
ElBaradei: Atmosphere of hatred resulted in Church bombing
Egypt

ElBaradei: Atmosphere of hatred resulted in Church bombing

Former International Atomic Energy Agency Mohamed ElBaradei blamed the Alexandria church bombing on an educational and religious atmosphere that fosters…
2010 is the best year of my life, said Alexandria victim on Facebook
Egypt

2010 is the best year of my life, said Alexandria victim on Facebook

Minutes before departing for the New Year’s Eve mass at St. Mark and St. Peter Church in Alexandria, Mariam Fekry…
Facebook activist slapped with jail term by Egyptian military court
Egypt

Facebook activist slapped with jail term by Egyptian military court

An Egyptian military court on Tuesday sentenced a political activist to prison for "publicizing defense secrets of the country."Activist Ahmed…
Follow the leader: Social media at the Sawy Culture Wheel
Archaeology

Follow the leader: Social media at the Sawy Culture Wheel

On Friday, Cairo has its first Young Leaders Social Media CafĂ©, a meeting of the leaders of the new digital…
Film review: Friends forever
Cinema/TV

Film review: Friends forever

Full disclosure: this reviewer has never used Facebook. However, being an avid fan of director David Fincher’s notoriously cynical sensibilities,…
Q&A with Waleed Saad, creator of EgyptFacebook
Egypt

Q&A with Waleed Saad, creator of EgyptFacebook

An interview with Waleed Saad, an Egyptian communications engineer who has created an Egyptian social networking website similar to Facebook.…
Egyptian Facebook mimic site threatened with lawsuit
Egypt

Egyptian Facebook mimic site threatened with lawsuit

Social-networking website Facebook has fought hard to preserve its intellectual property rights against all competitors using the words “face” or…
Ministry of Communications denies intention to close Facebook
Egypt

Ministry of Communications denies intention to close Facebook

A source at the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has denied that any instructions have been given to restrict…
The face of the Egyptian digital tide
Egypt

The face of the Egyptian digital tide

The digital boom is sweeping Egypt and effectively reshaping the economic and cultural identity of the nation. Various challenges remain…
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