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The Innocent

Here’s a Egyptian classic film you should try to get hold of its uncensored copy… ..

El-Adly Videogate: Police officer forces woman to strip naked

Torture in Egyptian prisons..

I was born here and I’ll die here

Sarah Carr reports on the solidarity conference with the Qursaya Island residents..

It’s the only language the government understands

I gave a training session in the morning to a group of local and Arab human rights activists on internet campaigns, part of a workshop organized by HRINFO, then had to rush to Abdeen to see the Kafr Elw residents… ..

Snitch on your servants!

Security Directions for the Safety and Security of Residents in the District of Zamalek..

Press Conference: Qursaya Island Resistance

Egyptian army weighs in on disputed Nile island By Jonathan Wright..

Creative Chaos

I just saw the movie that everyone is talking about in Cairo these days: Heyya Fauda (It’s Chaos). It’s the latest by Youssef Chahine, but unlike a lot of his work lately, it’s eminently entertaining. It’s also very political...

Pakistan - Egypt parallels

Since the beginning of Pakistan’s constitutional crisis, I’ve been thinking of potential parallels with Egypt. These remain fairly superficial,..

What can you do to help?

I receive emails every now and then from Egyptians (and non-Egyptians) abroad who’ve been following with disgust the actions of Mubarak’s police against the citizens, and ask me what they can do to help....

On Saad Eddin Ibrahim and Reda Hilal

About two weeks ago, Saad Eddin Ibrahim gave a remarkable interview to Democracy Now, the liberal American radio show .....

Reading into the Muslim Brothers’ Proposed Party Program

The Center for Socialist Studies invites you to attend a public talk followed by a discussion .....

Monday: Boulaq Police sadists trial to conclude

The trial of Captain Islam Nabih and Corporal Reda Fathi–the Boulaq el-Dakrour Police Station sadists who tortured, sodomized driver Emad Kabeer ....

Egyptian Professors in Military Courts

Two designs show the Egyptian Professors who was arrested and referred to Military Tribunals By the Egyptian Regime...

Arab actors and Hollywood

The LAT has a great piece by Ashraf Khalil on Arab actors in Hollywood dealing with prejudice and typecasting — More work, one role for Arab actors..

Desmond Tutu, anti-Semite

Tutu’s appearance—slated for the spring of ‘08—was made possible by the university’s partnership with PeaceJam International, .....

Links for 10/5/07

Some important links from Arabist blog..

Mubarak’s crackdown on labor activists continues…

I received horrible news in a statement from the Center for Trade Unions and Workers’ Services…..

Striking Mahalla workers demand govt fulfill broken promises

A crippling strike at Egypt’s largest public sector factory entered its fifth day on Thursday as workers, angry at corruption and what they call a string of lies and broken promises, say they will not end their occupation of the factory until their demands have been met by both the company’s board of directors and by President Hosni Mubarak...

Investor confidence and the succession issue in Egypt

“Foreign investment really has to do with the stability of the country,” said Arsene Aka, analyst with Global Insight. Although he found the central bank’s readiness to put a figure on the cost of freedom of speech “a bit disturbing,” he admitted that from an economic standpoint, it did make sense..

Egypt: A war on the press?

The surprise verdict that came down this morning against the editors of four independent political tabloids is the herald of more repression to come — at least when it comes to dealing with President Hosni Mubarak, ..