Egypt's ruling military council decided on 18 August to drop charges against high-profile activists Asmaa Mahfouz and Louai Nagati. The two had been charged with "insulting" and "defaming" the military after posting their personal views (which were...
Six months after tens of thousands of opposition activists staged peaceful protests in Tahrir Square forcing longtime dictator Hosni Mubarak to step down, the Egyptian revolution finds itself at a "dangerous curve". The demands made by the...
The UAE has announced it intends to enforce legislation combating the "spreading of rumours" by social media, punishable by up to three years in prison. Despite the authorities' assurance that "there are clear definitions in the law to explain the...
"You say the Armed forces are trying to teach people democracy; this is part of the democracy you speak of, and the Egyptian people know what democracy is and how's practiced, General". Television presenter Dina Abdul Rahman was responding, calm,...
Take the time to watch the outrageous Vodafone ad that has sparked public outrage in Egypt this week. Vodafone, the company that complied with the Mubarak regimes demands to shutdown communications networks is taking credit for what happened in...
In the first week of May, in what was essentially a domestic dispute, a Christian woman by the name of Abeer Fakhry, wanting to divorce her husband, announced her conversion to Islam. It was her only option for legal separation, divorce being a...
In post-revolutionary Egypt, freedom of expression is yet to be a given. On 15 May, for instance, scores of protesters commemorating the Palestinian exodus of 1948 near the Israeli embassy were beaten and shot. At least 350 were injured and 160...
At last night's UNESCO's 2011 World Press Freedom Day event, a distinguished panel examined the freedom to report in light of the Arab Spring. One of the panelists was Shahira Amin, the brave Egyptian news anchor who quit in protest at Mubarak...
Digital activism has long been a way of life in Egypt; from monitoring political corruption to protesting against police brutality Egypt has always been one of the fastest and most enthusiastic cultures in the Middle East to embrace technology....
Egyptians are expected to turn out to the polls Saturday in mass numbers to vote on a package of proposed constitutional amendments. It’s a national referendum that seems certain to make history on several levels. For starters, it’s the first...