Facebook campaign calls for presidential elections on 25 January
Egypt
December 19, 2011
Facebook campaign calls for presidential elections on 25 January
The 25 January Revolutionary Youth Coalition has launched a Facebook campaign demanding that presidential elections be held on 25 January,…
Update: Blood samples of poisoned cabinet protesters sent for testing
Egypt
December 15, 2011
Update: Blood samples of poisoned cabinet protesters sent for testing
Following the food poisoning of protesters on Wednesday, Egyptian prosecutors have sent blood and gastric juice samples for testing at…
To buy or not to buy Egyptian… That is the question
Life & Style
December 13, 2011
To buy or not to buy Egyptian… That is the question
Egyptian talkshow host Amr Adib recently launched a global campaign encouraging Egyptians to buy their country’s products on Friday 16…
Occupy Facebook: A new era for spam and unjustified activism?
Life & Style
December 12, 2011
Occupy Facebook: A new era for spam and unjustified activism?
Since Friday, thousands of Egyptians have taken to spamming dozens of official public pages on Facebook. The walls and inboxes…
Sharaf apologizes for government failure
Egypt
December 11, 2011
Sharaf apologizes for government failure
Former Prime Minister Essam Sharaf apologized on Saturday for the performance of his government. On his Facebook page, Sharaf addressed…
Activists call to boycott parliamentary elections
Egypt
November 27, 2011
Activists call to boycott parliamentary elections
A call to boycott the upcoming parliamentary elections scheduled to start 28 November was posted by activists on the Second…
Islamic social networking site to launch in Istanbul
Egypt
November 14, 2011
Islamic social networking site to launch in Istanbul
A new Islamic social networking website is set to launch in Istanbul, Turkey. It is funded by prominent Muslim businessmen,…
ElBaradei calls on youth to keep eye out for election fraud
Egypt
November 4, 2011
ElBaradei calls on youth to keep eye out for election fraud
Presidential hopeful Mohamed ElBaradei called on youth Thursday to closely monitor the upcoming parliamentary elections to ensure that no electoral…
Brotherhood, Salafis and Sufis wage electronic war ahead of elections
Egypt
October 31, 2011
Brotherhood, Salafis and Sufis wage electronic war ahead of elections
Facebook has turned into an electronic battlefield for the Muslim Brotherhood, Salafis and Sufis campaigning for seats in the upcoming…
Fury on social media over blogger’s detention
Egypt
October 30, 2011
Fury on social media over blogger’s detention
Egyptian social media buzzed with anger on Sunday after military prosecutors ordered that Alaa Abd El Fattah, a prominent blogger,…