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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…
Activists launch ‘Egyptian Brotherhood’ to counter sectarianism
Egypt

Activists launch ‘Egyptian Brotherhood’ to counter sectarianism

Sham’ee Asaad, a Coptic writer and thinker, along with two others, Islam Gawish and Mervat Youssef, have launched a Facebook…
Facebook activists maintain support for ElBaradei despite photos
Egypt

Facebook activists maintain support for ElBaradei despite photos

The Facebook page that featured private pictures of Mohamed ElBaradei’s daugther in swimsuits and claimed she was agnostic has provoked…
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