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With humor and YouTube, group promotes civic education
Egypt
September 26, 2011
With humor and YouTube, group promotes civic education
As the possibility of a genuine democracy emerges, Egyptians are being confronted with questions about their political future, which, a…
Law3andakdam.com: A new concept for blood donation
Life & Style
September 26, 2011
Law3andakdam.com: A new concept for blood donation
Law3andakdam.com is an online service that matches blood donors and patients in need of blood, based on location and blood…
Internet provides forum for counter-revolutionary feloul
Egypt
September 23, 2011
Internet provides forum for counter-revolutionary feloul
The feloul are for the most part not against the revolution itself, but believe it took a wrong turn after…
Activists plan online protest to demand end to military trials for civilians
Egypt
August 25, 2011
Activists plan online protest to demand end to military trials for civilians
A group of political activists on social networking site Facebook called on Thursday for an hour-long “electronic protest” against military…
Public opinion, political strategies and the new Egypt
Opinion
August 23, 2011
Public opinion, political strategies and the new Egypt
There’s a new Egypt now — an Egypt where public opinion actually matters. The country has gone through a tumultuous…
Google+ and InsightsMena: New social media tools for the MENA region
Life & Style
August 15, 2011
Google+ and InsightsMena: New social media tools for the MENA region
The Middle East and the North African (MENA) region has become a focus of attraction for many big industries and…
Mubarak loyalists bring old state-run media ethos to the web
Egypt
August 10, 2011
Mubarak loyalists bring old state-run media ethos to the web
There is a part of the internet that will forever remain 24 January 2011, and much of it lurks on…
VJ Um Amel hits ‘the social’ in media
Art news
June 27, 2011
VJ Um Amel hits ‘the social’ in media
Laila Shereen Sakr, digitally known as VJ Um Amel, speaks fondly about the real-time mixing between theory and practice. Her…
Democratizing knowledge: A2K4D’s second annual conference
Egypt
June 15, 2011
Democratizing knowledge: A2K4D’s second annual conference
In 2007, a graduate student told Sherif Kamel, dean of the American University in Cairo's School of Business, that he…
Arabs Facebook users increase by 30 percent since 2011, report
Egypt
June 8, 2011
Arabs Facebook users increase by 30 percent since 2011, report
Facebook users in the Arab world have increased by 30 percent since the beginning of the year, according to a…