Egyptian Dad Names Child ‘Facebook’
Via CNN: A man in Egypt has named his newborn daughter “Facebook” in honor of the role the social media network played in bringing about a revolution, according to a new report. Gamal Ibrahim, a...
View ArticleInside The Fortress Of Egypt’s State Security Service
In the aftermath of Mubarak’s downfall, Egyptian protesters stormed the headquarters of the feared-and-hated state security service, exposing what lay hidden inside: mountains-worth of shredded...
View ArticleNoam Chomsky: Is The World Too Big To Fail?
In a talk given in Amsterdam, Noam Chomsky weighs in on revolutionary unrest in the Middle East and the United States’ unsustainable foreign policy and domestic power structure. Via the Huffington...
View ArticleAnniversary Of Egyptian Revolution Brings More Beatings In Tahrir Square
Two years after the start of the revolution that finally rid Egypt of Hosni Mubarak, police are still beating down revolutionaries in Tahrir Square, report Ramy Francis and Laura Smith-Spark for CNN:...
View ArticleMubarak Retrial? Backstory to the Revolution
For those disinfonauts following the ongoing saga of the Egyptian Revolution, two recent developments should keep Egypt-watchers glued to their screens. First, current president Muhammad Morsi has...
View ArticleEgypt: The Revolution Continues…
The video below is one of the bonus interviews on the DVD of the documentary We Are Egypt in which Esraa and Basem share their memories of the January/February 2011 Revolution, which at the time of...
View ArticleUnderstanding The Continuing Egyptian Revolution
Despite the January 2011 popular uprising that ultimately led to the ouster of former Egyptian ruler Hosni Mubarak, today US policy towards Egypt continues to be characterized by inconsistent efforts...
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