Miss Mabrouk of Egypt
Miss Mabrouk of Egypt Recent Blog Posts
I endorse Obama
on Jan 30, 2008And no, my name is not Monica :)I don't think I really can agree with someone who doesn't agree with GW (remember, I always wanted Barbara Bush to adopt me). But I like Obama. Not only can he keep the Clintons out of the Oval office, he can also brin...
Demonstrators Arrested, Opposition Ready to Resign
on Mar 17, 2007Abu Aardvark is reporting that the opposition is prepared to resign en masse to protest the ruling party's constitutional reforms.The Arabist is reporting from a police clampdown on demonstrators. More than 30 were arrested, bloggers included.Global...
Lawsuit to Block 21 Egyptian Blogs
on Mar 10, 2007A lawsuit to block a number of Egyptian websites, including blogs who participated in a discussion about Internet Freedoms, is on its way says Human Rights activists in Egypt.Judge Abdel Fattah Morad, head of Alexandria Appeal Court, has started a l...
Happy Birthday, Osama bin Laden
on Mar 9, 2007– But Shari'a Doesn't Recognize Western Birthday Celebrations. Via Memri. The London daily Al-Sharq Al-Awsat reported that tomorrow is Osama bin Laden's 50th birthday. Egyptian Islamist Hani Al-Siba'i, director of the Al-Maqrizi Center in London,...
On Gods, Presidents and the Muslim Brotherhood
on Mar 7, 2007Oxford Professor Timothy Garthon Ash has visited Egypt and is writing about the presidential succession, Gods, Islamism and the future of Egypt.Those who take the legitimating religion or ideology too seriously — be it Osirisism or socialism — ar...
Did 650,000 Iraqis Die Becuase of the War?
on Mar 5, 2007How is it possible that a new report is showing that the number of deaths in Iraq are more than ten times higher than everybody thought?Because the new report is not true, possibly even a fraud, says the The Times after discussing the issue with the...